Director of Development, Environmental Science

Manages a team responsible for fundraising and community outreach for environmental science.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$175k

Mean

$182k

10th–90th pct

$133k–$242k

Observations

154

Confidence: 32% · based on 154 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

62% require · 21% prefer

Master's Degree

20% require · 33% prefer

No College

15% require · 11% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Operations, Environmental Science-14.5%Environmental Science Outreach Coordinator-53.0%Environmental Science Operations Specialist-55.4%Environmental Science Administrative Coordinator-55.5%Environmental Science Development Officer-54.1%

Common previous roles

Environmental Science Outreach Coordinator-112.9%Environmental Science Administrative Coordinator-124.6%Director of Operations, Environmental Science-17.0%Environmental Science Development Officer-117.7%Environmental Science Operations Specialist-124.3%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)9,075

Posting growth+6.3%

Median days to fill23 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)82,764

Projected growth4%/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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