How much do Compliance Officers make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Compliance Officers, the published 10th percentile is $38,970 and the 90th percentile is $91,170. The difference is $52,200, which is 105.3% 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 $43,300 to the 75th at $69,470, covers $26,170.

The mean annual wage is $59,140, which sits above the median of $49,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 38.6% lower than the national median of $80,730 for Compliance Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,587, which is 28.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.3% lower than the Missouri median of $67,270.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compliance Officers at $57,587 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compliance Officers. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 16th of 17 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).).

• Paducah, KY-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $69,780 and employment of 80. That median is 40.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,060, against $57,587 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $77,270 and employment of 2,690. That median is 55.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,262, against $57,587 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $59,810 and employment of 160. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,935, against $57,587 here.

Employment share

Compliance Officers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (70 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.27% of employment (417,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.