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Compliance Officers in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Compliance Officer?

9.4% Jobs Projection
$80,810 Median Salary
3,200 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Compliance Officers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Compliance Officers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Compliance Officers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Compliance Officers Work in California?

In California, there were 38,090 people working as Compliance Officers in the year 2018.

There were 35,790 Compliance Officers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,300 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,410 Compliance Officers working in it, which means California has more Compliance Officers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Compliance Officers in this state are growing at a rate of 9.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 3,200 annual Compliance Officers job openings in California, and 38,400 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 25,900 annual jobs and 312,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Compliance Officers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Compliance Officers ranged from $47,500 to $119,270 with $80,810 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.84 to $57.34. The median hourly rate was $38.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $38.86 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.01.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Compliance Officers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Compliance Officers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 14,260 $81,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,610 $88,590
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 4,680 $80,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,520 $73,610
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 2,380 $72,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,100 $90,930
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 690 $87,890
Fresno, CA 610 $70,610
El Centro, CA 600 $83,170
Santa Rosa, CA 450 $73,370
Bakersfield, CA 400 $73,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA 300 $69,010
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 260 $64,500
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 250 $77,220
Salinas, CA 160 $87,300
Chico, CA 140 $67,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 140 $71,990
Visalia-Porterville, CA 130 $55,630
Modesto, CA 130 $63,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 90 $60,760
Redding, CA 90 $67,550
Napa, CA 90 $78,930
Merced, CA 80 $61,360
Madera, CA 70 $50,980
Yuba City, CA 60 $70,680
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 30 $68,700

Top States for Compliance Officers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Compliance Officers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 38,090 $80,810
Texas 26,620 $74,150
New York 21,370 $72,620
Florida 19,740 $57,580
Pennsylvania 12,480 $66,820
New Jersey 12,340 $79,320
Washington 9,930 $77,510
Georgia 9,350 $58,010
Illinois 8,970 $72,610
Virginia 8,470 $72,650
Ohio 8,030 $61,990
Arizona 7,910 $59,510
Maryland 7,540 $74,150
North Carolina 7,030 $62,470
Massachusetts 7,010 $77,990
Colorado 6,430 $68,910
Michigan 5,510 $69,800
Tennessee 5,370 $54,620
Missouri 5,200 $58,480
Minnesota 4,860 $73,190

Below are the states where Compliance Officers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $91,550
Alaska $80,830
California $80,810
Connecticut $80,080
New Jersey $79,320
Massachusetts $77,990
Washington $77,510
Maryland $74,150
Texas $74,150
Minnesota $73,190

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