SOC 13-1041 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Compliance Officers make in Appleton, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Appleton, WI is $78,460. The 10th percentile is $52,700 and the 90th percentile is $120,380. Employment is 130.
Median annual wage
$78,460
- 10th percentile
- $52,700
- 25th percentile
- $63,230
- Median
- $78,460
- 75th percentile
- $96,640
- 90th percentile
- $120,380
- Mean
- $81,320
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Compliance Officers, the published 10th percentile is $52,700 and the 90th percentile is $120,380. The difference is $67,680, which is 86.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,230 to the 75th at $96,640, covers $33,410.
The mean annual wage is $81,320, which sits above the median of $78,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Appleton, WI median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $80,730 for Compliance Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,896, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.4% lower than the Wisconsin median of $78,800.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compliance Officers at $84,896 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compliance Officers. Appleton, WI ranks 10th of 21 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 20 miles away, with a median of $59,300 and employment of 220. That median is 24.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,812, against $84,896 here.
- Green Bay, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $75,810 and employment of 310. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,441, against $84,896 here.
- Fond du Lac, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $72,890 and employment of 60. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,537, against $84,896 here.
Employment share
Compliance Officers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Appleton, WI (130 of 124,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.27% of employment (417,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI · Compliance Officers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Compliance Officers make in Appleton, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Appleton, WI is $78,460. The 10th percentile is $52,700 and the 90th percentile is $120,380. Employment is 130.
How does that compare with the national median for Compliance Officers?
The local median is 2.8% lower than the national median of $80,730.
What is Compliance Officers pay in Appleton, WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,460 is $84,896. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Appleton, WI compare with nearby metros for Compliance Officers?
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $59,300. Appleton, WI ranks 10th of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.