391 metro areas

Compliance Officer Salary by City (2026)

Compliance officers earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $128,480 a year, against $88,400 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Brunswick, GA ($119,670 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $88,400BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $128,480San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living: $119,670Brunswick, GA
Metro areas: 391With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for compliance officers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Jose, CA$128,480
San Francisco, CA$122,140
Boston, MA-NH$110,840
Ann Arbor, MI$109,320
Idaho Falls, ID$106,100
Brunswick, GA$104,960
Kennewick, WA$104,940
New York, NY-NJ$104,670
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$104,120
Bridgeport, CT$103,520

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for compliance officers
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$128,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$122,140
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$110,840
Ann Arbor, MI	$109,320
Idaho Falls, ID	$106,100
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$104,960
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$104,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$104,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$104,120
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$103,520

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Brunswick, GA$104,960 nominal$119,670
San Jose, CA$128,480 nominal$116,350
Idaho Falls, ID$106,100 nominal$112,380
Ann Arbor, MI$109,320 nominal$108,370
El Centro, CA$101,630 nominal$106,780
San Francisco, CA$122,140 nominal$105,650
Kennewick, WA$104,940 nominal$104,860
Minot, ND$90,790 nominal$104,320
Brownsville, TX$88,460 nominal$102,890
Boston, MA-NH$110,840 nominal$102,380

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for compliance officers
Item	Value
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$119,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$116,350
Idaho Falls, ID	$112,380
Ann Arbor, MI	$108,370
El Centro, CA	$106,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$105,650
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$104,860
Minot, ND	$104,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$102,890
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$102,380

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Compliance Officer salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Compliance Officer pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Jose, CA	$128,480	$77,440	$153,630	$116,350
2	San Francisco, CA	$122,140	$73,570	$146,060	$105,650
3	Boston, MA-NH	$110,840	$70,450	$130,730	$102,380
4	Ann Arbor, MI	$109,320	$54,080	$136,530	$108,370
5	Idaho Falls, ID	$106,100	$62,380	$127,630	$112,380
6	Brunswick, GA	$104,960	$77,670	$118,410	$119,670
7	Kennewick, WA	$104,940	$66,210	$124,010	$104,860
8	New York, NY-NJ	$104,670	$65,080	$124,180	$92,990
9	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$104,120	$66,850	$122,470	$95,620
10	Bridgeport, CT	$103,520	$67,720	$121,140	$96,870
11	Bellingham, WA	$102,400	$70,010	$118,350	$99,100
12	San Diego, CA	$101,860	$63,590	$120,700	$91,040
13	Boulder, CO	$101,650	$68,950	$117,770	$96,620
14	El Centro, CA	$101,630	$64,130	$120,100	$106,780
15	Seattle, WA	$100,480	$68,950	$116,020	$90,410
16	Sacramento, CA	$99,510	$63,840	$117,060	$93,290
17	Santa Cruz, CA	$99,260	$58,180	$119,480	$90,320
18	New Haven, CT	$99,170	$65,270	$115,880	$94,850
19	San Luis Obispo, CA	$99,070	$56,680	$119,950	$91,230
20	Los Angeles, CA	$98,740	$61,090	$117,290	$86,950
21	Oxnard, CA	$98,200	$62,130	$115,960	$88,840
22	Lexington Park, MD	$97,470	$63,190	$114,360	$96,730
23	Kingston, NY	$97,090	$56,100	$117,290	$96,410
24	Santa Rosa, CA	$96,570	$64,060	$112,610	$89,600
25	Hartford, CT	$96,100	$64,380	$111,720	$93,530
26	Salinas, CA	$95,830	$61,510	$112,740	$87,880
27	Worcester, MA	$95,560	$62,460	$111,860	$93,210
28	Santa Maria, CA	$95,470	$64,810	$110,550	$87,750
29	Napa, CA	$95,220	$60,940	$112,110	$84,600
30	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$95,140	$62,800	$111,070	$90,760
31	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$95,040	$64,020	$110,300	$100,920
32	Denver, CO	$94,790	$63,710	$110,070	$89,610
33	Casper, WY	$94,140	$59,300	$111,300	$100,330
34	Vallejo, CA	$94,140	$60,490	$110,720	$86,780
35	Fairbanks, AK	$93,660	$64,460	$108,040	$90,750
36	Greeley, CO	$93,600	$59,880	$110,200	$93,440
37	Fayetteville, AR	$93,310	$53,250	$113,050	$102,140
38	Sheboygan, WI	$93,290	$64,170	$107,620	$99,230
39	Yuba City, CA	$93,120	$60,530	$109,180	$89,340
40	Midland, TX	$93,000	$58,740	$109,870	$97,090
41	Fort Collins, CO	$92,870	$62,770	$107,700	$91,830
42	Huntsville, AL	$92,790	$55,180	$111,320	$99,700
43	Durham, NC	$92,480	$56,100	$110,410	$94,780
44	Portland, ME	$92,370	$60,260	$108,200	$90,690
45	Bremerton, WA	$92,330	$63,710	$106,430	$87,430
46	Charlotte, NC-SC	$92,140	$54,620	$110,640	$94,650
47	Stockton, CA	$92,060	$58,760	$108,470	$87,600
48	Providence, RI-MA	$92,040	$61,420	$107,140	$90,440
49	Trenton, NJ	$92,020	$59,700	$107,950	$89,180
50	Palm Bay, FL	$92,000	$51,920	$111,760	$92,000
51	Olympia, WA	$91,560	$67,330	$103,500	$88,320
52	Portland, OR-WA	$91,420	$60,380	$106,680	$86,720
53	Chico, CA	$91,120	$56,260	$108,310	$90,040
54	Bakersfield, CA	$91,080	$56,780	$107,970	$90,280
55	Chicago, IL-IN	$90,940	$57,660	$107,330	$87,780
56	Indianapolis, IN	$90,940	$55,370	$108,470	$95,030
57	Burlington, VT	$90,810	$61,030	$105,480	$89,960
58	Minot, ND	$90,790	$59,840	$106,040	$104,320
59	Manchester, NH	$90,730	$59,800	$105,980	$85,870
60	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$90,710	$57,890	$106,870	$88,450
61	Pittsfield, MA	$90,670	$56,220	$107,620	$95,340
62	Milwaukee, WI	$90,000	$61,940	$103,830	$92,840
63	Reno, NV	$89,750	$59,630	$104,600	$88,850
64	Kiryas Joel, NY	$89,710	$55,160	$106,720	$81,990
65	Charleston, SC	$89,560	$54,350	$106,930	$88,710
66	Redding, CA	$89,360	$59,200	$104,210	$88,750
67	Norwich, CT	$89,250	$67,000	$100,190	$88,850
68	Albany, NY	$89,110	$60,200	$103,330	$89,500
69	Bloomington, IN	$88,770	$54,810	$105,500	$93,360
70	Watertown, NY	$88,610	$61,710	$101,880	$101,050
71	Baltimore, MD	$88,570	$57,620	$103,810	$84,770
72	Brownsville, TX	$88,460	$52,850	$106,000	$102,890
73	Fresno, CA	$88,440	$58,050	$103,420	$86,570
74	Des Moines, IA	$88,380	$60,510	$102,110	$96,380
75	Laredo, TX	$88,230	$51,850	$106,160	$101,470
76	Cape Coral, FL	$87,840	$46,760	$108,080	$85,820
77	Merced, CA	$87,730	$55,790	$103,460	$89,270
78	Janesville, WI	$87,590	$57,410	$102,460	$93,480
79	Barnstable Town, MA	$87,570	$59,010	$101,630	$89,040
80	Riverside, CA	$87,570	$56,100	$103,080	$82,270
81	Wenatchee, WA	$87,300	$60,650	$100,420	$84,060
82	Racine, WI	$87,130	$58,050	$101,440	$90,800
83	Raleigh, NC	$87,110	$53,440	$103,690	$88,750
84	Springfield, MA	$87,110	$57,970	$101,460	$90,680
85	Mount Vernon, WA	$86,960	$61,960	$99,280	$84,890
86	Urban Honolulu, HI	$86,780	$59,430	$100,240	$78,210
87	Kenosha, WI	$86,170	$59,160	$99,490	$85,220
88	Detroit, MI	$86,130	$54,250	$101,840	$85,870
89	Lake Charles, LA	$86,070	$46,300	$105,660	$100,250
90	Yakima, WA	$86,070	$59,800	$99,010	$90,080
91	Carson City, NV	$86,050	$62,670	$97,550	$87,690
92	Waterbury, CT	$86,030	$56,740	$100,460	$86,220
93	Miami, FL	$85,880	$50,500	$103,330	$75,230
94	Buffalo, NY	$85,860	$52,670	$102,230	$89,580
95	Houston, TX	$85,820	$49,590	$103,670	$87,010
96	Syracuse, NY	$85,470	$54,560	$100,670	$89,270
97	Rochester, NY	$85,400	$56,870	$99,470	$88,010
98	Modesto, CA	$85,360	$56,160	$99,740	$81,990
99	Sierra Vista, AZ	$85,320	$55,870	$99,840	$95,600
100	Madison, WI	$85,280	$62,150	$96,660	$87,660
101	York, PA	$85,280	$47,940	$103,670	$88,830
102	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$85,010	$61,760	$96,470	$93,800
103	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$84,990	$53,750	$100,380	$89,120
104	La Crosse, WI-MN	$84,820	$58,880	$97,590	$92,430
105	Salem, OR	$84,800	$62,880	$95,600	$81,810
106	Colorado Springs, CO	$84,760	$54,910	$99,440	$84,160
107	Peoria, IL	$84,700	$52,790	$100,400	$92,840
108	Spokane, WA	$84,550	$57,100	$98,070	$84,260
109	Columbus, OH	$84,510	$55,020	$99,030	$88,520
110	Columbia, SC	$84,490	$49,190	$101,880	$90,210
111	Bangor, ME	$84,450	$52,960	$99,960	$87,510
112	Gulfport, MS	$84,410	$48,610	$102,020	$93,780
113	Amherst Town, MA	$84,240	$54,480	$98,920	$84,040
114	Rapid City, SD	$84,160	$56,910	$97,570	$94,390
115	Binghamton, NY	$84,120	$56,950	$97,510	$90,590
116	Dallas, TX	$84,090	$51,060	$100,360	$81,570
117	Bend, OR	$84,050	$61,550	$95,160	$81,120
118	Lincoln, NE	$83,890	$54,330	$98,450	$91,600
119	Birmingham, AL	$83,720	$46,900	$101,860	$91,350
120	Kansas City, MO-KS	$83,320	$52,120	$98,700	$90,030
121	Anchorage, AK	$83,100	$51,830	$98,490	$78,830
122	Greenville, NC	$82,950	$53,270	$97,570	$93,830
123	Atlanta, GA	$82,870	$48,650	$99,720	$82,820
124	South Bend, IN-MI	$82,800	$50,590	$98,700	$89,170
125	San Angelo, TX	$82,760	$49,170	$99,300	$89,520
126	Rochester, MN	$82,640	$56,160	$95,680	$90,990
127	Sandusky, OH	$82,310	$51,250	$97,610	$92,190
128	Atlantic City, NJ	$82,220	$56,870	$94,720	$83,170
129	Longview, WA	$82,220	$54,390	$95,950	$84,290
130	Mobile, AL	$82,120	$47,470	$99,170	$93,210
131	Mankato, MN	$82,100	$57,780	$94,080	$90,260
132	New Orleans, LA	$81,870	$50,610	$97,260	$88,420
133	St. Louis, MO-IL	$81,870	$52,210	$96,470	$86,100
134	Springfield, IL	$81,560	$51,500	$96,370	$87,940
135	Cleveland, OH	$81,540	$52,270	$95,930	$86,820
136	Jacksonville, FL	$81,540	$47,860	$98,110	$81,960
137	Eugene, OR	$81,490	$56,140	$94,000	$80,230
138	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$81,470	$52,020	$95,970	$83,180
139	Fort Wayne, IN	$81,450	$52,350	$95,780	$87,990
140	Crestview, FL	$81,410	$47,070	$98,320	$83,900
141	Richmond, VA	$81,370	$53,980	$94,870	$83,150
142	Grand Junction, CO	$81,350	$51,460	$96,080	$85,200
143	Phoenix, AZ	$81,350	$51,580	$95,990	$78,740
144	Appleton, WI	$81,330	$57,180	$93,230	$88,000
145	Charlottesville, VA	$81,240	$54,080	$94,640	$81,940
146	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$81,220	$55,060	$94,120	$93,720
147	Greenville, SC	$81,220	$52,460	$95,390	$87,090
148	Parkersburg, WV	$81,220	$46,990	$98,090	$93,290
149	Las Vegas, NV	$80,850	$48,480	$96,780	$80,680
150	Salisbury, MD	$80,720	$51,480	$95,140	$84,420
151	Iowa City, IA	$80,660	$57,200	$92,210	$88,140
152	Lafayette, IN	$80,580	$54,930	$93,230	$86,250
153	Eau Claire, WI	$80,520	$58,970	$91,150	$86,770
154	Ames, IA	$80,500	$57,780	$91,670	$90,620
155	Elkhart, IN	$80,480	$53,270	$93,890	$89,100
156	Houma, LA	$80,410	$46,970	$96,870	$94,490
157	Bozeman, MT	$80,330	$55,410	$92,600	$78,360
158	Fond du Lac, WI	$80,310	$58,360	$91,120	$87,630
159	Tampa, FL	$80,230	$48,860	$95,680	$79,520
160	Asheville, NC	$80,180	$48,530	$95,760	$83,080
161	Morgantown, WV	$80,100	$50,670	$94,620	$85,830
162	Glens Falls, NY	$80,020	$51,580	$94,040	$84,350
163	Monroe, MI	$79,960	$51,170	$94,140	$85,530
164	Wilmington, NC	$79,870	$51,670	$93,770	$82,830
165	Blacksburg, VA	$79,850	$53,640	$92,750	$86,130
166	Cheyenne, WY	$79,810	$54,450	$92,310	$82,710
167	Davenport, IA-IL	$79,790	$56,260	$91,370	$89,570
168	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$79,660	$46,130	$96,180	$87,090
169	Allentown, PA-NJ	$79,600	$53,810	$92,290	$79,630
170	Boise City, ID	$79,600	$45,610	$96,320	$80,900
171	Naples, FL	$79,460	$45,780	$96,050	$77,000
172	Duluth, MN-WI	$79,410	$56,600	$90,670	$89,460
173	Wildwood, FL	$79,350	$51,310	$93,140	$92,890
174	Grants Pass, OR	$79,310	$56,760	$90,400	$81,130
175	Las Cruces, NM	$79,310	$47,490	$94,970	$87,920
176	Harrisburg, PA	$79,270	$55,120	$91,170	$80,350
177	Greensboro, NC	$79,250	$48,590	$94,350	$85,340
178	Green Bay, WI	$79,230	$56,930	$90,190	$85,110
179	Orlando, FL	$79,210	$47,420	$94,850	$78,100
180	Medford, OR	$78,980	$54,410	$91,080	$77,860
181	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$78,940	$49,800	$93,290	$84,810
182	Muskegon, MI	$78,870	$55,270	$90,480	$85,250
183	Savannah, GA	$78,830	$47,570	$94,240	$82,800
184	Kalamazoo, MI	$78,770	$52,750	$91,580	$83,060
185	Lansing, MI	$78,750	$54,000	$90,940	$82,900
186	Akron, OH	$78,730	$50,560	$92,600	$84,320
187	Logan, UT-ID	$78,690	$47,800	$93,890	$82,030
188	Port St. Lucie, FL	$78,670	$45,050	$95,240	$78,490
189	Columbus, IN	$78,540	$64,190	$85,610	$84,450
190	Lewiston, ME	$78,400	$52,270	$91,270	$82,760
191	Williamsport, PA	$78,400	$52,830	$90,980	$84,890
192	Winston, NC	$78,400	$48,690	$93,040	$85,180
193	Wausau, WI	$78,330	$54,810	$89,900	$84,540
194	Billings, MT	$78,270	$57,410	$88,550	$83,690
195	Salt Lake City, UT	$78,270	$47,280	$93,520	$77,600
196	Kankakee, IL	$78,230	$53,980	$90,170	$81,160
197	Visalia, CA	$78,210	$50,360	$91,920	$78,350
198	North Port, FL	$78,080	$48,900	$92,460	$76,240
199	Sebastian, FL	$78,080	$46,760	$93,520	$79,420
200	Slidell, LA	$78,080	$46,280	$93,750	$84,210
201	Ithaca, NY	$78,060	$57,820	$88,030	$75,550
202	Shreveport, LA	$78,020	$45,410	$94,080	$92,040
203	Columbus, GA-AL	$78,000	$45,470	$94,040	$87,350
204	Great Falls, MT	$78,000	$59,920	$86,900	$80,540
205	Albany, OR	$77,920	$56,800	$88,320	$76,320
206	Corvallis, OR	$77,880	$54,810	$89,230	$74,870
207	El Paso, TX	$77,710	$43,450	$94,600	$86,430
208	Pittsburgh, PA	$77,650	$50,500	$91,020	$82,020
209	Pensacola, FL	$77,520	$45,950	$93,080	$79,330
210	St. Cloud, MN	$77,520	$54,290	$88,960	$88,460
211	Wheeling, WV-OH	$77,310	$50,710	$90,420	$87,530
212	Tucson, AZ	$77,290	$49,770	$90,830	$79,770
213	Austin, TX	$77,250	$50,380	$90,500	$78,770
214	Jackson, MI	$77,190	$47,070	$92,020	$84,100
215	Walla Walla, WA	$76,940	$53,560	$88,460	$78,100
216	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$76,900	$47,690	$91,290	$83,420
217	San Antonio, TX	$76,880	$47,820	$91,190	$81,170
218	Fayetteville, NC	$76,790	$43,060	$93,390	$83,490
219	Dayton, OH	$76,750	$48,800	$90,520	$82,800
220	Utica, NY	$76,670	$50,540	$89,520	$82,730
221	Lima, OH	$76,520	$50,770	$89,190	$85,340
222	Owensboro, KY	$76,500	$53,890	$87,650	$86,330
223	Hanford, CA	$76,360	$58,160	$85,320	$75,150
224	Twin Falls, ID	$76,270	$44,030	$92,140	$82,800
225	Jacksonville, NC	$76,190	$45,740	$91,190	$82,740
226	McAllen, TX	$76,110	$45,300	$91,290	$88,610
227	Tulsa, OK	$76,000	$46,570	$90,500	$85,190
228	Vineland, NJ	$76,000	$56,200	$85,740	$79,190
229	Knoxville, TN	$75,980	$46,380	$90,560	$82,080
230	Paducah, KY-IL	$75,960	$49,730	$88,880	$88,240
231	Myrtle Beach, SC	$75,940	$46,200	$90,580	$81,100
232	Panama City, FL	$75,940	$48,170	$89,610	$78,050
233	Eagle Pass, TX	$75,820	$44,800	$91,100	$90,470
234	Montgomery, AL	$75,820	$48,280	$89,380	$84,540
235	Battle Creek, MI	$75,770	$50,150	$88,420	$83,690
236	Champaign, IL	$75,770	$52,560	$87,210	$81,730
237	Midland, MI	$75,710	$50,070	$88,340	$82,360
238	Lawrence, KS	$75,590	$50,270	$88,050	$83,760
239	Omaha, NE-IA	$75,520	$51,210	$87,510	$82,170
240	Albuquerque, NM	$75,480	$46,180	$89,920	$79,000
241	Deltona, FL	$75,460	$44,930	$90,500	$75,940
242	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$75,380	$46,760	$89,480	$87,260
243	Bismarck, ND	$75,300	$58,300	$83,660	$82,730
244	Terre Haute, IN	$75,300	$50,670	$87,420	$85,770
245	Burlington, NC	$75,150	$45,240	$89,880	$80,640
246	Fargo, ND-MN	$75,030	$56,640	$84,090	$82,570
247	Warner Robins, GA	$75,030	$44,180	$90,210	$80,000
248	Grand Rapids, MI	$74,880	$47,860	$88,210	$78,370
249	State College, PA	$74,880	$51,110	$86,590	$77,390
250	Elmira, NY	$74,780	$55,890	$84,070	$79,220
251	Odessa, TX	$74,530	$46,400	$88,360	$79,380
252	Sumter, SC	$74,510	$45,550	$88,770	$84,650
253	Gadsden, AL	$74,420	$45,880	$88,480	$86,890
254	Flagstaff, AZ	$74,380	$48,530	$87,110	$74,140
255	Topeka, KS	$74,380	$46,720	$88,000	$83,740
256	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$74,300	$55,040	$83,760	$85,940
257	Harrisonburg, VA	$74,280	$49,480	$86,490	$78,280
258	Homosassa Springs, FL	$74,210	$42,910	$89,630	$79,400
259	Lafayette, LA	$74,190	$40,350	$90,850	$85,070
260	Flint, MI	$74,130	$46,280	$87,840	$79,680
261	Toledo, OH	$74,130	$46,180	$87,880	$81,060
262	Erie, PA	$74,090	$47,360	$87,280	$81,460
263	Yuma, AZ	$74,070	$46,050	$87,860	$79,900
264	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$74,050	$44,870	$88,420	$83,750
265	Hammond, LA	$74,030	$46,970	$87,360	$87,650
266	Bloomington, IL	$73,990	$49,460	$86,070	$79,100
267	Lexington, KY	$73,800	$49,900	$85,570	$79,450
268	Tuscaloosa, AL	$73,670	$47,320	$86,630	$83,980
269	Decatur, AL	$73,650	$46,820	$86,860	$84,450
270	Spartanburg, SC	$73,650	$45,590	$87,480	$80,890
271	Columbia, MO	$73,590	$48,630	$85,880	$82,280
272	St. George, UT	$73,530	$41,520	$89,270	$75,550
273	Rocky Mount, NC	$73,420	$44,370	$87,730	$83,420
274	Lebanon, PA	$73,340	$51,880	$83,910	$78,680
275	Wichita Falls, TX	$73,240	$48,900	$85,220	$81,820
276	Beaumont, TX	$73,170	$46,860	$86,130	$81,260
277	Alexandria, LA	$73,130	$37,810	$90,520	$85,350
278	Nashville, TN	$73,110	$48,690	$85,130	$75,890
279	Rockford, IL	$73,050	$50,070	$84,390	$79,270
280	Pueblo, CO	$72,990	$50,190	$84,200	$79,540
281	Oshkosh, WI	$72,970	$55,410	$81,600	$78,520
282	Reading, PA	$72,970	$51,850	$83,350	$75,180
283	Lewiston, ID-WA	$72,920	$48,510	$84,950	$79,990
284	Staunton, VA	$72,920	$49,400	$84,510	$80,020
285	Florence, SC	$72,880	$46,990	$85,630	$83,990
286	Florence, AL	$72,840	$45,490	$86,320	$85,880
287	Victoria, TX	$72,800	$47,960	$85,050	$81,030
288	Lynchburg, VA	$72,720	$46,510	$85,630	$81,380
289	Lancaster, PA	$72,680	$49,000	$84,340	$73,970
290	Daphne, AL	$72,650	$47,300	$85,160	$76,720
291	Kahului, HI	$72,650	$56,280	$80,720	$66,410
292	Roanoke, VA	$72,650	$47,280	$85,130	$77,600
293	Cedar Rapids, IA	$72,530	$49,500	$83,870	$81,530
294	Jackson, MS	$72,490	$46,090	$85,510	$81,410
295	Wichita, KS	$72,490	$43,950	$86,530	$81,500
296	Abilene, TX	$72,380	$49,110	$83,870	$80,100
297	Corpus Christi, TX	$72,240	$45,010	$85,650	$77,950
298	Auburn, AL	$72,160	$46,720	$84,700	$82,060
299	Decatur, IL	$72,110	$47,440	$84,260	$81,550
300	Waterloo, IA	$72,030	$54,970	$80,430	$82,740
301	Farmington, NM	$71,970	$44,100	$85,720	$82,060
302	Helena, MT	$71,930	$59,860	$77,880	$75,180
303	Lakeland, FL	$71,840	$44,910	$85,090	$73,950
304	Elizabethtown, KY	$71,680	$44,080	$85,260	$79,140
305	Altoona, PA	$71,660	$49,670	$82,470	$80,060
306	Augusta, GA-SC	$71,640	$44,260	$85,110	$77,950
307	Dubuque, IA	$71,640	$51,560	$81,520	$82,040
308	Scranton, PA	$71,530	$46,780	$83,720	$76,460
309	Kingsport, TN-VA	$71,200	$45,880	$83,660	$82,360
310	Sherman, TX	$71,120	$43,200	$84,840	$75,840
311	Evansville, IN	$70,950	$43,660	$84,410	$77,520
312	College Station, TX	$70,870	$47,420	$82,410	$77,920
313	Dover, DE	$70,760	$48,440	$81,740	$72,570
314	Enid, OK	$70,740	$46,200	$82,830	$83,950
315	Oklahoma City, OK	$70,740	$47,550	$82,180	$78,250
316	Winchester, VA-WV	$70,740	$47,940	$81,970	$73,340
317	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$70,700	$47,240	$82,260	$71,930
318	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$70,660	$46,490	$82,560	$75,090
319	Canton, OH	$70,140	$44,970	$82,530	$78,450
320	Gainesville, GA	$70,080	$50,210	$79,850	$72,420
321	Saginaw, MI	$69,950	$45,990	$81,740	$76,960
322	Bay City, MI	$69,890	$49,500	$79,910	$76,030
323	Manhattan, KS	$69,850	$44,570	$82,280	$77,470
324	Missoula, MT	$69,850	$50,130	$79,560	$72,420
325	Hickory, NC	$69,760	$43,410	$82,740	$78,840
326	Grand Island, NE	$69,740	$49,070	$79,910	$80,480
327	Pocatello, ID	$69,720	$50,690	$79,100	$78,420
328	Hilton Head Island, SC	$69,700	$40,160	$84,240	$71,110
329	Clarksville, TN-KY	$69,640	$44,180	$82,200	$76,570
330	Amarillo, TX	$69,470	$47,050	$80,540	$75,660
331	Niles, MI	$69,470	$45,030	$81,520	$75,210
332	Traverse City, MI	$69,350	$37,230	$85,160	$74,270
333	Sebring, FL	$69,220	$38,880	$84,180	$74,860
334	Ogden, UT	$69,120	$40,250	$83,350	$68,880
335	Santa Fe, NM	$69,080	$50,070	$78,440	$69,940
336	Lawton, OK	$69,060	$42,990	$81,910	$80,360
337	Johnson City, TN	$68,810	$41,750	$82,140	$78,260
338	Longview, TX	$68,600	$42,700	$81,350	$76,660
339	Mansfield, OH	$68,580	$45,800	$79,810	$77,170
340	Athens, GA	$68,490	$44,930	$80,100	$73,370
341	Pinehurst, NC	$68,470	$40,440	$82,280	$77,510
342	Johnstown, PA	$68,370	$46,340	$79,210	$79,570
343	Muncie, IN	$68,240	$46,050	$79,190	$77,420
344	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$68,100	$42,910	$80,500	$79,290
345	Gainesville, FL	$67,700	$40,620	$81,060	$69,990
346	Goldsboro, NC	$67,450	$42,310	$79,830	$76,250
347	Provo, UT	$67,430	$42,830	$79,540	$68,640
348	Weirton, WV-OH	$67,430	$40,480	$80,700	$75,740
349	Lubbock, TX	$67,250	$42,350	$79,500	$73,640
350	Little Rock, AR	$67,230	$44,620	$78,370	$75,230
351	Cleveland, TN	$67,100	$38,170	$81,370	$76,180
352	Baton Rouge, LA	$67,020	$39,890	$80,390	$73,830
353	Prescott Valley, AZ	$66,810	$42,310	$78,890	$68,000
354	Springfield, MO	$66,790	$44,550	$77,730	$75,400
355	Killeen, TX	$66,620	$40,310	$79,580	$73,100
356	Hattiesburg, MS	$66,480	$38,670	$80,180	$75,860
357	Bowling Green, KY	$66,230	$42,540	$77,900	$73,440
358	Mayaguez, PR	$66,020	$33,470	$82,040	N/A
359	Youngstown, OH	$65,580	$43,510	$76,460	$75,040
360	Gettysburg, PA	$65,370	$39,850	$77,960	$68,540
361	Tyler, TX	$65,020	$43,350	$75,690	$70,550
362	Monroe, LA	$65,000	$39,850	$77,400	$77,750
363	Dalton, GA	$64,940	$38,980	$77,730	$72,280
364	Joplin, MO-KS	$64,750	$42,240	$75,840	$75,540
365	Dothan, AL	$64,630	$36,360	$78,560	$77,090
366	Morristown, TN	$64,130	$40,540	$75,750	$74,260
367	Springfield, OH	$63,770	$46,470	$72,280	$70,480
368	Chambersburg, PA	$63,670	$48,440	$71,160	$67,270
369	Punta Gorda, FL	$63,560	$43,220	$73,590	$63,230
370	Albany, GA	$63,210	$40,100	$74,590	$72,100
371	Waco, TX	$63,130	$41,160	$73,960	$68,210
372	Jonesboro, AR	$63,040	$42,120	$73,360	$73,410
373	Anniston, AL	$62,880	$42,700	$72,800	$73,160
374	Charleston, WV	$62,840	$43,060	$72,570	$70,830
375	Valdosta, GA	$62,750	$39,400	$74,260	$71,090
376	Jackson, TN	$62,210	$40,790	$72,780	$72,740
377	Ocala, FL	$62,170	$38,940	$73,610	$65,280
378	Hinesville, GA	$61,940	$39,770	$72,860	$65,940
379	Texarkana, TX-AR	$61,780	$38,210	$73,380	$73,540
380	Beckley, WV	$60,880	$46,220	$68,100	$68,890
381	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$59,160	$40,230	$68,450	$68,730
382	Hot Springs, AR	$59,130	$32,490	$72,240	$68,970
383	Macon, GA	$59,010	$38,150	$69,280	$66,660
384	Ponce, PR	$57,600	$33,700	$69,370	N/A
385	Arecibo, PR	$57,490	$33,650	$69,220	N/A
386	San Juan, PR	$57,370	$33,360	$69,180	N/A
387	Tallahassee, FL	$57,240	$41,390	$65,060	$60,950
388	Rome, GA	$54,600	$38,310	$62,610	$60,560
389	Guayama, PR	$54,560	$29,140	$67,060	N/A
390	Jefferson City, MO	$53,480	$44,680	$57,800	$60,790
391	Aguadilla, PR	$50,090	$27,040	$61,440	N/A

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About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Compliance Officer salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays compliance officers the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $128,480 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($122,140), Boston, MA-NH ($110,840), Ann Arbor, MI ($109,320). The national mean is $88,400 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do compliance officers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Brunswick, GA ($119,670 at national prices, $104,960 nominal), San Jose, CA ($116,350 at national prices, $128,480 nominal), Idaho Falls, ID ($112,380 at national prices, $106,100 nominal).

How much do compliance officers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $104,670; Los Angeles, CA: $98,740; Chicago, IL-IN: $90,940; Dallas, TX: $84,090; Houston, TX: $85,820 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do compliance officers earn the least?

Of the 391 metro areas with their own estimate, Aguadilla, PR has the lowest mean wage, $50,090.