Fundraising Managers in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$100,538
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$39,962
28.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,336
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — 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
$140,500
Kept after tax
$100,538
Worth in national money
$92,336
State rank
7
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Jersey is one of the better-paying states for fundraising managers. The middle earner takes $140,500, which ranks 7 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 11.98% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in New Jersey. It ranks 33 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $140,500 the take-home is $100,538. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $92,336 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $151,970, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Jersey ranks 7 of 48 states publishing a median for fundraising managers, at $140,500 — about 11.98% 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.
- Within New Jersey, fundraising managers ranks 33 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $100,538 for fundraising managers, from $140,500. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $92,336. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $151,970 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Fundraising Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $98,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $140,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $215,260 |
| This salary | $140,500 |
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 Jersey | $100,538 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $107,298 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$18,081 |
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 | $130,610 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$25,508 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Jersey earn less than $140,500. The published range is $98,650 up to $215,260, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Jersey's $100,538, worked from $140,500. 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 33 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $92,336 uses one figure for the whole of New Jersey. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 33.
- Reported values are medians; for fundraising managers in New Jersey the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $98,650 to $215,260. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The New Jersey take-home of $100,538, on $140,500 for work ranking 33 of 490 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 33 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $92,336, worked from $140,500, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New Jersey address, on work sitting at 33 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $151,970, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $98,650, the highest tenth $215,260, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New Jersey costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $92,336 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and New Jersey's own levy, $100,538 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 Jersey is $151,970. 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 ($98,650) and the ninetieth ($215,260) 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 Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $92,336 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 $100,538 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.