State wages ยท Cost of living
Compliance Officers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $103,010. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $93,730. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($78,420).
National median
$78,420
Highest state median
$103,010
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$93,730
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $65,470Higher: $93,730Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $103,010 | +31.4% | 109.901 | $93,730 | 1 |
| Vermont | $88,550 | +12.9% | 97.958 | $90,400 | 2 |
| Maine | $86,940 | +10.9% | 97.05 | $89,580 | 3 |
| Delaware | $88,450 | +12.8% | 99.808 | $88,620 | 4 |
| North Dakota | $78,450 | 0.0% | 88.959 | $88,190 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $92,890 | +18.5% | 105.757 | $87,830 | 6 |
| Alaska | $88,730 | +13.1% | 102.359 | $86,690 | 7 |
| Wyoming | $80,150 | +2.2% | 92.691 | $86,470 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $85,220 | +8.7% | 98.621 | $86,410 | 9 |
| New Jersey | $93,520 | +19.3% | 108.805 | $85,950 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $87,210 | +11.2% | 103.61 | $84,170 | 11 |
| Iowa | $73,530 | -6.2% | 87.762 | $83,780 | 12 |
| Maryland | $87,580 | +11.7% | 104.959 | $83,440 | 13 |
| California | $92,350 | +17.8% | 110.72 | $83,410 | 14 |
| Oregon | $84,210 | +7.4% | 103.361 | $81,470 | 15 |
| Rhode Island | $83,200 | +6.1% | 102.28 | $81,350 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $76,200 | -2.8% | 93.749 | $81,280 | 17 |
| South Dakota | $71,700 | -8.6% | 88.586 | $80,940 | 18 |
| Ohio | $75,030 | -4.3% | 92.774 | $80,870 | 19 |
| Washington | $86,200 | +9.9% | 107.013 | $80,550 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | $75,780 | -3.4% | 94.095 | $80,540 | 21 |
| New York | $86,880 | +10.8% | 107.921 | $80,500 | 22 |
| Virginia | $80,990 | +3.3% | 101.104 | $80,110 | 23 |
| Illinois | $79,350 | +1.2% | 99.958 | $79,380 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $74,810 | -4.6% | 94.326 | $79,310 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | $82,530 | +5.2% | 104.165 | $79,230 | 26 |
| Alabama | $70,190 | -10.5% | 88.823 | $79,020 | 27 |
| Nevada | $78,940 | +0.7% | 99.979 | $78,960 | 28 |
| Michigan | $75,300 | -4.0% | 96.217 | $78,260 | 29 |
| Colorado | $80,590 | +2.8% | 103.052 | $78,200 | 30 |
| Indiana | $71,980 | -8.2% | 93.329 | $77,130 | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | $73,840 | -5.8% | 97.572 | $75,680 | 32 |
| Mississippi | $65,150 | -16.9% | 86.953 | $74,930 | 33 |
| Kentucky | $67,490 | -13.9% | 90.159 | $74,860 | 34 |
| Kansas | $66,980 | -14.6% | 90.068 | $74,370 | 35 |
| Texas | $72,050 | -8.1% | 97.057 | $74,230 | 36 |
| Hawaii | $80,930 | +3.2% | 109.951 | $73,610 | 37 |
| New Mexico | $67,640 | -13.7% | 92.212 | $73,350 | 38 |
| Nebraska | $65,960 | -15.9% | 90.103 | $73,210 | 39 |
| Arkansas | $63,560 | -18.9% | 86.937 | $73,110 | 40 |
| Arizona | $73,070 | -6.8% | 100.677 | $72,580 | 41 |
| Louisiana | $63,730 | -18.7% | 88.207 | $72,250 | 42 |
| West Virginia | $64,040 | -18.3% | 89.497 | $71,560 | 43 |
| Missouri | $64,960 | -17.2% | 90.817 | $71,530 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | $61,730 | -21.3% | 87.843 | $70,270 | 45 |
| Tennessee | $63,760 | -18.7% | 91.87 | $69,400 | 46 |
| Idaho | $65,350 | -16.7% | 95.494 | $68,430 | 47 |
| Florida | $70,460 | -10.2% | 103.414 | $68,130 | 48 |
| Montana | $63,330 | -19.2% | 94.645 | $66,910 | 49 |
| Georgia | $63,990 | -18.4% | 96.293 | $66,450 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.