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

How much do Compliance Officers make in Lubbock, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Lubbock, TX is $61,410. The 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $106,570. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$61,410

10th percentile
$36,930
25th percentile
$49,200
Median
$61,410
75th percentile
$78,690
90th percentile
$106,570
Mean
$67,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Compliance Officers, the published 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $106,570. The difference is $69,640, which is 113.4% 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 $49,200 to the 75th at $78,690, covers $29,490.

The mean annual wage is $67,240, which sits above the median of $61,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lubbock, TX median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $80,730 for Compliance Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,249, which is 16.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.5% lower than the Texas median of $75,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compliance Officers at $67,249 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compliance Officers. Lubbock, TX ranks 7th of 7 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).).

  • Midland, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $83,820 and employment of 300. That median is 36.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,510, against $67,249 here.
  • Odessa, TX is 117 miles away, with a median of $73,280 and employment of 120. That median is 19.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,044, against $67,249 here.
  • Amarillo, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $64,470 and employment of 270. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,213, against $67,249 here.

Employment share

Compliance Officers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Lubbock, TX (320 of 166,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.27% of employment (417,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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 Lubbock, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Lubbock, TX is $61,410. The 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th percentile is $106,570. Employment is 320.

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

The local median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $80,730.

What is Compliance Officers pay in Lubbock, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,410 is $67,249. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lubbock, TX compare with nearby metros for Compliance Officers?

Midland, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 95 miles away, at $83,820. Lubbock, TX ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.