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AML/KYC Analyst Career Market Report 2026

639 active jobs. 189 companies. Median salary $72K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

639
Active Job Openings
189
Companies Hiring
$72K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The AML/KYC Analyst market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $72K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $57K to $165K.

Remote roles pay 34% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Due Diligence is the most-demanded skill at 36%

AI/LLM demand rose +6.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Citi leads hiring with 27 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$24K, +35%)

Salary increase: +$24K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 22% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior18$23K$94K$150K
Manager9$72K$114K$168K
Junior7$44K$52K$62K
Mid-Level4$31K$70K$92K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$24K (35%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States20$94KUSD
Remote3$62KUSD
Canada3$94KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.9%
Remote7.7%
Hybrid2.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Due Diligence
36%
AI/LLM
22%
Regulatory Compliance
14%
Data Analysis
12%
SQL
9%
Filing
6%
Project Management
6%
Program Management
5%
React
4%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+6.6ppFiling ↑+6.2ppProject Management ↑+5.5ppDue Diligence ↑+5.3ppProgram Management ↑+4.8pp

Declining in Demand

AML / KYC ↓-99.8ppJournalism ↓-35.4ppRisk Management ↓-26.1ppExcel ↓-21.5ppAttention to Detail ↓-17.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Citi274.2%
Mufgub172.7%
Ntrs162.5%
Amlrightsource121.9%
Capco111.7%
Capitex111.7%
DBS Bank101.6%
Td101.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States98
Remote31
India28
United Kingdom20
Singapore19
Canada18
Poland17
Mexico17

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree61.9%281
Bachelor's Degree14.3%65
Master's Degree7.9%36
PhD / Doctorate0.9%4

Certifications

PMP (1%)

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