Independent Sector Releases New Value
of Volunteer Time of $27.20 Per Hour
Independent
Sector: 7.21.2020
Today, Independent Sector, with the Do Good Institute, announces that the latest
value of a volunteer
hour is $27.20 – up 7% from the previous year. Estimated from data
collected in 2019, the figure shows the valuable contributions volunteers make
to support our communities and country.
According to the most recent figures
released in 2018 by the Corporation for National and Community Service, about
77.4 million people in the United States volunteered about 6.9 billion hours of
their time, talent, and effort to improve and strengthen their communities.
With the new Value of Volunteer Time, these community champions are
contributing approximately $187.7 billion to our nation.
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In addition to the national number,
Independent Sector also provides the state-level value of volunteer time for
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. State level values
range from $13.16 an hour (for Puerto Rico) to as high as $44.14 (for the
District of Columbia).
$44.14 District of Columbia
$33.02 Washington
$32.96 Massachusetts
$32.07 Connecticut
$31.51 California
$31.29 New York
$29.51 Maryland
$29.50 Colorado
$29.49 New Jersey
$28.46 Minnesota
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 8
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 12-14 yrs. old
(Seventh and Eighth graders)
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