What are the main factors that influence a Compliance Auditor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Compliance Auditor's salary?

A Compliance Auditor's salary grows with experience: a Claims Quality Auditor I (0-2 years)earns $53,892, a Compliance Auditor (2-4 years)earns $60,328, a Claims Quality Auditor III (4-7 years)earns $68,027, a Claims Quality Audit Supervisor (7+ years)earns $81,839, a Claims Quality Audit Manager (7+ years)earns $103,570,

What are the highest paying states for a Compliance Auditor?

Compliance Auditor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Compliance Auditor roles are District of Columbia $67,239, California $66,984, Massachusetts $66,091. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Compliance Auditor roles make?

Salaries for Compliance Auditor level roles vary by specialization: Payroll Compliance Auditor: $90,823; Regulatory Compliance Auditor: $78,822; Quality Compliance Auditor: $73,298; Coding Compliance Auditor: $71,739; Medical Compliance Auditor: $69,365.

How do different companies affect a Compliance Auditor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Compliance Auditor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Compliance Auditor Salary in the United States

How much does a Compliance Auditor make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compliance Auditor in the United States is $60,729 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Compliance Auditor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,156
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,575 to $66,187
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,882

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Compliance Auditor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,187	$5,516	$1,273	$32
Average	$60,729	$5,061	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$55,575	$4,631	$1,069	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Compliance Auditor Salaries

A Compliance Auditor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Compliance Auditor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compliance Auditor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,892
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,328
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,027
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,839
Expert (over 8 years): $103,570

Levels	Salary
Claims Qu... Level Compliance Auditor	$53,892
Complianc... Level Compliance Auditor	$60,328
Claims Qu... Level Compliance Auditor	$68,027
Claims Qu... Level Compliance Auditor	$81,839
Claims Qu... Level Compliance Auditor	$103,570

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How Do Compliance Auditor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Compliance Auditors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,239.
California: $66,984.
Massachusetts: $66,091.

District of Columbia $67,239 California $66,984 Massachusetts $66,091 Washington $65,848 New Jersey $65,824 Alaska $65,739 Connecticut $64,901 New York $64,561

Hawaii $63,474 Rhode Island $62,964 Maryland $62,618 Minnesota $62,144 Colorado $61,962 Illinois $61,901 Oregon $61,670 Delaware $61,500

New Hampshire $61,393 Virginia $61,154 Pennsylvania $60,456 Nevada $60,103 North Dakota $59,988 Michigan $59,806 Wisconsin $59,739 Vermont $59,605

Texas $59,235 Maine $59,211 Arizona $59,174 Ohio $59,132 Georgia $58,573 Indiana $58,294 Wyoming $58,239 Utah $58,154

Iowa $58,118 Kansas $57,826 Louisiana $57,741 North Carolina $57,711 Missouri $57,699 Florida $57,462 Montana $57,334 Nebraska $57,213

Kentucky $57,146 South Carolina $56,903 Tennessee $56,751 Idaho $56,690 New Mexico $56,247 Oklahoma $56,150 Alabama $55,792 South Dakota $55,190

Arkansas $54,862 West Virginia $54,686 Mississippi $54,158

Top Paying Cities for Compliance Auditors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $76,597
San Francisco: $75,844
Oakland: $74,162

San Jose, CA $76,597

San Francisco, CA $75,844

Oakland, CA $74,162

New York, NY $70,379

Queens Village, NY $69,923

Paramus, NJ $69,437

Passaic, NJ $69,377

Bergenfield, NJ $69,316

Stamford, CT $69,225

Huntington, NY $69,164

Newark, NJ $68,769

Bridgeport, CT $68,648

New Brunswick, NJ $68,448

Vallejo, CA $68,320

Middlesex, NJ $68,284

Somerset, NJ $68,229

Petaluma, CA $68,089

Santa Cruz, CA $67,852

Boston, MA $67,731

Monterey, CA $67,427

Fairbanks, AK $67,385

Los Angeles, CA $67,269

Washington, DC $67,239

Seattle, WA $67,130

Santa Rosa, CA $67,118

Juneau, AK $66,941

Orange, CA $66,741

Anchorage, AK $66,632

Anaheim, CA $66,589

Santa Ana, CA $66,498

Nassau, NY $66,462

Long Beach, CA $66,437

Danbury, CT $66,419

Santa Maria, CA $66,213

Everett, WA $66,201

Bremerton, WA $65,903

Trenton, NJ $65,788

Sacramento, CA $65,763

San Diego, CA $65,733

Brockton, MA $65,709

Tacoma, WA $65,684

Santa Barbara, CA $65,599

Lowell, MA $65,356

New Suffolk, NY $65,332

Nashua, NH $65,259

Lompoc, CA $65,162

Ventura, CA $65,101

Stockton, CA $65,083

New Haven, CT $64,962

Atlantic City, NJ $64,804

Hartford, CT $64,670

Modesto, CA $64,640

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,506

New Britain, CT $64,476

Olympia, WA $64,391

Kennewick, WA $64,391

New London, CT $64,379

Norwich, CT $64,360

Lawrence, MA $64,330

Bakersfield, CA $64,160

Riverside, CA $64,075

New Bedford, MA $64,075

Richland, WA $64,014

Portsmouth, NH $63,966

Vineland, NJ $63,954

San Bernardino, CA $63,905

Boulder, CO $63,735

Worcester, MA $63,686

Portland, OR $63,632

Saint Paul, MN $63,559

Minneapolis, MN $63,559

Philadelphia, PA $63,474

Honolulu, HI $63,152

Springfield, MA $62,939

Providence, RI $62,933

Chicago, IL $62,757

Bellingham, WA $62,684

Baltimore, MD $62,618

Chico, CA $62,466

Wilmington, DE $62,363

Pittsfield, MA $62,302

Manchester, NH $62,186

Spokane, WA $61,919

Denver, CO $61,913

Albany, NY $61,628

Troy, NY $61,603

Schenectady, NY $61,476

Burlington, VT $61,342

Portland, ME $61,130

Salem, OR $61,081

Yakima, WA $61,069

Ann Arbor, MI $61,051

Rochester, MN $60,881

Fresno, CA $60,850

Reno, NV $60,850

Milwaukee, WI $60,796

Detroit, MI $60,735

Allentown, PA $60,717

Carson City, NV $60,711

Houston, TX $60,620

Colorado Springs, CO $60,614

Syracuse, NY $60,583

Eugene, OR $60,468

Bismarck, ND $60,395

Gary, IN $60,395

Galveston, TX $60,395

Springfield, OR $60,346

Medford, OR $60,201

Fort Collins, CO $60,176

Austin, TX $60,128

Mesa, AZ $60,000

Phoenix, AZ $59,988

Dallas, TX $59,970

Reading, PA $59,933

Saint Cloud, MN $59,909

Concord, NH $59,854

Madison, WI $59,830

Utica, NY $59,666

Raleigh, NC $59,618

Las Vegas, NV $59,611

Rochester, NY $59,569

Des Moines, IA $59,563

Atlanta, GA $59,466

Battle Creek, MI $59,448

Salt Lake City, UT $59,429

Lancaster, PA $59,338

Champaign, IL $59,326

Harrisburg, PA $59,253

Durham, NC $59,199

Kansas City, MO $59,192

Kansas City, KS $59,180

Fort Worth, TX $59,174

Boca Raton, FL $59,150

Cleveland, OH $59,144

Columbus, OH $59,132

Pittsburgh, PA $59,126

Richmond, VA $59,101

Indianapolis, IN $59,089

Cincinnati, OH $59,010

Petersburg, VA $58,919

Billings, MT $58,786

Lansing, MI $58,786

Huntsville, AL $58,786

Lebanon, PA $58,780

Dayton, OH $58,773

Pueblo, CO $58,773

Appleton, WI $58,755

Buffalo, NY $58,731

Racine, WI $58,701

Charlotte, NC $58,694

Saint Louis, MO $58,676

Springfield, IL $58,652

Elkhart, IN $58,640

York, PA $58,640

Gastonia, NC $58,634

Benton Harbor, MI $58,634

Beaumont, TX $58,597

Lorain, OH $58,585

Toledo, OH $58,561

Binghamton, NY $58,531

Rock Hill, SC $58,524

Rockford, IL $58,494

Fargo, ND $58,464

Elyria, OH $58,464

Flagstaff, AZ $58,421

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,385

Miami, FL $58,348

Duluth, MN $58,251

Bangor, ME $58,172

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,105

Louisville, KY $58,075

Grand Rapids, MI $58,063

Hialeah, FL $58,057

Casper, WY $57,972

Scranton, PA $57,899

New Orleans, LA $57,881

Virginia Beach, VA $57,875

Akron, OH $57,844

Peoria, IL $57,765

Sarasota, FL $57,753

Green Bay, WI $57,711

Baton Rouge, LA $57,680

Charleston, SC $57,668

Nashville, TN $57,650

Jamestown, NY $57,638

Davenport, IA $57,638

Tucson, AZ $57,607

Cheyenne, WY $57,589

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,571

Tampa, FL $57,559

Omaha, NE $57,547

Port Arthur, TX $57,522

Evansville, IN $57,522

Bradenton, FL $57,498

Santa Fe, NM $57,389

Orlando, FL $57,328

Clearwater, FL $57,261

Canton, OH $57,134

La Crosse, WI $57,134

Grand Forks, ND $57,116

Albuquerque, NM $57,097

Tulsa, OK $57,097

Newport News, VA $57,091

High Point, NC $57,073

Ogden, UT $57,049

Corpus Christi, TX $57,000

Laramie, WY $56,964

Norfolk, VA $56,964

Rock Island, IL $56,927

Saginaw, MI $56,915

Jacksonville, FL $56,909

Salisbury, NC $56,897

Memphis, TN $56,885

Moline, IL $56,854

Fort Myers, FL $56,836

Waterloo, IA $56,757

Spartanburg, SC $56,697

Lincoln, NE $56,666

Fort Wayne, IN $56,654

Birmingham, AL $56,587

Cedar Falls, IA $56,575

Provo, UT $56,569

Springfield, OH $56,563

San Antonio, TX $56,551

Greensboro, NC $56,526

South Bend, IN $56,520

Winston Salem, NC $56,514

Boise, ID $56,496

Savannah, GA $56,454

Muskegon, MI $56,344

Lima, OH $56,271

Lake Charles, LA $56,247

Anderson, IN $56,235

Lexington, KY $56,217

Augusta, GA $56,199

Greenville, SC $56,199

Wichita, KS $56,144

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,144

Columbia, SC $56,089

Bloomington, IN $55,937

Roanoke, VA $55,901

Asheville, NC $55,822

Knoxville, TN $55,719

Shreveport, LA $55,713

Wilmington, NC $55,634

Frankfort, KY $55,518

Oklahoma City, OK $55,476

Chillicothe, OH $55,452

Longview, TX $55,445

Topeka, KS $55,427

Mobile, AL $55,336

Terre Haute, IN $55,312

Erie, PA $55,306

Altoona, PA $55,275

Melbourne, FL $55,257

Amarillo, TX $55,233

Killeen, TX $55,215

Fayetteville, AR $55,166

Sioux Falls, SD $55,124

Chattanooga, TN $55,087

Idaho Falls, ID $55,081

Gainesville, FL $54,954

Portsmouth, OH $54,923

Little Rock, AR $54,911

Lynchburg, VA $54,911

Lafayette, LA $54,887

Youngstown, OH $54,887

Temple, TX $54,862

Daytona Beach, FL $54,850

Clarksville, TN $54,844

Pensacola, FL $54,838

Hopkinsville, KY $54,656

Charleston, WV $54,650

Florence, SC $54,620

Sioux City, IA $54,583

Macon, GA $54,407

Tallahassee, FL $54,401

Fayetteville, NC $54,389

Waco, TX $54,377

Wichita Falls, TX $54,377

Pine Bluff, AR $54,352

Vincennes, IN $54,237

Lubbock, TX $54,213

Great Falls, MT $54,176

Alamogordo, NM $54,170

Abilene, TX $54,122

Rapid City, SD $54,043

Monroe, LA $54,043

Albany, GA $54,006

Huntington, WV $54,000

Jackson, MS $53,994

Greenville, MS $53,988

Parkersburg, WV $53,927

Montgomery, AL $53,915

Johnstown, PA $53,903

Springfield, MO $53,854

Biloxi, MS $53,824

Sumter, SC $53,696

Columbus, GA $53,690

Twin Falls, ID $53,654

Pascagoula, MS $53,575

Kingsport, TN $53,417

Gulfport, MS $53,399

Alexandria, LA $53,199

Fort Smith, AR $53,047

El Paso, TX $52,883

Helena, MT $52,804

Las Cruces, NM $52,609

Harlingen, TX $52,439

Pocatello, ID $52,385

Florence, AL $52,367

Brownsville, TX $52,354

Dothan, AL $52,257

Mcallen, TX $52,227

Columbus, MS $51,777

Altus, OK $51,498

Lawton, OK $51,383

Pierre, SD $51,164

What Skills Can Increase a Compliance Auditor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 5.5% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Business Operations (Mentioned in 2.31% Job Postings): The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets owned by a business. Assets can be either physical or intangible. An example of value derived from a physical asset, like a building, is rent. An example of value derived from an intangible asset, like an idea, is a royalty. The effort involved in "harvesting" this value is what constitutes business operations cycles.
ISO (Mentioned in 0.51% Job Postings): The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	5.5%
Business Operations	2.31%
ISO	0.51%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Compliance Auditor's salary.

Appointment Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Appointment Scheduling	$69,231	14%
Coaching	$66,195	9%
Insight	$66,195	9%
Initiative	$65,587	8%
Problem Solving	$63,765	5%
Time Management	$63,765	5%

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Compliance Auditor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compliance Auditor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$55,575

Average $60,729/year

$66,187

$4,631

Average $5,061/month

$5,516

$1,069

Average $1,168/week

$1,273

$27

Average $29/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,187	$5,516	$1,273	$32
Average	$60,729	$5,061	$1,168	$29
25th Percentile	$55,575	$4,631	$1,069	$27

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Salary Trends for Compliance Auditor

Salaries for a Compliance Auditor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $76,531 in 2023 to around $76,588 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Compliance Auditor salary trends, .

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