Salary by Metro

SOC 13-1041 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Compliance Officers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$80,730

10th percentile
$48,220
25th percentile
$61,280
Median
$80,730
75th percentile
$109,010
90th percentile
$133,720
Mean
$88,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 417,070.

That median is 58.4% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Compliance Officers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA2,690$69,380$123,730$201,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA7,500$64,850$118,890$179,150
Bellingham, WA640$62,170$109,550$126,170
El Centro, CA840$54,850$106,750$130,850
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA670$61,740$106,330$133,470
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,920$65,040$103,940$162,390
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA6,120$57,050$101,230$148,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ23,380$58,990$101,050$160,670
Kennewick-Richland, WA400$61,560$100,440$166,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13,820$60,710$100,200$148,700
Idaho Falls, ID230$49,690$99,040$169,260
Boulder, CO480$62,480$98,350$145,340
Laredo, TX1,440$48,240$98,180$116,580
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT790$62,080$97,920$149,780
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX910$48,460$97,470$125,550
New Haven, CT500$61,130$96,220$141,410
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA6,440$63,510$95,850$149,050
Lexington Park, MD220$57,230$95,700$140,670
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,820$59,280$95,220$153,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA17,700$55,740$94,810$146,350

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Compliance Officers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ23,380$58,990$101,050$160,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA17,700$55,740$94,810$146,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13,820$60,710$100,200$148,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX12,530$47,320$77,760$132,830
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,920$65,040$103,940$162,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL10,530$45,880$79,770$127,940
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA9,170$45,760$72,810$141,150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8,450$45,170$78,860$132,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD8,370$51,680$83,000$134,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN8,320$52,720$82,020$133,490
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ7,980$47,920$74,240$129,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA7,500$64,850$118,890$179,150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA6,440$63,510$95,850$149,050
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA6,120$57,050$101,230$148,470
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI5,180$49,090$81,250$122,830
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD5,030$55,710$80,520$128,610
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO4,830$60,990$83,580$136,870
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI4,610$57,710$91,150$134,930
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR4,500$30,920$49,190$98,380
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL4,110$46,090$75,920$125,430

States and territories

State estimates for Compliance Officers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia4,380$69,140$111,030$156,750
Massachusetts13,190$63,340$102,060$161,920
New Jersey13,310$58,860$100,000$158,540
California49,880$57,530$96,980$158,280
Connecticut3,610$60,050$91,810$137,690
Delaware2,150$51,930$91,050$137,540
Vermont1,960$53,570$90,420$118,270
New York23,500$53,330$90,080$142,370
Washington11,130$60,650$88,790$142,350
Rhode Island970$60,000$87,620$135,260
Minnesota6,140$55,830$85,920$134,040
Pennsylvania19,810$49,910$85,580$130,990
Maryland10,100$56,310$84,720$132,620
Maine1,790$50,480$83,740$118,060
Oregon5,360$55,200$82,990$120,950
New Hampshire1,730$54,980$82,800$123,020
Hawaii1,270$53,270$82,590$117,350
Colorado7,740$57,990$82,450$133,520
Illinois10,650$50,040$80,550$132,290
Virginia15,190$48,640$80,380$133,620
Wyoming580$51,110$79,890$132,360
North Dakota990$56,260$79,440$116,370
Wisconsin5,710$56,010$78,800$125,160
Indiana5,120$47,650$78,770$134,820
North Carolina11,320$45,690$78,500$131,180
Nevada4,400$43,120$78,290$124,280
Michigan9,720$46,290$77,390$120,560
Alaska920$47,290$76,430$126,920
Iowa3,660$49,940$75,620$114,460
South Carolina4,760$44,990$75,460$133,820
Idaho1,660$42,080$75,450$128,750
Texas42,900$45,170$75,370$126,920
Ohio11,240$47,230$75,030$124,230
Arizona12,430$47,630$74,920$132,620
Florida29,680$44,130$74,920$127,420
Nebraska3,470$48,060$73,920$115,920
Alabama3,770$41,620$72,990$126,870
South Dakota1,130$57,140$72,630$115,920
Guam260$37,540$71,930$112,260
Louisiana3,970$39,850$70,290$119,990
Georgia14,390$42,500$70,200$131,210
Kansas3,560$42,620$69,740$121,370
Kentucky4,360$43,120$69,240$109,300
New Mexico2,400$44,550$67,990$120,760
Virgin Islands230$42,810$67,990$122,950
Mississippi1,720$37,040$67,450$109,300
Utah3,760$41,230$67,370$120,520
Missouri7,000$44,060$67,270$118,850
Montana1,480$50,350$66,660$109,300
Arkansas3,120$43,160$64,680$132,760
West Virginia1,720$44,420$64,270$115,210
Tennessee7,990$41,460$63,960$117,250
Oklahoma4,230$42,340$63,000$105,360
Puerto Rico5,470$30,530$48,950$99,670

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Compliance Officers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Compliance Officers is $80,730. Employment is 417,070.

How does Compliance Officers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Compliance Officers is 58.4% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Compliance Officers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $123,730.