What are the main factors that influence a Donor Relations Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Donor Relations Manager's salary?

A Donor Relations Manager's salary grows with experience: a Development and Donor Coordinator I (0-2 years)earns $49,974, a Development and Donor Coordinator II (2-4 years)earns $61,169, a Donor Relations Manager (4-7 years)earns $90,850,

What are the highest paying states for a Donor Relations Manager?

Donor Relations Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Donor Relations Manager roles are District of Columbia $101,075, California $100,691, Massachusetts $99,349. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Donor Relations Manager roles make?

Salaries for Donor Relations Manager level roles vary by specialization: Donor Relations Coordinator III: $91,400; Donor Relations Specialist: $78,270; Director of Donor Relations: $71,437; Donor Relations and Stewardship Manager: $69,100; Donor Relations Manager - Higher Ed.: $69,051.

How do different companies affect a Donor Relations Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Donor Relations Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Donor Relations Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Donor Relations Manager make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Donor Relations Manager in the United States is $91,289 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, a Donor Relations Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,693
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,091 to $97,258
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,986

Compensation Planning

Develop a Job Description

Pay Equity

2025 Compensation Trend

Smart Recruiting

AI-Powered HR

Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits

View as table

Donor Relations Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,258	$8,105	$1,870	$47
Average	$91,289	$7,607	$1,756	$44
25th Percentile	$79,091	$6,591	$1,521	$38

You may get higher pay by adjusting the following factors:

Change Search Criteria

Check out Donor Relations Manager Job Openings in the United States

Domestic Relations Attorney

Genuine Search Group - Lakewood, OH

Vice President Growth Strategy&amp Donor Relations

Confidential - Columbus, OH

Head of Investor Relations

Confidential - Columbus, OH

Vice President Association Relations

Confidential - Columbus, OH

Search More Donor Relations Manager Jobs in the United States

Key Factors That Influence Donor Relations Manager Salaries

A Donor Relations Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Donor Relations Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Donor Relations Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $101,075.
California: $100,691.
Massachusetts: $99,349.

District of Columbia $101,075 California $100,691 Massachusetts $99,349 Washington $98,984 New Jersey $98,948 Alaska $98,820 Connecticut $97,560 New York $97,049

Hawaii $95,415 Rhode Island $94,648 Maryland $94,128 Minnesota $93,416 Colorado $93,142 Illinois $93,050 Oregon $92,703 Delaware $92,448

New Hampshire $92,287 Virginia $91,928 Pennsylvania $90,878 Nevada $90,348 North Dakota $90,175 Michigan $89,901 Wisconsin $89,800 Vermont $89,600

Texas $89,043 Maine $89,006 Arizona $88,952 Ohio $88,888 Georgia $88,048 Indiana $87,628 Wyoming $87,546 Utah $87,418

Iowa $87,363 Kansas $86,925 Louisiana $86,797 North Carolina $86,751 Missouri $86,733 Florida $86,377 Montana $86,185 Nebraska $86,003

Kentucky $85,902 South Carolina $85,537 Tennessee $85,309 Idaho $85,218 New Mexico $84,551 Oklahoma $84,405 Alabama $83,867 South Dakota $82,963

Arkansas $82,470 West Virginia $82,205 Mississippi $81,411

Top Paying Cities for Donor Relations Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $115,142
San Francisco: $114,010
Oakland: $111,482

San Jose, CA $115,142

San Francisco, CA $114,010

Oakland, CA $111,482

New York, NY $105,794

Queens Village, NY $105,110

Paramus, NJ $104,379

Passaic, NJ $104,288

Bergenfield, NJ $104,197

Stamford, CT $104,060

Huntington, NY $103,968

Newark, NJ $103,375

Bridgeport, CT $103,193

New Brunswick, NJ $102,891

Vallejo, CA $102,700

Middlesex, NJ $102,645

Somerset, NJ $102,563

Petaluma, CA $102,353

Santa Cruz, CA $101,997

Boston, MA $101,814

Monterey, CA $101,358

Fairbanks, AK $101,294

Los Angeles, CA $101,120

Washington, DC $101,075

Seattle, WA $100,910

Santa Rosa, CA $100,892

Juneau, AK $100,627

Orange, CA $100,326

Anchorage, AK $100,162

Anaheim, CA $100,098

Santa Ana, CA $99,961

Nassau, NY $99,906

Long Beach, CA $99,870

Danbury, CT $99,842

Santa Maria, CA $99,532

Everett, WA $99,514

Bremerton, WA $99,066

Trenton, NJ $98,893

Sacramento, CA $98,856

San Diego, CA $98,811

Brockton, MA $98,774

Tacoma, WA $98,738

Santa Barbara, CA $98,610

Lowell, MA $98,245

New Suffolk, NY $98,208

Nashua, NH $98,099

Lompoc, CA $97,953

Ventura, CA $97,861

Stockton, CA $97,834

New Haven, CT $97,651

Atlantic City, NJ $97,414

Hartford, CT $97,213

Modesto, CA $97,167

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,967

New Britain, CT $96,921

Olympia, WA $96,793

Kennewick, WA $96,793

New London, CT $96,775

Norwich, CT $96,748

Lawrence, MA $96,702

Bakersfield, CA $96,446

Riverside, CA $96,318

New Bedford, MA $96,318

Richland, WA $96,227

Portsmouth, NH $96,154

Vineland, NJ $96,136

San Bernardino, CA $96,063

Boulder, CO $95,807

Worcester, MA $95,734

Portland, OR $95,652

Saint Paul, MN $95,543

Minneapolis, MN $95,543

Philadelphia, PA $95,415

Honolulu, HI $94,931

Springfield, MA $94,611

Providence, RI $94,602

Chicago, IL $94,338

Bellingham, WA $94,228

Baltimore, MD $94,128

Chico, CA $93,899

Wilmington, DE $93,744

Pittsfield, MA $93,653

Manchester, NH $93,479

Spokane, WA $93,078

Denver, CO $93,069

Albany, NY $92,640

Troy, NY $92,603

Schenectady, NY $92,411

Burlington, VT $92,211

Portland, ME $91,891

Salem, OR $91,818

Yakima, WA $91,800

Ann Arbor, MI $91,772

Rochester, MN $91,517

Fresno, CA $91,471

Reno, NV $91,471

Milwaukee, WI $91,389

Detroit, MI $91,298

Allentown, PA $91,270

Carson City, NV $91,261

Houston, TX $91,124

Colorado Springs, CO $91,115

Syracuse, NY $91,069

Eugene, OR $90,896

Bismarck, ND $90,786

Gary, IN $90,786

Galveston, TX $90,786

Springfield, OR $90,713

Medford, OR $90,494

Fort Collins, CO $90,458

Austin, TX $90,385

Mesa, AZ $90,193

Phoenix, AZ $90,175

Dallas, TX $90,147

Reading, PA $90,093

Saint Cloud, MN $90,056

Concord, NH $89,974

Madison, WI $89,937

Utica, NY $89,691

Raleigh, NC $89,618

Las Vegas, NV $89,609

Rochester, NY $89,545

Des Moines, IA $89,536

Atlanta, GA $89,390

Battle Creek, MI $89,362

Salt Lake City, UT $89,335

Lancaster, PA $89,198

Champaign, IL $89,180

Harrisburg, PA $89,070

Durham, NC $88,988

Kansas City, MO $88,979

Kansas City, KS $88,961

Fort Worth, TX $88,952

Boca Raton, FL $88,915

Cleveland, OH $88,906

Columbus, OH $88,888

Pittsburgh, PA $88,878

Richmond, VA $88,842

Indianapolis, IN $88,824

Cincinnati, OH $88,705

Petersburg, VA $88,568

Billings, MT $88,367

Lansing, MI $88,367

Huntsville, AL $88,367

Lebanon, PA $88,358

Dayton, OH $88,349

Pueblo, CO $88,349

Appleton, WI $88,322

Buffalo, NY $88,285

Racine, WI $88,239

Charlotte, NC $88,230

Saint Louis, MO $88,203

Springfield, IL $88,166

Elkhart, IN $88,148

York, PA $88,148

Gastonia, NC $88,139

Benton Harbor, MI $88,139

Beaumont, TX $88,084

Lorain, OH $88,066

Toledo, OH $88,030

Binghamton, NY $87,984

Rock Hill, SC $87,975

Rockford, IL $87,929

Fargo, ND $87,883

Elyria, OH $87,883

Flagstaff, AZ $87,820

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,765

Miami, FL $87,710

Duluth, MN $87,564

Bangor, ME $87,445

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,345

Louisville, KY $87,299

Grand Rapids, MI $87,281

Hialeah, FL $87,272

Casper, WY $87,144

Scranton, PA $87,034

New Orleans, LA $87,007

Virginia Beach, VA $86,998

Akron, OH $86,952

Peoria, IL $86,834

Sarasota, FL $86,815

Green Bay, WI $86,751

Baton Rouge, LA $86,706

Charleston, SC $86,688

Nashville, TN $86,660

Jamestown, NY $86,642

Davenport, IA $86,642

Tucson, AZ $86,596

Cheyenne, WY $86,569

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,541

Tampa, FL $86,523

Omaha, NE $86,505

Port Arthur, TX $86,468

Evansville, IN $86,468

Bradenton, FL $86,432

Santa Fe, NM $86,268

Orlando, FL $86,176

Clearwater, FL $86,076

Canton, OH $85,884

La Crosse, WI $85,884

Grand Forks, ND $85,857

Albuquerque, NM $85,829

Tulsa, OK $85,829

Newport News, VA $85,820

High Point, NC $85,793

Ogden, UT $85,756

Corpus Christi, TX $85,683

Laramie, WY $85,629

Norfolk, VA $85,629

Rock Island, IL $85,574

Saginaw, MI $85,556

Jacksonville, FL $85,546

Salisbury, NC $85,528

Memphis, TN $85,510

Moline, IL $85,464

Fort Myers, FL $85,437

Waterloo, IA $85,318

Spartanburg, SC $85,227

Lincoln, NE $85,181

Fort Wayne, IN $85,163

Birmingham, AL $85,063

Cedar Falls, IA $85,044

Provo, UT $85,035

Springfield, OH $85,026

San Antonio, TX $85,008

Greensboro, NC $84,971

South Bend, IN $84,962

Winston Salem, NC $84,953

Boise, ID $84,926

Savannah, GA $84,862

Muskegon, MI $84,697

Lima, OH $84,588

Lake Charles, LA $84,551

Anderson, IN $84,533

Lexington, KY $84,506

Augusta, GA $84,478

Greenville, SC $84,478

Wichita, KS $84,396

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,396

Columbia, SC $84,314

Bloomington, IN $84,086

Roanoke, VA $84,031

Asheville, NC $83,912

Knoxville, TN $83,757

Shreveport, LA $83,748

Wilmington, NC $83,629

Frankfort, KY $83,456

Oklahoma City, OK $83,392

Chillicothe, OH $83,356

Longview, TX $83,346

Topeka, KS $83,319

Mobile, AL $83,182

Terre Haute, IN $83,146

Erie, PA $83,136

Altoona, PA $83,091

Melbourne, FL $83,063

Amarillo, TX $83,027

Killeen, TX $83,000

Fayetteville, AR $82,926

Sioux Falls, SD $82,863

Chattanooga, TN $82,808

Idaho Falls, ID $82,799

Gainesville, FL $82,607

Portsmouth, OH $82,561

Little Rock, AR $82,543

Lynchburg, VA $82,543

Lafayette, LA $82,507

Youngstown, OH $82,507

Temple, TX $82,470

Daytona Beach, FL $82,452

Clarksville, TN $82,443

Pensacola, FL $82,434

Hopkinsville, KY $82,160

Charleston, WV $82,151

Florence, SC $82,105

Sioux City, IA $82,050

Macon, GA $81,785

Tallahassee, FL $81,776

Fayetteville, NC $81,758

Waco, TX $81,740

Wichita Falls, TX $81,740

Pine Bluff, AR $81,703

Vincennes, IN $81,530

Lubbock, TX $81,493

Great Falls, MT $81,438

Alamogordo, NM $81,429

Abilene, TX $81,356

Rapid City, SD $81,238

Monroe, LA $81,238

Albany, GA $81,183

Huntington, WV $81,174

Jackson, MS $81,165

Greenville, MS $81,155

Parkersburg, WV $81,064

Montgomery, AL $81,046

Johnstown, PA $81,028

Springfield, MO $80,955

Biloxi, MS $80,909

Sumter, SC $80,717

Columbus, GA $80,708

Twin Falls, ID $80,653

Pascagoula, MS $80,535

Kingsport, TN $80,297

Gulfport, MS $80,270

Alexandria, LA $79,969

Fort Smith, AR $79,741

El Paso, TX $79,494

Helena, MT $79,375

Las Cruces, NM $79,083

Harlingen, TX $78,828

Pocatello, ID $78,745

Florence, AL $78,718

Brownsville, TX $78,700

Dothan, AL $78,554

Mcallen, TX $78,508

Columbus, MS $77,833

Altus, OK $77,413

Lawton, OK $77,239

Pierre, SD $76,911

What Skills Can Increase a Donor Relations Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coordination (Mentioned in 4.86% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Fundraising (Mentioned in 3.24% Job Postings): Fundraising or fund-raising (also known as "development" or "advancement") is the process of seeking and gathering voluntary financial contributions by engaging individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profit organizations, it is sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit enterprises. Traditionally, fundraising consisted mostly of asking for donations on the street or at people's doors, and this is experiencing very strong growth in the form of face-to-face fundraising, but new forms of fundraising, such as online fundraising, have emerged in recent years, though these are often based on older methods such as grassroots fundraising.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

See More Skills

Skills	Demand Percentage
Coordination	4.86%
Fundraising	3.24%
Logistics	1.44%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Donor Relations Manager's salary.

Data Capture: Can increase your salary by up to 39%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Data Capture	$126,891	39%
Scheduling	$99,504	9%
Leadership	$96,766	6%
Donor Relations	$94,940	4%
Data Analysis	$94,940	4%
Project Management	$93,114	2%

Get Latest Data

Donor Relations Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Donor Relations Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$79,091

Average $91,289/year

$97,258

$6,591

Average $7,607/month

$8,105

$1,521

Average $1,756/week

$1,870

$38

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,258	$8,105	$1,870	$47
Average	$91,289	$7,607	$1,756	$44
25th Percentile	$79,091	$6,591	$1,521	$38

Salaries of jobs related to Donor Relations Manager

Salary Trends for Donor Relations Manager

Salaries for a Donor Relations Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $72,901 in 2023 to around $71,912 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Donor Relations Manager salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Donor Relations Manager Over Time

2022

$???

2023

$72,901

2024

$72,630

2025

$71,912

2026

$???

2027

$???

Year	Average Annual Salary
2022	View More
2023	$72,901
2024	$72,630
2025	$71,912
2026	View More
2027	View More

Most common benefits for Donor Relations Manager

Social Security

401(k)

Disability

Healthcare

Pension

Time Off (days)

For Employers

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution.

Compensation Planning

Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit

the United States

Find Your Next Donor Relations Manager Job

Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current Donor Relations Manager job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?

Salary.com provides salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons using data from employer job postings and third-party sources.

We offer detailed salary information across multiple percentiles for your reference. (Click here to learn Why the Salary Midpoint Formula Is Crucial for Achieving Pay Equity.)

With the most extensive online, real-time compensation data available, Salary.com helps you pinpoint your exact pay target.

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.

Learn about