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

How much do Compliance Officers make in Reno, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Reno, NV is $85,430. The 10th percentile is $56,470 and the 90th percentile is $130,480. Employment is 660.

Median annual wage

$85,430

10th percentile
$56,470
25th percentile
$67,490
Median
$85,430
75th percentile
$108,250
90th percentile
$130,480
Mean
$89,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder at work with a torch
A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Compliance Officers, the published 10th percentile is $56,470 and the 90th percentile is $130,480. The difference is $74,010, which is 86.6% 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 $67,490 to the 75th at $108,250, covers $40,760.

The mean annual wage is $89,760, which sits above the median of $85,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $80,730 for Compliance Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,572, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% higher than the Nevada median of $78,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compliance Officers at $84,572 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compliance Officers. Reno, NV ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

  • Carson City, NV is 77 miles away, with a median of $85,760 and employment of 250. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,394, against $84,572 here.
  • Chico, CA is 116 miles away, with a median of $84,080 and employment of 240. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,085, against $84,572 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $95,220 and employment of 2,820. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,266, against $84,572 here.

Employment share

Compliance Officers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (660 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.27% of employment (417,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 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 Reno, NV · 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 Reno, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Reno, NV is $85,430. The 10th percentile is $56,470 and the 90th percentile is $130,480. Employment is 660.

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

The local median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $80,730.

What is Compliance Officers pay in Reno, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,430 is $84,572. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Reno, NV compare with nearby metros for Compliance Officers?

Carson City, NV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $85,760. Reno, NV ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.