Business & Finance
Compliance Officers
Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.
Median salary (BLS)
$80,730
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$48k – $134k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 7 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Compliance Officers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Compliance Officers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Compliance Officers
Entry / Junior
$48,220
~2 yrs to advance
Compliance Officers
Established
$80,730
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Compliance Officers
Senior
$107,225
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Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.