Compliance Officers — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$78,420

Highest

$103,010

District of Columbia

Lowest

$61,730

Oklahoma

Total Employment

397,760

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	District of Columbia	$103,010	4,200	+31.4%
2	New Jersey	$93,520	12,000	+19.3%
3	Massachusetts	$92,890	11,460	+18.5%
4	California	$92,350	47,420	+17.8%
5	Alaska	$88,730	770	+13.1%
6	Vermont	$88,550	1,920	+12.9%
7	Delaware	$88,450	2,370	+12.8%
8	Maryland	$87,580	8,860	+11.7%
9	Connecticut	$87,210	3,290	+11.2%
10	Maine	$86,940	1,890	+10.9%
11	New York	$86,880	23,690	+10.8%
12	Washington	$86,200	10,820	+9.9%
13	Minnesota	$85,220	6,460	+8.7%
14	Oregon	$84,210	4,960	+7.4%
15	Rhode Island	$83,200	970	+6.1%
16	New Hampshire	$82,530	1,770	+5.2%
17	Virginia	$80,990	15,120	+3.3%
18	Hawaii	$80,930	1,290	+3.2%
19	Colorado	$80,590	7,470	+2.8%
20	Wyoming	$80,150	600	+2.2%
21	Illinois	$79,350	10,190	+1.2%
22	Nevada	$78,940	3,810	+0.7%
23	North Dakota	$78,450	890	+0.0%
24	South Carolina	$76,200	4,650	-2.8%
25	Wisconsin	$75,780	5,200	-3.4%
26	Michigan	$75,300	9,660	-4.0%
27	Ohio	$75,030	11,320	-4.3%
28	North Carolina	$74,810	9,080	-4.6%
29	Pennsylvania	$73,840	15,320	-5.8%
30	Iowa	$73,530	3,410	-6.2%
31	Arizona	$73,070	11,590	-6.8%
32	Texas	$72,050	39,870	-8.1%
33	Indiana	$71,980	5,100	-8.2%
34	South Dakota	$71,700	1,180	-8.6%
35	Florida	$70,460	31,610	-10.2%
36	Alabama	$70,190	3,400	-10.5%
37	New Mexico	$67,640	2,620	-13.7%
38	Kentucky	$67,490	4,100	-13.9%
39	Kansas	$66,980	3,700	-14.6%
40	Nebraska	$65,960	3,610	-15.9%
41	Idaho	$65,350	1,780	-16.7%
42	Mississippi	$65,150	1,840	-16.9%
43	Missouri	$64,960	7,000	-17.2%
44	Utah	$64,730	3,830	-17.5%
45	West Virginia	$64,040	1,530	-18.3%
46	Georgia	$63,990	13,730	-18.4%
47	Tennessee	$63,760	8,140	-18.7%
48	Louisiana	$63,730	4,100	-18.7%
49	Arkansas	$63,560	2,850	-18.9%
50	Montana	$63,330	1,340	-19.2%
51	Oklahoma	$61,730	3,980	-21.3%