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

How much do Compliance Officers make in Roanoke, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Roanoke, VA is $64,390. The 10th percentile is $44,820 and the 90th percentile is $109,860. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$64,390

10th percentile
$44,820
25th percentile
$50,820
Median
$64,390
75th percentile
$88,610
90th percentile
$109,860
Mean
$72,650

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Compliance Officers, the published 10th percentile is $44,820 and the 90th percentile is $109,860. The difference is $65,040, which is 101.0% 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 $50,820 to the 75th at $88,610, covers $37,790.

The mean annual wage is $72,650, which sits above the median of $64,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Roanoke, VA median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $80,730 for Compliance Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,780, which is 14.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.9% lower than the Virginia median of $80,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Roanoke, VA is 93.618, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Compliance Officers at $68,780 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Compliance Officers. Roanoke, VA ranks 24th of 34 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).).

  • Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 34 miles away, with a median of $77,680 and employment of 160. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,788, against $68,780 here.
  • Lynchburg, VA is 40 miles away, with a median of $63,780 and employment of 280. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,372, against $68,780 here.
  • Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 75 miles away, with a median of $67,120 and employment of 120. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,655, against $68,780 here.

Employment share

Compliance Officers accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Roanoke, VA (380 of 153,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.27% of employment (417,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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 Roanoke, VA · 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 Roanoke, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Compliance Officers in Roanoke, VA is $64,390. The 10th percentile is $44,820 and the 90th percentile is $109,860. Employment is 380.

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

The local median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $80,730.

What is Compliance Officers pay in Roanoke, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Roanoke, VA is 93.618, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,390 is $68,780. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Roanoke, VA compare with nearby metros for Compliance Officers?

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $77,680. Roanoke, VA ranks 24th of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.