Compliance Officers Salary in the US
A compliance officers earns a national median of $80,730 a year (mean $88,400) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #214 of 825.
How much does a compliance officers earn in the US?
A compliance officers in the United States earns a median of $80,730 a year (mean $88,400), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 58% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 417,070 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1041), ranked #214 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$80,730
per year
Mean
$88,400
per year
Employment
417,070
US workers
National rank
#214
of 825 by median
What a compliance officers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a compliance officers (SOC 13-1041) earns a median annual wage of $80,730 and a mean (average) of $88,400. The median is the midpoint — half of compliance officers earn more and half earn less — and is 58% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a compliance officers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for compliance officers is $80,730, and the mean (average) is $88,400. The median is the midpoint — half of compliance officers earn more and half earn less.
- How does compliance officers pay compare to the US average?
- At $80,730, a compliance officers earns 58% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many compliance officers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 417,070 compliance officers employed nationally (SOC 13-1041), across all industries.
- Where does this compliance officers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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