Compliance Officers salary
The median pay for compliance officers in the United States is $80,730 a year. About 417,070 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,220
- 25th percentile
- $61,280
- Median percentile
- $80,730
- 75th percentile
- $109,010
- 90th percentile
- $133,720
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $111,030
- Massachusetts $102,060
- New Jersey $100,000
- California $96,980
- Connecticut $91,810
- Delaware $91,050
- Vermont $90,420
- New York $90,080
- Washington $88,790
- Rhode Island $87,620
- Minnesota $85,920
- Pennsylvania $85,580
- Maryland $84,720
- Maine $83,740
- Oregon $82,990
- New Hampshire $82,800
- Hawaii $82,590
- Colorado $82,450
- Illinois $80,550
- Virginia $80,380
- Wyoming $79,890
- North Dakota $79,440
- Wisconsin $78,800
- Indiana $78,770
- North Carolina $78,500
- Nevada $78,290
- Michigan $77,390
- Alaska $76,430
- Iowa $75,620
- South Carolina $75,460
- Idaho $75,450
- Texas $75,370
- Ohio $75,030
- Arizona $74,920
- Florida $74,920
- Nebraska $73,920
- Alabama $72,990
- South Dakota $72,630
- Louisiana $70,290
- Georgia $70,200
- Kansas $69,740
- Kentucky $69,240
- New Mexico $67,990
- Mississippi $67,450
- Utah $67,370
- Missouri $67,270
- Montana $66,660
- Arkansas $64,680
- West Virginia $64,270
- Tennessee $63,960
- Oklahoma $63,000
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $123,730
- San Francisco, CA $118,890
- Bellingham, WA $109,550
- El Centro, CA $106,750
- Brunswick, GA $106,330
- Boston, MA $103,940
- San Diego, CA $101,230
- New York, NY $101,050
- Kennewick, WA $100,440
- Washington, DC $100,200
- Idaho Falls, ID $99,040
- Boulder, CO $98,350
- Laredo, TX $98,180
- Bridgeport, CT $97,920
- Brownsville, TX $97,470
- New Haven, CT $96,220
- Seattle, WA $95,850
- Lexington Park, MD $95,700
- Sacramento, CA $95,220
- Los Angeles, CA $94,810
- Santa Rosa, CA $94,420
- Hartford, CT $93,890
- Burlington, VT $93,430
- Casper, WY $93,060
- Hagerstown, MD $93,040
- Fairbanks, AK $92,970
- Portland, ME $92,790
- Oxnard, CA $92,690
- Worcester, MA $91,730
- San Luis Obispo, CA $91,570
- Minot, ND $91,560
- Watertown, NY $91,560
- Salinas, CA $91,210
- Minneapolis, MN $91,150
- Sierra Vista, AZ $90,290
- Sheboygan, WI $90,250
- Eagle Pass, TX $88,100
- Trenton, NJ $87,970
- Providence, RI $87,620
- Fort Collins, CO $87,530
- Charlotte, NC $86,720
- Portland, OR $86,600
- Bremerton, WA $86,540
- Santa Cruz, CA $86,510
- Charleston, SC $86,260
- Santa Maria, CA $85,780
- Carson City, NV $85,760
- Kingston, NY $85,450
- Reno, NV $85,430
- Salem, OR $85,150
- Huntsville, AL $84,990
- Springfield, MA $84,820
- Des Moines, IA $84,590
- Olympia, WA $84,500
- Muskegon, MI $84,430
- Palm Bay, FL $84,230
- Mount Vernon, WA $84,090
- Chico, CA $84,080
- Greeley, CO $84,030
- Merced, CA $84,020
- Midland, TX $83,820
- Durham, NC $83,780
- Norwich, CT $83,700
- Indianapolis, IN $83,690
- Bend, OR $83,640
- Denver, CO $83,580
- Stockton, CA $83,470
- Pittsfield, MA $83,460
- Urban Honolulu, HI $83,390
- Manchester, NH $83,010
- Philadelphia, PA $83,000
- Wenatchee, WA $82,770
- Yuba City, CA $82,630
- Bloomington, IN $82,450
- Buffalo, NY $82,450
- Chicago, IL $82,020
- Mankato, MN $81,830
- La Crosse, WI $81,640
- Milwaukee, WI $81,540
- Greenville, NC $81,460
- Gulfport, MS $81,330
- Morgantown, WV $81,270
- Detroit, MI $81,250
- Albany, NY $81,190
- Kiryas Joel, NY $81,090
- Janesville, WI $80,530
- Baltimore, MD $80,520
- Rochester, MN $80,500
- Madison, WI $80,440
- Waterbury, CT $80,420
- Ames, IA $80,370
- Rochester, NY $80,320
- Vallejo, CA $80,140
- Redding, CA $80,050
- Bakersfield, CA $80,040
- Riverside, CA $79,920
- Fresno, CA $79,830
- Eugene, OR $79,820
- Fayetteville, AR $79,820
- Napa, CA $79,810
- Columbus, OH $79,780
- Miami, FL $79,770
- Kenosha, WI $79,720
- Syracuse, NY $79,710
- Lansing, MI $79,640
- Modesto, CA $79,600
- Raleigh, NC $79,570
- Cincinnati, OH $79,310
- Barnstable Town, MA $79,290
- Iowa City, IA $79,060
- Yakima, WA $78,990
- Houston, TX $78,860
- Lincoln, NE $78,850
- Lake Charles, LA $78,780
- Atlantic City, NJ $78,770
- Columbus, IN $78,770
- Mobile, AL $78,770
- Houma, LA $78,680
- Elkhart, IN $78,640
- Charlottesville, VA $78,540