Compliance managers earned median annual salaries of $75,670 in May 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The lowest 10 percent earned $43,790 or less, and the highest 10 percent earned $123,710 or more. Fifty percent of compliance managers earned between $56,180 and $100,340.
Compliance managers who worked for pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing companies earned mean annual salaries of $90,100, according to the DOL. Those who worked for the state government agencies earned $64,230, while those who were employed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing companies received $118,070.
Compliance managers who work as full-time employees receive benefits such as bonuses, profit sharing, paid vacation and sick days, and health insurance coverage. Those who are self-employed must cover payroll, health insurance, tax payments, and other business-related expenses.
- Accountants
- Arbitrators
- Assessors and Appraisers
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Auditors
- Automatic Teller Machine Servicers
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Bank Branch Managers
- Bank Examiners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- Commodities Brokers
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Decision Scientists
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Entrepreneurs
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Financial Planners
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Financial Services Brokers
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Franchise Owners
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Health Care Managers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Health Data Analysts
- Human Resources Managers
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Investment Bankers
- Investment Banking Analysts
- Investment Banking Associates
- Investment Banking Sales Brokers
- Investment Banking Traders
- Investment Fund Managers
- Investment Professionals
- Investment Underwriters
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Loan Processors
- Loan Underwriters
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Mergers and Acquisitions Attorneys
- Mobile Software Developers
- Mortgage Bankers
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Private Bankers
- Product Designers
- Professional Organizers
- Project Managers
- Proposal Managers
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Retirement Planners
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Software Application Developers
- Space Tourism Managers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Typists and Word Processors
- User Experience Designers
- Workplace Diversity Experts
