Compliance Officer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 131 active jobs for “Compliance Officer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $170,000 per year (n = 55). Most requested skills: regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, transaction monitoring.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $170,000 per year | $114,000 per year – $232,000 per year | 55 |
| Europe | not enough data | 5 | |
| Asia | not enough data | 1 | |
| Other countries | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- regulatory compliance — 23%
- stakeholder management — 21%
- transaction monitoring — 15%
- risk assessment — 14%
- AML/CFT — 12%
- Compliance — 12%
- cross-functional collaboration — 12%
- KYC — 11%
- SQL — 10%
- FedRAMP — 9%
- fintech — 9%
- AML — 9%
- regulatory requirements — 8%
- compliance program — 7%
- GDPR — 7%
- ISO 27001 — 7%
- risk management — 7%
- Python — 6%
- risk assessments — 6%
- SOC 2 — 6%
Levels
- Junior — 9
- Middle — 42
- Senior — 50
- Lead — 18
- Head — 3
- Director — 8
FAQ
How much do “Compliance Officer” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $170,000 per year, half of jobs between $114,000 per year and $232,000 per year (n = 55). Pay is stated in 47% of jobs.
Which skills do “Compliance Officer” jobs require?
regulatory compliance — 23%, stakeholder management — 21%, transaction monitoring — 15%, risk assessment — 14%, AML/CFT — 12%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 117).
How many “Compliance Officer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 42%, hybrid — 10%, office — 48% (of 131 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Compliance Officer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 9 jobs (7%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 86% of jobs; most often: C1 — 78%, C2 — 5%, B2 — 3%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 95%, Telegram 4%, HeadHunter 1%, LinkedIn 1%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.