The highest-paying states for compliance officers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of compliance officers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,790, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for compliance officers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $90,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of compliance officers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $95,790 |
$57,730 | 4,540 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $90,510 |
$55,450 | 10,160 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $81,930 |
$52,680 | 8,060 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $81,400 |
$46,880 | 1,300 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $81,390 |
$50,550 | 3,590 |
| 6 | Alaska | $81,140 |
$51,020 | 740 |
| 7 | New York | $80,370 |
$49,230 | 21,130 |
| 8 | Vermont | $80,330 |
$49,800 | 2,090 |
| 9 | California | $80,220 |
$49,490 | 46,150 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $79,950 |
$51,240 | 910 |
| 11 | Illinois | $79,470 |
$47,110 | 8,740 |
| 12 | Maryland | $78,860 |
$46,930 | 8,140 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $78,590 |
$48,330 | 810 |
| 14 | Washington | $78,540 |
$50,250 | 9,520 |
| 15 | Oregon | $78,500 |
$49,930 | 3,870 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $77,880 |
$48,240 | 6,250 |
| 17 | Colorado | $77,650 |
$45,760 | 7,820 |
| 18 | Virginia | $75,210 |
$46,040 | 11,210 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $72,600 |
$44,870 | 5,290 |
| 20 | Maine | $72,240 |
$46,160 | 1,360 |
| 21 | Delaware | $71,280 |
$41,590 | 1,570 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $70,080 |
$43,320 | 12,670 |
| 23 | Nevada | $69,470 |
$45,280 | 3,050 |
| 24 | Hawaii | $68,600 |
$47,640 | 1,320 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $67,320 |
$43,180 | 470 |
| 26 | Texas | $67,290 |
$38,800 | 33,470 |
| 27 | Alabama | $66,490 |
$37,870 | 2,720 |
| 28 | Virgin Islands | $66,210 |
$39,820 | 180 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $65,970 |
$38,500 | 7,550 |
| 30 | Michigan | $65,890 |
$41,800 | 8,590 |
| 31 | Ohio | $65,850 |
$40,580 | 9,130 |
| 32 | Idaho | $65,160 |
$35,460 | 1,790 |
| 33 | Iowa | $64,020 |
$44,840 | 2,900 |
| 34 | Florida | $64,000 |
$36,140 | 31,590 |
| 35 | Indiana | $63,930 |
$37,580 | 4,870 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $63,640 |
$35,280 | 4,300 |
| 37 | Montana | $63,620 |
$42,270 | 1,140 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $63,450 |
$37,460 | 3,720 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $63,230 |
$42,570 | 3,260 |
| 40 | Guam | $62,980 |
$35,260 | 240 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $62,870 |
$39,340 | 2,920 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $62,810 |
$36,960 | 4,650 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $62,400 |
$38,830 | 1,590 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $61,980 |
$37,420 | 1,860 |
| 45 | Arizona | $61,350 |
$39,240 | 11,140 |
| 46 | Missouri | $60,940 |
$33,320 | 5,510 |
| 47 | Georgia | $60,690 |
$34,950 | 13,080 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $59,860 |
$44,560 | 1,000 |
| 49 | Utah | $58,990 |
$35,980 | 3,210 |
| 50 | Kansas | $58,740 |
$34,610 | 3,260 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $56,880 |
$35,880 | 8,270 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $55,760 |
$30,430 | 2,080 |
| 53 | Oklahoma | $55,130 |
$38,050 | 5,300 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $45,520 |
$26,040 | 4,380 |