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Compliance Officer Salary in Richmond, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of compliance officers in Richmond, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of compliance officers in Richmond 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 Richmond, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,450
25th Percentile Wage
$51,240
50th Percentile Wage
$65,960
75th Percentile Wage
$87,880
90th Percentile Wage
$111,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compliance officers in Richmond, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,450.

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
$65,960
3.46% 14.14%
2021
$63,680
-5.42% -
2020
$67,130
2.25% -
2019
$65,620
-0.56% -
2018
$65,990
4.24% -
2017
$63,190
-1.58% -
2016
$64,190
3.47% -
2015
$61,960
-0.15% -
2014
$62,050
1.50% -
2013
$61,120
7.35% -
2012
$56,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Compliance Officer Salary in Richmond with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,960 in Richmond is in the middle of salary range for compliance officers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of compliance officers in Richmond is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlottesville
$82,840
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$69,700
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$69,310
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$67,700
Harrisonburg
$67,500
Richmond
$65,960
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$63,560
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$62,880
Roanoke
$61,430
Lynchburg
$60,280
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$57,860
Staunton-Waynesboro
$55,640
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$54,500
Danville
$43,100

See also: Top paying jobs in Richmond, Virginia.