Compliance Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Compliance Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $141,900 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 622,190. Wage data is published for 435 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
O*NET code
11-9199.02
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$141,900
Hourly median
$68.22
Employment
622,190
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.75 | 4.62 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Persuasion | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.50 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
- Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
- File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
- Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
- Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.
- Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
- Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.
- Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
Technology
- 80-20 Software Leaders4
- Actimize Brokerage Compliance Solutions
- Adobe Acrobat
- Agiliance Compliance Manager
- Aline GRC
- Apple Safari
- ARC Logics Sword
- Archer Compliance Management
- AssurX CATSWeb
- AssurX Financial Services Compliance Management System
- Audit2 AdaptiveGRC
- Axentis Compliance Management
- BPS Compliance
- BWise Compliance Management
Compliance Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Compliance Managers Salary in CAMedian $174,560 · Employment 99,580
- Compliance Managers Salary in TXMedian $134,390 · Employment 61,410
- Compliance Managers Salary in Washington, DCMedian $170,980 · Employment 42,010
- Compliance Managers Salary in FLMedian $108,890 · Employment 37,820
- Compliance Managers Salary in GAMedian $125,000 · Employment 34,680
- Compliance Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $169,800 · Employment 34,400
- Compliance Managers Salary in ILMedian $140,240 · Employment 31,680
- Compliance Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $168,160 · Employment 31,210
- Compliance Managers Salary in NJMedian $161,510 · Employment 30,270
- Compliance Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $145,370 · Employment 26,170
- Compliance Managers Salary in Atlanta, GAMedian $130,340 · Employment 24,490
- Compliance Managers Salary in NCMedian $141,160 · Employment 21,830
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.