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Compliance Officer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of compliance officers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of compliance officers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Compliance Officers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,380
25th Percentile Wage
$62,320
50th Percentile Wage
$86,860
75th Percentile Wage
$107,240
90th Percentile Wage
$127,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compliance officers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,380.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compliance officers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$86,860
6.71% 13.84%
2021
$81,030
-1.69% -
2020
$82,400
1.87% -
2019
$80,860
0.09% -
2018
$80,790
-1.86% -
2017
$82,290
2.73% -
2016
$80,040
2.92% -
2015
$77,700
-0.53% -
2014
$78,110
4.16% -
2013
$74,860
0.03% -
2012
$74,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Compliance Officer Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,860 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for compliance officers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of compliance officers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$100,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$92,830
El Centro
$91,250
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$89,340
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$88,980
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$86,860
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$82,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$82,060
Bakersfield-Delano
$81,220
Madera-Chowchilla
$80,970
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$79,750
Salinas
$79,300
Vallejo-Fairfield
$78,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$78,750
Chico
$77,720
Napa
$77,500
Stockton
$77,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$77,020
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$76,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$75,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$74,500
Redding
$74,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$72,820
Fresno
$71,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$70,810
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$70,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$69,610
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,310
Merced
$66,990
Hanford-Corcoran
$65,670
Modesto
$64,870
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,210
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,120
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$63,910
Yuba City
$63,240
Visalia-Porterville
$62,430
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,780
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,620
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,590

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.