Director of Development, Research and Academia
Manages a team responsible for fundraising and community outreach for research and academia.
Compensation by seniority
Simulated
Median
$174k
Mean
$181k
10th–90th pct
$132k–$240k
Observations
304
Confidence: 33% · based on 304 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.
Bachelor's Degree
63% require · 28% prefer
Master's Degree
20% require · 27% prefer
No College
Explore education impact for related majors →13% require · 7% prefer
Common next roles
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)7,525
Posting growth+20.2%
Median days to fill75 days
SimulatedEmployed (US, simulated)5,119
Projected growth3.6%/yr
SimulatedRole 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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