Fundraisers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,738
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$18,802
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,363
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$80,540
Kept after tax
$61,738
Worth in national money
$57,363
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for fundraisers. The middle earner takes $80,540, which ranks 2 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 11.01% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 180.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $80,540 the take-home is $61,738; in national-average money that behaves like $57,363. The average comes to $87,530, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New York ranks 2 of 51 states publishing a median for fundraisers, at $80,540 — about 11.01% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In New York's occupational distribution, fundraisers sits at 180 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Take-home for fundraisers in New York, on $80,540, is $61,738; deflated by the state's price level, $57,363. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $87,530 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Fundraisers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,510 |
| This salary | $80,540 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $61,738 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,490 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$10,031 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $75,206 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,855 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of fundraisers in New York earn under $80,540 and half over. The published range runs $53,670 at the tenth percentile to $132,510 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New York's $61,738, worked from $80,540. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 180 of 493.
- Two cautions on $57,363, the adjusted value of that $80,540 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New York. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 180 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for fundraisers in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $53,670 to $132,510; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The New York take-home of $61,738, on $80,540 for work ranking 180 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 180 of 493 in the state.
- This $57,363 adjusted figure, worked from $80,540, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 180 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 180 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $87,530, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $53,670 at the bottom tenth to $132,510 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $57,363 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $61,738 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $87,530. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($53,670) and the ninetieth ($132,510) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $57,363 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $61,738 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.