SOC 13-1041 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Compliance Officers make in Cleveland, TN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Cleveland, TN is $55,040. The 10th percentile is $36,740 and the 90th percentile is $109,890. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$55,040

10th percentile
$36,740
25th percentile
$40,320
Median
$55,040
75th percentile
$79,010
90th percentile
$109,890
Mean
$67,110

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Compliance Officers, the published 10th percentile is $36,740 and the 90th percentile is $109,890. The difference is $73,150, which is 132.9% 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 $40,320 to the 75th at $79,010, covers $38,690.

The mean annual wage is $67,110, which sits above the median of $55,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, TN median is 31.8% lower than the national median of $80,730 for Compliance Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,489, which is 22.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Tennessee median of $63,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, TN is 88.080, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compliance Officers at $62,489 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compliance Officers. Cleveland, TN ranks 27th of 30 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).).

  • Dalton, GA is 26 miles away, with a median of $62,300 and employment of 90. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,342, against $62,489 here.
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA is 40 miles away, with a median of $68,000 and employment of 750. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,346, against $62,489 here.
  • Rome, GA is 68 miles away, with a median of $39,000 and employment of 130. That median is 29.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,256, against $62,489 here.

Employment share

Compliance Officers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, TN (50 of 43,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.27% of employment (417,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Compliance Officers make in Cleveland, TN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Cleveland, TN is $55,040. The 10th percentile is $36,740 and the 90th percentile is $109,890. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Compliance Officers?

The local median is 31.8% lower than the national median of $80,730.

What is Compliance Officers pay in Cleveland, TN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, TN is 88.080, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,040 is $62,489. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cleveland, TN compare with nearby metros for Compliance Officers?

Dalton, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 26 miles away, at $62,300. Cleveland, TN ranks 27th of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.