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Compliance Analyst Career Market Report 2026

409 active jobs. 233 companies. Median salary $90K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

409
Active Job Openings
233
Companies Hiring
$90K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Compliance 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: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $90K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $70K to $140K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 22%

Project Management demand rose +8.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Collabera leads hiring with 14 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$20K, +22%)

Salary increase: +$20K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

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

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

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level19$86K$90K$156K
Senior15$83K$110K$138K
Junior14$66K$76K$115K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$20K (22%) — 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 States34$100KUSD
Remote8$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.7%
Remote11.2%
Hybrid5.1%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
22%
Regulatory Compliance
15%
Due Diligence
14%
Filing
10%
Project Management
8%
Data Analysis
8%
GDPR
8%
CISSP
6%
Paralegal
6%
HIPAA
5%

Skills on the Rise

Project Management ↑+8.1ppGDPR ↑+7.8ppCISSP ↑+6.4ppParalegal ↑+5.8ppHIPAA ↑+5.1pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-40.7ppExcel ↓-34.0ppRisk Management ↓-27.8ppAttention to Detail ↓-27.8ppAuditing ↓-19.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Collabera143.4%
Transamerica102.4%
Dma82.0%
Talent Trader Group61.5%
Ibkr51.2%
Intuitive41.0%
Alphasense41.0%
Prosidianconsulting41.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States153
Remote29
India27
United Kingdom15
Philippines11
Mexico10
Singapore8
Germany5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree58.6%173
Bachelor's Degree21.4%63
Master's Degree11.5%34
PhD / Doctorate0.3%1

Certifications

CISA (8%)CISSP (6%)CPA (5%)CISM (4%)

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