Director of Development, Education

Manages a team responsible for fundraising and community outreach for education.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$160k

Mean

$166k

10th–90th pct

$121k–$220k

Observations

127

Confidence: 31% · based on 127 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Public Relations

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

52% require · 22% prefer

Master's Degree

10% require · 35% prefer

No College

10% require · 9% prefer

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Common next roles

Education Development Officer-44.2%Director of Operations, Education-0.9%Education Outreach Coordinator-47.1%Education Operations Specialist-50.7%Education Administrative Coordinator-50.9%

Common previous roles

Education Operations Specialist-102.8%Education Outreach Coordinator-88.9%Education Development Officer-79.1%Education Administrative Coordinator-103.6%Director of Operations, Education-0.9%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)11,183

Posting growth+23.2%

Median days to fill73 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)87,678

Projected growth0%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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