The annual salary statistics of compliance officers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of compliance officers in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compliance officers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compliance officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,840 | -1.43% | 15.78% |
| 2021 | $80,980 | 4.94% | - |
| 2020 | $76,980 | -0.36% | - |
| 2019 | $77,260 | 2.38% | - |
| 2018 | $75,420 | 3.14% | - |
| 2017 | $73,050 | 2.01% | - |
| 2016 | $71,580 | -3.30% | - |
| 2015 | $73,940 | -1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $75,370 | 3.66% | - |
| 2013 | $72,610 | 7.40% | - |
| 2012 | $67,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,840, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for compliance officers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Wilmington (median annual salary of $84,380). Compared with Wilmington, the median annual salary of compliance officers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.