Side-by-side distribution
Grant Writer
$90,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 52.4%
- Live roles
- 21
Program Officer
$77,726
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.4%
- Live roles
- 99
Highest-paying jobs
Grants Manager
Institutional Giving & Grants Manager
Grants Accounting Manager
✍️ Grant Writer ✍️
Grants Manager
Project Manager II (Grants and Capital Management)
Grants Manager
Senior Manager, Grants and Donor Engagement
Senior Grants Manager
One Covenant Community Grant Coordinator
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Program Officer
Chief Program Officer, Exoneration Strategy & Support
Chief Program Officer, Policy, Research, and Prevention
Staff Program Manager, Office of the CEO
Chief Program Officer, The AI Access Initiative
Technical Program Manager, Orion - Reporting to the CTO
Program Officer
Real Estate Program Coordinator
Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO & AFSO)
Program Manager- Outage Coordinator
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Success Academy Charter Schools
|
$130,000 | 2 |
|
Missiongraduates
|
$2,000,000 | 1 |
|
Penland School of Craft
|
$1,500,000 | 1 |
|
Mat3ra
|
$120,000 | 1 |
|
OpenGov
|
$90,000 | 1 |
|
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
|
$87,500 | 1 |
|
BBYO
|
$80,000 | 1 |
| TM The Maritime Aquarium | $62,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
|
$77,951 | 3 |
HealthCorps
|
$41,600 | 3 |
|
GiveWell
|
$264,000 | 2 |
|
Innocence Project
|
$263,750 | 2 |
Hopeservices
|
$73,643 | 2 |
Harlem Children's Zone
|
$66,250 | 2 |
Access Services
|
$44,720 | 2 |
|
Evidence Action
|
$230,000 | 1 |
Program Officer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $75,000 | 7 |
Grant Writer vs Program Officer: which pays more?
The median for Grant Writer is $90,000 per year (typically $71,250–$130,000), versus $77,726 for Program Officer ($56,775–$125,033). That puts Grant Writer about 16% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Grant Writer and Program Officer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.