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Industries with Fastest Public Relations and Fundraising Managers Salary Growth

These industries raised Public Relations and Fundraising Managers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

114
Industries with Growth
+98.6%
Highest Growth
+24.6%
Average Growth
14
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Public Relations and Fundraising Managers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 114 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $107,380 $213,290 +$105,910 +98.6%
2 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $105,890 $209,800 +$103,910 +98.1%
3 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $52,010 $95,460 +$43,450 +83.5%
4 Support Activities for Transportation $99,570 $181,460 +$81,890 +82.2%
5 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $117,120 $192,980 +$75,860 +64.8%
6 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $116,880 $186,660 +$69,780 +59.7%
7 Gambling Industries $83,470 $133,290 +$49,820 +59.7%
8 Support Activities for Mining $126,390 $198,890 +$72,500 +57.4%
9 Chemical Manufacturing $118,770 $186,660 +$67,890 +57.2%
10 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $61,190 $95,550 +$34,360 +56.2%
11 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $136,680 $206,710 +$70,030 +51.2%
12 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $110,010 $161,320 +$51,310 +46.6%
13 Temporary Help Services $98,640 $144,500 +$45,860 +46.5%
14 Food Manufacturing $104,000 $151,750 +$47,750 +45.9%
15 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $130,770 $189,080 +$58,310 +44.6%
16 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $154,010 $218,110 +$64,100 +41.6%
17 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $109,090 $153,820 +$44,730 +41.0%
18 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $137,100 $191,900 +$54,800 +40.0%
19 Other Schools and Instruction $81,330 $113,290 +$31,960 +39.3%
20 Construction of Buildings $101,310 $140,900 +$39,590 +39.1%
21 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $143,190 $198,170 +$54,980 +38.4%
22 Motion Picture and Video Industries $148,700 $205,730 +$57,030 +38.4%
23 Nonresidential Building Construction $123,550 $169,100 +$45,550 +36.9%
24 Other Personal Services $84,330 $115,180 +$30,850 +36.6%
25 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $127,940 $174,470 +$46,530 +36.4%
26 Scientific Research and Development Services $150,930 $202,340 +$51,410 +34.1%
27 Rail Transportation $128,240 $171,240 +$43,000 +33.5%
28 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $126,940 $168,750 +$41,810 +32.9%
29 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $131,990 $173,580 +$41,590 +31.5%
30 Personal and Laundry Services $83,260 $108,670 +$25,410 +30.5%
31 Engineering Services $125,030 $163,080 +$38,050 +30.4%
32 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $128,640 $167,500 +$38,860 +30.2%
33 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $122,570 $159,380 +$36,810 +30.0%
34 Residential Building Construction $87,390 $113,320 +$25,930 +29.7%
35 Natural Gas Distribution $116,610 $150,770 +$34,160 +29.3%
36 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $123,640 $159,110 +$35,470 +28.7%
37 Management of Companies and Enterprises $131,560 $168,340 +$36,780 +28.0%
38 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $130,570 $166,110 +$35,540 +27.2%
39 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $144,610 $183,670 +$39,060 +27.0%
40 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $122,420 $155,150 +$32,730 +26.7%
41 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $123,350 $155,900 +$32,550 +26.4%
42 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $132,930 $167,720 +$34,790 +26.2%
43 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $139,110 $174,860 +$35,750 +25.7%
44 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $132,190 $165,290 +$33,100 +25.0%
45 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $133,480 $166,760 +$33,280 +24.9%
46 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $144,700 $180,150 +$35,450 +24.5%
47 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $82,210 $102,290 +$20,080 +24.4%
48 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $116,440 $144,290 +$27,850 +23.9%
49 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $113,360 $140,020 +$26,660 +23.5%
50 Warehousing and Storage $109,500 $133,450 +$23,950 +21.9%
51 Traveler Accommodation $93,430 $113,790 +$20,360 +21.8%
52 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $139,400 $169,710 +$30,310 +21.7%
53 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $137,230 $167,060 +$29,830 +21.7%
54 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $123,690 $150,420 +$26,730 +21.6%
55 Educational Services $102,530 $123,620 +$21,090 +20.6%
56 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $86,690 $104,020 +$17,330 +20.0%
57 Elementary and Secondary Schools $102,130 $122,540 +$20,410 +20.0%
58 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $112,300 $134,720 +$22,420 +20.0%
59 Utilities $129,080 $154,330 +$25,250 +19.6%
60 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $115,810 $138,460 +$22,650 +19.6%
61 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $112,990 $135,070 +$22,080 +19.5%
62 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $143,160 $170,750 +$27,590 +19.3%
63 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $103,390 $123,030 +$19,640 +19.0%
64 Civic and Social Organizations $84,370 $100,130 +$15,760 +18.7%
65 Technical and Trade Schools $80,690 $95,750 +$15,060 +18.7%
66 Office Administrative Services $111,380 $131,860 +$20,480 +18.4%
67 Religious Organizations $91,050 $107,680 +$16,630 +18.3%
68 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $82,670 $97,740 +$15,070 +18.2%
69 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $124,940 $147,500 +$22,560 +18.1%
70 Spectator Sports $101,070 $119,100 +$18,030 +17.8%
71 Other Residential Care Facilities $83,100 $97,750 +$14,650 +17.6%
72 Machinery Manufacturing $113,240 $133,080 +$19,840 +17.5%
73 Insurance Carriers $127,130 $149,240 +$22,110 +17.4%
74 Accommodation $94,160 $110,000 +$15,840 +16.8%
75 Grantmaking and Giving Services $110,700 $128,990 +$18,290 +16.5%
76 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $85,940 $99,590 +$13,650 +15.9%
77 Outpatient Care Centers $95,960 $110,490 +$14,530 +15.1%
78 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $139,860 $160,000 +$20,140 +14.4%
79 Junior Colleges $89,120 $101,850 +$12,730 +14.3%
80 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $135,480 $153,870 +$18,390 +13.6%
81 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $141,210 $159,510 +$18,300 +13.0%
82 Social Assistance $85,640 $96,270 +$10,630 +12.4%
83 Specialty Trade Contractors $101,700 $114,230 +$12,530 +12.3%
84 Building Equipment Contractors $102,100 $114,230 +$12,130 +11.9%
85 Individual and Family Services $85,910 $95,480 +$9,570 +11.1%
86 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $115,120 $127,660 +$12,540 +10.9%
87 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $98,900 $109,600 +$10,700 +10.8%
88 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $117,430 $128,680 +$11,250 +9.6%
89 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $151,070 $165,140 +$14,070 +9.3%
90 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $128,020 $139,840 +$11,820 +9.2%
91 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $87,620 $95,460 +$7,840 +8.9%
92 Social Advocacy Organizations $117,870 $128,170 +$10,300 +8.7%
93 Offices of Physicians $103,550 $112,290 +$8,740 +8.4%
94 Ambulatory Health Care Services $99,070 $107,350 +$8,280 +8.4%
95 Other Support Services $113,660 $121,950 +$8,290 +7.3%
96 Home Health Care Services $92,680 $99,070 +$6,390 +6.9%
97 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $113,580 $121,370 +$7,790 +6.9%
98 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $115,160 $122,410 +$7,250 +6.3%
99 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $103,500 $109,710 +$6,210 +6.0%
100 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $147,460 $156,120 +$8,660 +5.9%
101 Educational Support Services $118,430 $125,080 +$6,650 +5.6%
102 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $125,800 $132,540 +$6,740 +5.4%
103 Administrative and Support Services $115,860 $121,950 +$6,090 +5.3%
104 Hospitals $116,650 $121,550 +$4,900 +4.2%
105 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $129,860 $135,230 +$5,370 +4.1%
106 Performing Arts Companies $101,580 $104,210 +$2,630 +2.6%
107 Real Estate $108,790 $110,680 +$1,890 +1.7%
108 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $104,940 $106,560 +$1,620 +1.5%
109 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $139,160 $141,010 +$1,850 +1.3%
110 Beverage Manufacturing $129,940 $131,430 +$1,490 +1.1%
111 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $82,330 $83,110 +$780 +0.9%
112 Employment Services $130,610 $131,570 +$960 +0.7%
113 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $128,220 $128,810 +$590 +0.5%
114 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $137,630 $137,750 +$120 +0.1%

14 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $98,950 $69,010 -$29,940 -30.3%
2 Scheduled Air Transportation $138,080 $103,490 -$34,590 -25.1%
3 Air Transportation $138,080 $103,490 -$34,590 -25.1%
4 Waste Management and Remediation Services $172,810 $146,340 -$26,470 -15.3%
5 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $122,730 $112,250 -$10,480 -8.5%
6 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $101,450 $92,990 -$8,460 -8.3%
7 Legal Services $149,000 $141,170 -$7,830 -5.3%
8 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $148,560 $141,960 -$6,600 -4.4%
9 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $107,280 $103,990 -$3,290 -3.1%
10 Business Support Services $119,970 $116,670 -$3,300 -2.8%
11 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $93,980 $91,520 -$2,460 -2.6%
12 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $87,880 $86,780 -$1,100 -1.3%
13 Amusement Parks and Arcades $96,300 $95,250 -$1,050 -1.1%
14 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $90,850 $89,990 -$860 -0.9%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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