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What College Fund Raisers Make

April 8, 2002 | Read Time: 1 minute

JOB MARKET

Median Salaries for Doctoral Institutions
Chief development officer $147,335
Director of annual giving $68,618
Director of corporate and foundation relations $78,110
Director of planned giving $85,000
Chief public-relations officer $111,806
Director of government and legislative relations $102,480
Chief development and public-relations officer $142,128
Director of alumni affairs $82,111
Director of development and alumni affairs $88,265
Director of major gifts $79,502
Director of church relations $73,916
Director of community services $69,400
Director of publications $63,790
Associate director of publications $47,514
Median Salaries for Comprehensive Institutions
Chief development officer $99,599
Director of annual giving $46,246
Director of corporate and foundation relations $56,650
Director of planned giving $60,252
Chief public-relations officer $60,002
Director of government and legislative relations $79,101
Chief development and public-relations officer $106,400
Director of alumni affairs $50,252
Director of development and alumni affairs $66,661
Director of major gifts $61,680
Director of church relations $52,300
Director of community services $43,483
Director of publications $46,793
Associate director of publications $36,000
Median Salaries for Baccalaureate Institutions
Chief development officer $95,507
Director of annual giving $46,270
Director of corporate and foundation relations $55,000
Director of planned giving $63,850
Chief public-relations officer $58,120
Director of government and legislative relations $59,019
Chief development and public-relations officer $85,754
Director of alumni affairs $45,600
Director of development and alumni affairs $59,500
Director of major gifts $68,120
Director of church relations $44,650
Director of community services $41,560
Director of publications $45,857
Associate director of publications $38,500
Median Salaries for Two-Year Institutions
Chief development officer $63,900
Director of annual giving $44,801
Director of corporate and foundation relations $63,000
Director of planned giving $43,929
Chief public-relations officer $55,438
Director of government and legislative relations $80,414
Chief development and public-relations officer $70,155
Director of alumni affairs $46,938
Director of development and alumni affairs $52,965
Director of major gifts $56,500
Director of community services $55,178
Director of publications $47,168
Associate director of publications $40,996

SOURCE: The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources’ “2001-2002 Adminstrative Compensation Survey”