Fundraising Assistant Salary in Washington, DC

How much does a Fundraising Assistant make in Washington, DC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Fundraising Assistant in Washington, DC is $88,435. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $74,583 to $107,269, with most professionals earning between $61,971 and $124,417.

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Performs quality control checks of work, makes edits and corrections to work, and identifies and promptly reports issues and proposed improvements in data processing and operations procedures.

September 30, 2022

Create and modify, as needed, training handbooks and welcome guides for all volunteer roles.

October 09, 2022

Attend meetings and events relevant to AMAR areas of interest, taking notes and drafting official minutes where appropriate.

January 15, 2023

Supporting all aspects of the special event process including pre-event registration, communication, committee assistance, silent auction and vendor boutique preparations, event set up and execution and post-event follow up.

February 16, 2023

Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

February 20, 2023

Generates and fulfills gift acknowledgements and membership packets by merging, editing, and printing documents and preparing for mailing.

March 03, 2023

Develop projects, events, meeting agendas, plans, and materials to lead volunteer initiatives and training.

March 05, 2023

Manage the research portion of special events throughout the year from providing strategy and focus to invitation lists, coordinating timelines and deliverables with the events and other related teams, and managing the final event research report.

March 09, 2023

Provide administrative support to RD, especially focused on meeting support such as arranging travel, scheduling, arranging catering, meeting set-up and break-down, and note-taking.

March 27, 2023

Assist RD team members in preparing consulting agreements and serve as RD point of contact with the Finance, Human Resources, Global Procurement, and Legal teams as needed for these agreements.

April 29, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Fundraising Assistant in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

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74583

107269

88435

Average Total Cash Compensation

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75005

108598

89479

What is the average salary for Fundraising Assistant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Fundraising Assistant in Washington, DC. The base salary for Fundraising Assistant ranges from $74,583 to $107,269 with the average base salary of $88,435. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $75,005 to $108,598 with the average total cash compensation of $89,479.

View Average Salary for Fundraising Assistant as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$88,435	$74,583 - $107,269
Bonus	$1,045	$423 - $1,328
Total Pay	$89,479	$75,005 - $108,598

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Fundraising Assistant Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,583 - $107,269	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,583 - $107,269	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,583 - $107,269	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,428 - $107,046	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,583 - $107,269	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,583 - $107,269	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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