Compliance Officer salary
What a compliance officer actually earns, from 477 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see compliance officer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A compliance officer earns a blended US median near 97,674 dollars, with the typical middle running from 73,336 dollars to 140,293 dollars. The official OEWS median is 78,420 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 63,856 dollars to 148,356 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 3% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is auditor, at 41 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open compliance officer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Risk Analyst - Strategy & CapabilitiesToast · BangaloreJul 23
- Third Party Risk Analyst, Security GRCAnthropic · Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$255kRemoteJul 22
- Compliance AnalystManulife · United States$73k–$122kRemoteJul 22
- Senior Program Evaluation and Risk Analyst (CTAP Eligibles Only)Internal Revenue Service · Washington, District of Columbia$144k–$187kJul 20
- Compliance ManagerAffirm · Remote Australia$135k–$205kRemoteJul 20
- Third Party Risk Manager - PowerBI, Reporting, AutomationExperian · Nottingham, GBJul 17
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$73,336 – $140,293 · median $97,674
- United Kingdom$47,549 – $69,214 · median $55,118
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New Jerseymedian $93,520
- Californiamedian $92,350
- Delawaremedian $88,450
- New Yorkmedian $86,880
- Washingtonmedian $86,200
- Coloradomedian $80,590
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- Auditor salary$63,085 median
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Quick answers
How much does a compliance officer make?
The blended US median is about 97,674 dollars, with a typical range from 73,336 dollars to 140,293 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 78,420 dollars.
Is compliance officer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 3% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a compliance officer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is auditor, at 41 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 13-1041. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Compliance officers.” Live corpus 477 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.