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Average Fundraising Managers Salary in Montana

Fundraising Managers in Montana earn a median annual salary of $103,040, which is -16.6% compared to the national median. There are 130 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Montana (state).

$103,040
Montana median annual wage
$50/hour median
-16.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $123,480
130
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.07
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$68,960
25th
$81,910
Median
$103,040
75th
$129,990
90th
$188,280

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Montana, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
94.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$108,870
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.3%
Rents: 84.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
New York$166,420Compare4,280
Massachusetts$145,380Compare2,030
Rhode Island$139,140Compare230
New Jersey$137,440Compare790
District of Columbia$136,150Compare1,100
Washington$135,730Compare860

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Montana

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, All Other Specialists$235,4101.89
Chief Executives$194,4600.90
Dentists, General$159,4801.27
Computer Hardware Engineers$141,6800.21
Pharmacists$137,2301.22
Sales Engineers$134,9000.20
Nurse Practitioners$133,6401.03
Physician Assistants$132,9801.18

Montana has salary data for 617 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

Trend for Fundraising Managers in Montana

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Fundraising Managers are projected to change by +4.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.