What are the main factors that influence a Fraud Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change a Fraud Associate's salary?

A Fraud Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,755 for beginners, reaching about $56,265 at mid-level, and approach $59,485 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Fraud Associate?

Fraud Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fraud Associate roles are District of Columbia $62,946, California $62,708, Massachusetts $61,872. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fraud Associate roles make?

Salaries for Fraud Associate level roles vary by specialization: Fraud Investigator, Associate: $67,188; Senior Fraud Detection Associate: $51,090; Fraud Detection Associate III: $51,072; Intermediate Fraud Prevention Associate: $49,620; Fraud Prevention Associate II: $49,611.

How do different companies affect a Fraud Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Fraud Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Fraud Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Fraud Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fraud Associate in the United States is $56,852 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,830
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,812 to $61,551
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,313

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Fraud Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,551	$5,129	$1,184	$30
Average	$56,852	$4,738	$1,093	$27
25th Percentile	$50,812	$4,234	$977	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Fraud Associate Salaries

A Fraud Associate'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Fraud Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Fraud Associate'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): $54,755
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,174
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,265
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,788
Expert (over 8 years): $59,485

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Fraud Associate	$54,755
Intermediate Level Fraud Associate	$55,174
Senior Level Fraud Associate	$56,265
Specialist Level Fraud Associate	$57,788
Expert Level Fraud Associate	$59,485

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How Do Fraud Associate 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 Fraud Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,946.
California: $62,708.
Massachusetts: $61,872.

District of Columbia $62,946

California $62,708

Massachusetts $61,872

Washington $61,644

New Jersey $61,622

Alaska $61,542

Connecticut $60,758

New York $60,439

Hawaii $59,422

Rhode Island $58,944

Maryland $58,620

Minnesota $58,176

Colorado $58,006

Illinois $57,949

Oregon $57,733

Delaware $57,574

New Hampshire $57,474

Virginia $57,250

Pennsylvania $56,596

Nevada $56,266

North Dakota $56,158

Michigan $55,988

Wisconsin $55,925

Vermont $55,800

Texas $55,453

Maine $55,431

Arizona $55,396

Ohio $55,357

Georgia $54,834

Indiana $54,572

Wyoming $54,521

Utah $54,441

Iowa $54,407

Kansas $54,134

Louisiana $54,055

North Carolina $54,026

Missouri $54,015

Florida $53,793

Montana $53,674

Nebraska $53,560

Kentucky $53,498

South Carolina $53,270

Tennessee $53,128

Idaho $53,071

New Mexico $52,656

Oklahoma $52,565

Alabama $52,230

South Dakota $51,667

Arkansas $51,360

West Virginia $51,195

Mississippi $50,700

Top Paying Cities for Fraud Associates

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: $71,707
San Francisco: $71,002
Oakland: $69,427

San Jose, CA $71,707

San Francisco, CA $71,002

Oakland, CA $69,427

New York, NY $65,886

Queens Village, NY $65,459

Paramus, NJ $65,004

Passaic, NJ $64,947

Bergenfield, NJ $64,891

Stamford, CT $64,805

Huntington, NY $64,749

Newark, NJ $64,379

Bridgeport, CT $64,265

New Brunswick, NJ $64,078

Vallejo, CA $63,958

Middlesex, NJ $63,924

Somerset, NJ $63,873

Petaluma, CA $63,742

Santa Cruz, CA $63,521

Boston, MA $63,407

Monterey, CA $63,123

Fairbanks, AK $63,083

Los Angeles, CA $62,975

Washington, DC $62,946

Seattle, WA $62,844

Santa Rosa, CA $62,833

Juneau, AK $62,668

Orange, CA $62,480

Anchorage, AK $62,378

Anaheim, CA $62,338

Santa Ana, CA $62,253

Nassau, NY $62,219

Long Beach, CA $62,196

Danbury, CT $62,179

Santa Maria, CA $61,986

Everett, WA $61,974

Bremerton, WA $61,696

Trenton, NJ $61,588

Sacramento, CA $61,565

San Diego, CA $61,536

Brockton, MA $61,514

Tacoma, WA $61,491

Santa Barbara, CA $61,411

Lowell, MA $61,184

New Suffolk, NY $61,161

Nashua, NH $61,093

Lompoc, CA $61,002

Ventura, CA $60,945

Stockton, CA $60,928

New Haven, CT $60,814

Atlantic City, NJ $60,667

Hartford, CT $60,541

Modesto, CA $60,513

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,388

New Britain, CT $60,360

Olympia, WA $60,280

Kennewick, WA $60,280

New London, CT $60,269

Norwich, CT $60,252

Lawrence, MA $60,223

Bakersfield, CA $60,064

Riverside, CA $59,984

New Bedford, MA $59,984

Richland, WA $59,927

Portsmouth, NH $59,882

Vineland, NJ $59,871

San Bernardino, CA $59,825

Boulder, CO $59,666

Worcester, MA $59,620

Portland, OR $59,569

Saint Paul, MN $59,501

Minneapolis, MN $59,501

Philadelphia, PA $59,422

Honolulu, HI $59,120

Springfield, MA $58,921

Providence, RI $58,916

Chicago, IL $58,751

Bellingham, WA $58,682

Baltimore, MD $58,620

Chico, CA $58,478

Wilmington, DE $58,381

Pittsfield, MA $58,324

Manchester, NH $58,216

Spokane, WA $57,966

Denver, CO $57,960

Albany, NY $57,693

Troy, NY $57,670

Schenectady, NY $57,551

Burlington, VT $57,426

Portland, ME $57,227

Salem, OR $57,182

Yakima, WA $57,170

Ann Arbor, MI $57,153

Rochester, MN $56,994

Fresno, CA $56,966

Reno, NV $56,966

Milwaukee, WI $56,914

Detroit, MI $56,857

Allentown, PA $56,840

Carson City, NV $56,835

Houston, TX $56,749

Colorado Springs, CO $56,744

Syracuse, NY $56,715

Eugene, OR $56,607

Bismarck, ND $56,539

Gary, IN $56,539

Galveston, TX $56,539

Springfield, OR $56,494

Medford, OR $56,357

Fort Collins, CO $56,334

Austin, TX $56,289

Mesa, AZ $56,170

Phoenix, AZ $56,158

Dallas, TX $56,141

Reading, PA $56,107

Saint Cloud, MN $56,084

Concord, NH $56,033

Madison, WI $56,010

Utica, NY $55,857

Raleigh, NC $55,811

Las Vegas, NV $55,806

Rochester, NY $55,766

Des Moines, IA $55,760

Atlanta, GA $55,669

Battle Creek, MI $55,652

Salt Lake City, UT $55,635

Lancaster, PA $55,550

Champaign, IL $55,539

Harrisburg, PA $55,470

Durham, NC $55,419

Kansas City, MO $55,413

Kansas City, KS $55,402

Fort Worth, TX $55,396

Boca Raton, FL $55,374

Cleveland, OH $55,368

Columbus, OH $55,357

Pittsburgh, PA $55,351

Richmond, VA $55,328

Indianapolis, IN $55,317

Cincinnati, OH $55,243

Petersburg, VA $55,158

Billings, MT $55,033

Lansing, MI $55,033

Huntsville, AL $55,033

Lebanon, PA $55,027

Dayton, OH $55,021

Pueblo, CO $55,021

Appleton, WI $55,004

Buffalo, NY $54,981

Racine, WI $54,953

Charlotte, NC $54,947

Saint Louis, MO $54,930

Springfield, IL $54,907

Elkhart, IN $54,896

York, PA $54,896

Gastonia, NC $54,890

Benton Harbor, MI $54,890

Beaumont, TX $54,856

Lorain, OH $54,845

Toledo, OH $54,822

Binghamton, NY $54,794

Rock Hill, SC $54,788

Rockford, IL $54,760

Fargo, ND $54,731

Elyria, OH $54,731

Flagstaff, AZ $54,691

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,657

Miami, FL $54,623

Duluth, MN $54,532

Bangor, ME $54,458

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,396

Louisville, KY $54,367

Grand Rapids, MI $54,356

Hialeah, FL $54,350

Casper, WY $54,271

Scranton, PA $54,203

New Orleans, LA $54,185

Virginia Beach, VA $54,180

Akron, OH $54,151

Peoria, IL $54,077

Sarasota, FL $54,066

Green Bay, WI $54,026

Baton Rouge, LA $53,998

Charleston, SC $53,986

Nashville, TN $53,969

Jamestown, NY $53,958

Davenport, IA $53,958

Tucson, AZ $53,930

Cheyenne, WY $53,913

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,896

Tampa, FL $53,884

Omaha, NE $53,873

Port Arthur, TX $53,850

Evansville, IN $53,850

Bradenton, FL $53,827

Santa Fe, NM $53,725

Orlando, FL $53,668

Clearwater, FL $53,606

Canton, OH $53,486

La Crosse, WI $53,486

Grand Forks, ND $53,469

Albuquerque, NM $53,452

Tulsa, OK $53,452

Newport News, VA $53,446

High Point, NC $53,429

Ogden, UT $53,407

Corpus Christi, TX $53,361

Laramie, WY $53,327

Norfolk, VA $53,327

Rock Island, IL $53,293

Saginaw, MI $53,282

Jacksonville, FL $53,276

Salisbury, NC $53,264

Memphis, TN $53,253

Moline, IL $53,225

Fort Myers, FL $53,208

Waterloo, IA $53,134

Spartanburg, SC $53,077

Lincoln, NE $53,048

Fort Wayne, IN $53,037

Birmingham, AL $52,975

Cedar Falls, IA $52,963

Provo, UT $52,957

Springfield, OH $52,952

San Antonio, TX $52,940

Greensboro, NC $52,918

South Bend, IN $52,912

Winston Salem, NC $52,906

Boise, ID $52,889

Savannah, GA $52,849

Muskegon, MI $52,747

Lima, OH $52,679

Lake Charles, LA $52,656

Anderson, IN $52,645

Lexington, KY $52,628

Augusta, GA $52,611

Greenville, SC $52,611

Wichita, KS $52,559

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,559

Columbia, SC $52,508

Bloomington, IN $52,366

Roanoke, VA $52,332

Asheville, NC $52,258

Knoxville, TN $52,162

Shreveport, LA $52,156

Wilmington, NC $52,082

Frankfort, KY $51,974

Oklahoma City, OK $51,934

Chillicothe, OH $51,911

Longview, TX $51,906

Topeka, KS $51,889

Mobile, AL $51,803

Terre Haute, IN $51,781

Erie, PA $51,775

Altoona, PA $51,747

Melbourne, FL $51,729

Amarillo, TX $51,707

Killeen, TX $51,690

Fayetteville, AR $51,644

Sioux Falls, SD $51,604

Chattanooga, TN $51,570

Idaho Falls, ID $51,565

Gainesville, FL $51,445

Portsmouth, OH $51,417

Little Rock, AR $51,405

Lynchburg, VA $51,405

Lafayette, LA $51,383

Youngstown, OH $51,383

Temple, TX $51,360

Daytona Beach, FL $51,349

Clarksville, TN $51,343

Pensacola, FL $51,337

Hopkinsville, KY $51,167

Charleston, WV $51,161

Florence, SC $51,133

Sioux City, IA $51,098

Macon, GA $50,934

Tallahassee, FL $50,928

Fayetteville, NC $50,916

Waco, TX $50,905

Wichita Falls, TX $50,905

Pine Bluff, AR $50,882

Vincennes, IN $50,774

Lubbock, TX $50,752

Great Falls, MT $50,717

Alamogordo, NM $50,712

Abilene, TX $50,666

Rapid City, SD $50,592

Monroe, LA $50,592

Albany, GA $50,558

Huntington, WV $50,553

Jackson, MS $50,547

Greenville, MS $50,541

Parkersburg, WV $50,484

Montgomery, AL $50,473

Johnstown, PA $50,462

Springfield, MO $50,416

Biloxi, MS $50,388

Sumter, SC $50,268

Columbus, GA $50,263

Twin Falls, ID $50,229

Pascagoula, MS $50,155

Kingsport, TN $50,007

Gulfport, MS $49,990

Alexandria, LA $49,802

Fort Smith, AR $49,660

El Paso, TX $49,507

Helena, MT $49,433

Las Cruces, NM $49,251

Harlingen, TX $49,092

Pocatello, ID $49,040

Florence, AL $49,023

Brownsville, TX $49,012

Dothan, AL $48,921

Mcallen, TX $48,893

Columbus, MS $48,472

Altus, OK $48,210

Lawton, OK $48,102

Pierre, SD $47,898

What Skills Can Increase a Fraud Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 11.64% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Retail Management (Mentioned in 2.65% Job Postings): Refers to the process of helping customers find products in your store, It includes everything from increasing your customer pool to how products are presented, and how you fulfill a customer's needs
Product Pricing (Mentioned in 1.39% Job Postings): The Product pricing is a process that entails the translation of product value into quantitative terms.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	11.64%
Retail Management	2.65%
Product Pricing	1.39%

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 Fraud Associate's salary.

Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 38%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 27%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Consulting	$78,455	38%
Commitment	$72,202	27%
Initiative	$69,359	22%
Scheduling	$68,791	21%
Communicates Effectively	$67,085	18%
Project Management	$66,517	17%

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How Education impacts a Fraud Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Fraud Associates enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Fraud Associate with a Associate's Degree is between $50,218 and $53,957).

Fraud Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Fraud Associate

No Diploma 5.9%

High School 5.9%

Associates 17.6%

Bachelors 41.2%

Masters 35.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.9%
High School	5.9%
Associates	17.6%
Bachelors	41.2%
Masters	35.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Fraud Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fraud Associate'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 January 01, 2026

$50,812

Average $56,852/year

$61,551

$4,234

Average $4,738/month

$5,129

$977

Average $1,093/week

$1,184

$24

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,551	$5,129	$1,184	$30
Average	$56,852	$4,738	$1,093	$27
25th Percentile	$50,812	$4,234	$977	$24

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Salary Trends for Fraud Associate

Salaries for a Fraud Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $51,595 in 2023 to around $50,719 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fraud Associate salary trends, .

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