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Compliance Officers Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Compliance Officers in WA have a median annual salary of $88,790, with 11,130 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $60,650 at the 10th percentile to $142,350 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$88,790

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$42.69

Employment

11,130

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$60,650
10th
$74,770
25th
$88,790
Median
$116,210
75th
$142,350
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$88,790

Median annual · 2025

United States

$80,730

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 10.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,060).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.5
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  9. 9.PersuasionImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 3.3
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Commercial driver's license information system CDLIS
  • Computer-assisted testing software
  • Database software
  • Digital imaging system software
  • Document scanning software
  • Driving simulators
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • National Driver Register NDR
  • Safety Status Measurement System SafeStat

Common tasks

  • Warn violators of infractions or penalties.
  • Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.
  • Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations.
  • Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions.
  • Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies.
  • Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.
  • Issue licenses to individuals meeting standards.
  • Collect fees for licenses.
  • Administer oral, written, road, or flight tests to license applicants.
  • Visit establishments to verify that valid licenses or permits are displayed and that licensing standards are being upheld.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Compliance Officers salary in other locations

Other occupations in WA