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Compliance Officers salary

The BLS estimates 417,070 Compliance Officers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $80,730 (May 2025, SOC 13-1041). Across 292 metros with published figures, medians range from $36,400 in Aguadilla, PR to $123,730 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

COMPLIANCE OFFICERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$48,220P25$61,280MEDIAN$80,730P75$109,010P90$133,720
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$123,730 · 2,690 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$118,890 · 7,500 jobs
  3. Bellingham, WA$109,550 · 640 jobs
  4. El Centro, CA$106,750 · 840 jobs
  5. Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$106,330 · 670 jobs
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,940 · 10,920 jobs
  7. Alaska nonmetropolitan area$102,370 · 200 jobs
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,230 · 6,120 jobs
  9. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$101,050 · 23,380 jobs
  10. Kennewick-Richland, WA$100,440 · 400 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$101,050 · 23,380 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$94,810 · 17,700 jobs
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,200 · 13,820 jobs
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$77,760 · 12,530 jobs
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,940 · 10,920 jobs
  6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$79,770 · 10,530 jobs
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,810 · 9,170 jobs
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,860 · 8,450 jobs
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$83,000 · 8,370 jobs
  10. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,020 · 8,320 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Birmingham, AL · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · El Paso, TX · Fresno, CA · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Knoxville, TN · Laredo, TX · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Lincoln, NE · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Madison, WI · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Oklahoma City, OK · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salem, OR · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tallahassee, FL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Urban Honolulu, HI · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Compliance Officers salary in the U.S.?

$80,730 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $61,280–$109,010.

Where do Compliance Officers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($123,730), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($118,890), Bellingham, WA ($109,550). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.