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Compliance Officer Career Market Report 2026

819 active jobs. 426 companies. Median salary $111K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

819
Active Job Openings
426
Companies Hiring
$111K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Compliance Officer 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: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $111K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $160K.

Remote roles pay 9% 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.

Regulatory Compliance is the most-demanded skill at 25%

AI/LLM demand rose +6.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Capitex leads hiring with 14 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Manager (+$15K, +15%)

Salary increase: +$15K · Sample: Senior → Manager

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 20% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager70$97K$115K$159K
Senior22$81K$100K$255K
Mid-Level12$71K$87K$116K
Junior3$70K$110K$120K

What jumps out

Senior → Manager: +$15K (15%) — 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 States88$124KUSD
Remote4$112KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.4%
Remote7.7%
Hybrid3.3%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Regulatory Compliance
25%
AI/LLM
20%
Project Management
13%
Due Diligence
11%
Data Analysis
8%
Program Management
5%
Filing
5%
GDPR
4%

Skills on the Rise

AI/LLM ↑+6.5ppProgram Management ↑+5.2ppFiling ↑+5.0ppRegulatory Compliance ↑+4.4ppGDPR ↑+3.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-39.4ppRisk Management ↓-31.1ppAML / KYC ↓-16.1ppAuditing ↓-15.1ppAttention to Detail ↓-10.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Capitex141.7%
The Symicor Group111.3%
Amazon91.1%
Keybank91.1%
Jj91.1%
Td81.0%
Airwallex81.0%
Invesco70.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States249
United Kingdom43
Remote27
India24
Germany23
United Arab Emirates21
Canada13
China12

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree57.5%332
Bachelor's Degree13.0%75
Master's Degree12.7%73
MBA1.4%8
PhD / Doctorate0.3%2

Certifications

CISA (3%)CPA (2%)MBA (2%)CISSP (1%)CMA (1%)

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