# Compliance Officers

SOC 13-1041. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $80,730 (middle half $61,280–$109,010; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $69,037; 73% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 3.8%; ~32.7k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Business Management And Administration: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Criminal Justice And Fire Protection: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/criminal-justice, https://educationguide.com/degrees/security-homeland-security)
- Biology: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Political Science And Government: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Psychology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Finance: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)
- Accounting: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/accounting)
- Environmental Science: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/environmental-science-conservation)
- General Business: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Economics: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $76,430
- AL: $72,990
- AR: $64,680
- AZ: $74,920
- CA: $96,980
- CO: $82,450
- CT: $91,810
- DC: $111,030
- DE: $91,050
- FL: $74,920
- GA: $70,200
- GU: $71,930
- HI: $82,590
- IA: $75,620
- ID: $75,450
- IL: $80,550
- IN: $78,770
- KS: $69,740
- KY: $69,240
- LA: $70,290
- MA: $102,060
- MD: $84,720
- ME: $83,740
- MI: $77,390
- MN: $85,920
- MO: $67,270
- MS: $67,450
- MT: $66,660
- NC: $78,500
- ND: $79,440
- NE: $73,920
- NH: $82,800
- NJ: $100,000
- NM: $67,990
- NV: $78,290
- NY: $90,080
- OH: $75,030
- OK: $63,000
- OR: $82,990
- PA: $85,580
- PR: $48,950
- RI: $87,620
- SC: $75,460
- SD: $72,630
- TN: $63,960
- TX: $75,370
- UT: $67,370
- VA: $80,380
- VI: $67,990
- VT: $90,420
- WA: $88,790
- WI: $78,800
- WV: $64,270
- WY: $79,890

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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