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: a Fraud Associate (0-2 years)earns $57,265, a Fraud Prevention Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $63,774, a Fraud Prevention Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $85,776, a Fraud Prevention Supervisor (7+ years)earns $67,630, a Fraud Prevention Manager (7+ years)earns $112,457,

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 $62,943, California $62,704, Massachusetts $61,868. 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: $67,193; Senior Fraud Detection Associate: $51,090; Fraud Detection Associate III: $51,073; Fraud Prevention Associate II: $49,610; Intermediate Fraud Prevention Associate: $49,610.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fraud Associate in the United States is $56,849 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): $65,806
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,850 to $61,538
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,388

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Fraud Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,538	$5,128	$1,183	$30
Average	$56,849	$4,737	$1,093	$27
25th Percentile	$50,850	$4,237	$978	$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): $57,265
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,774
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,776
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,630
Expert (over 8 years): $112,457

Levels	Salary
Fraud Ass... Level Fraud Associate	$57,265
Fraud Pre... Level Fraud Associate	$63,774
Fraud Pre... Level Fraud Associate	$85,776
Fraud Pre... Level Fraud Associate	$67,630
Fraud Pre... Level Fraud Associate	$112,457

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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: $62,943.
California: $62,704.
Massachusetts: $61,868.

District of Columbia $62,943

California $62,704

Massachusetts $61,868

Washington $61,641

New Jersey $61,618

Alaska $61,539

Connecticut $60,754

New York $60,436

Hawaii $59,418

Rhode Island $58,941

Maryland $58,617

Minnesota $58,173

Colorado $58,003

Illinois $57,946

Oregon $57,730

Delaware $57,571

New Hampshire $57,471

Virginia $57,247

Pennsylvania $56,593

Nevada $56,263

North Dakota $56,155

Michigan $55,985

Wisconsin $55,922

Vermont $55,797

Texas $55,450

Maine $55,427

Arizona $55,393

Ohio $55,353

Georgia $54,830

Indiana $54,569

Wyoming $54,518

Utah $54,438

Iowa $54,404

Kansas $54,131

Louisiana $54,052

North Carolina $54,023

Missouri $54,012

Florida $53,790

Montana $53,671

Nebraska $53,557

Kentucky $53,495

South Carolina $53,267

Tennessee $53,125

Idaho $53,068

New Mexico $52,653

Oklahoma $52,562

Alabama $52,227

South Dakota $51,664

Arkansas $51,357

West Virginia $51,192

Mississippi $50,698

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: $71,703
San Francisco: $70,998
Oakland: $69,424

San Jose, CA $71,703

San Francisco, CA $70,998

Oakland, CA $69,424

New York, NY $65,882

Queens Village, NY $65,455

Paramus, NJ $65,001

Passaic, NJ $64,944

Bergenfield, NJ $64,887

Stamford, CT $64,802

Huntington, NY $64,745

Newark, NJ $64,375

Bridgeport, CT $64,262

New Brunswick, NJ $64,074

Vallejo, CA $63,955

Middlesex, NJ $63,921

Somerset, NJ $63,869

Petaluma, CA $63,739

Santa Cruz, CA $63,517

Boston, MA $63,403

Monterey, CA $63,119

Fairbanks, AK $63,079

Los Angeles, CA $62,971

Washington, DC $62,943

Seattle, WA $62,840

Santa Rosa, CA $62,829

Juneau, AK $62,664

Orange, CA $62,477

Anchorage, AK $62,374

Anaheim, CA $62,334

Santa Ana, CA $62,249

Nassau, NY $62,215

Long Beach, CA $62,192

Danbury, CT $62,175

Santa Maria, CA $61,982

Everett, WA $61,971

Bremerton, WA $61,692

Trenton, NJ $61,584

Sacramento, CA $61,561

San Diego, CA $61,533

Brockton, MA $61,510

Tacoma, WA $61,487

Santa Barbara, CA $61,408

Lowell, MA $61,180

New Suffolk, NY $61,158

Nashua, NH $61,090

Lompoc, CA $60,999

Ventura, CA $60,942

Stockton, CA $60,925

New Haven, CT $60,811

Atlantic City, NJ $60,663

Hartford, CT $60,538

Modesto, CA $60,510

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,385

New Britain, CT $60,356

Olympia, WA $60,277

Kennewick, WA $60,277

New London, CT $60,265

Norwich, CT $60,248

Lawrence, MA $60,220

Bakersfield, CA $60,061

Riverside, CA $59,981

New Bedford, MA $59,981

Richland, WA $59,924

Portsmouth, NH $59,879

Vineland, NJ $59,867

San Bernardino, CA $59,822

Boulder, CO $59,663

Worcester, MA $59,617

Portland, OR $59,566

Saint Paul, MN $59,498

Minneapolis, MN $59,498

Philadelphia, PA $59,418

Honolulu, HI $59,117

Springfield, MA $58,918

Providence, RI $58,912

Chicago, IL $58,747

Bellingham, WA $58,679

Baltimore, MD $58,617

Chico, CA $58,474

Wilmington, DE $58,378

Pittsfield, MA $58,321

Manchester, NH $58,213

Spokane, WA $57,963

Denver, CO $57,957

Albany, NY $57,690

Troy, NY $57,667

Schenectady, NY $57,548

Burlington, VT $57,423

Portland, ME $57,224

Salem, OR $57,178

Yakima, WA $57,167

Ann Arbor, MI $57,150

Rochester, MN $56,991

Fresno, CA $56,962

Reno, NV $56,962

Milwaukee, WI $56,911

Detroit, MI $56,854

Allentown, PA $56,837

Carson City, NV $56,832

Houston, TX $56,746

Colorado Springs, CO $56,741

Syracuse, NY $56,712

Eugene, OR $56,604

Bismarck, ND $56,536

Gary, IN $56,536

Galveston, TX $56,536

Springfield, OR $56,490

Medford, OR $56,354

Fort Collins, CO $56,331

Austin, TX $56,286

Mesa, AZ $56,166

Phoenix, AZ $56,155

Dallas, TX $56,138

Reading, PA $56,104

Saint Cloud, MN $56,081

Concord, NH $56,030

Madison, WI $56,007

Utica, NY $55,854

Raleigh, NC $55,808

Las Vegas, NV $55,803

Rochester, NY $55,763

Des Moines, IA $55,757

Atlanta, GA $55,666

Battle Creek, MI $55,649

Salt Lake City, UT $55,632

Lancaster, PA $55,547

Champaign, IL $55,535

Harrisburg, PA $55,467

Durham, NC $55,416

Kansas City, MO $55,410

Kansas City, KS $55,399

Fort Worth, TX $55,393

Boca Raton, FL $55,371

Cleveland, OH $55,365

Columbus, OH $55,353

Pittsburgh, PA $55,348

Richmond, VA $55,325

Indianapolis, IN $55,314

Cincinnati, OH $55,240

Petersburg, VA $55,155

Billings, MT $55,029

Lansing, MI $55,029

Huntsville, AL $55,029

Lebanon, PA $55,024

Dayton, OH $55,018

Pueblo, CO $55,018

Appleton, WI $55,001

Buffalo, NY $54,978

Racine, WI $54,950

Charlotte, NC $54,944

Saint Louis, MO $54,927

Springfield, IL $54,904

Elkhart, IN $54,893

York, PA $54,893

Gastonia, NC $54,887

Benton Harbor, MI $54,887

Beaumont, TX $54,853

Lorain, OH $54,842

Toledo, OH $54,819

Binghamton, NY $54,791

Rock Hill, SC $54,785

Rockford, IL $54,757

Fargo, ND $54,728

Elyria, OH $54,728

Flagstaff, AZ $54,688

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,654

Miami, FL $54,620

Duluth, MN $54,529

Bangor, ME $54,455

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,393

Louisville, KY $54,364

Grand Rapids, MI $54,353

Hialeah, FL $54,347

Casper, WY $54,268

Scranton, PA $54,199

New Orleans, LA $54,182

Virginia Beach, VA $54,177

Akron, OH $54,148

Peoria, IL $54,074

Sarasota, FL $54,063

Green Bay, WI $54,023

Baton Rouge, LA $53,995

Charleston, SC $53,983

Nashville, TN $53,966

Jamestown, NY $53,955

Davenport, IA $53,955

Tucson, AZ $53,927

Cheyenne, WY $53,910

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,892

Tampa, FL $53,881

Omaha, NE $53,870

Port Arthur, TX $53,847

Evansville, IN $53,847

Bradenton, FL $53,824

Santa Fe, NM $53,722

Orlando, FL $53,665

Clearwater, FL $53,603

Canton, OH $53,483

La Crosse, WI $53,483

Grand Forks, ND $53,466

Albuquerque, NM $53,449

Tulsa, OK $53,449

Newport News, VA $53,443

High Point, NC $53,426

Ogden, UT $53,404

Corpus Christi, TX $53,358

Laramie, WY $53,324

Norfolk, VA $53,324

Rock Island, IL $53,290

Saginaw, MI $53,279

Jacksonville, FL $53,273

Salisbury, NC $53,261

Memphis, TN $53,250

Moline, IL $53,222

Fort Myers, FL $53,205

Waterloo, IA $53,131

Spartanburg, SC $53,074

Lincoln, NE $53,045

Fort Wayne, IN $53,034

Birmingham, AL $52,972

Cedar Falls, IA $52,960

Provo, UT $52,954

Springfield, OH $52,949

San Antonio, TX $52,937

Greensboro, NC $52,915

South Bend, IN $52,909

Winston Salem, NC $52,903

Boise, ID $52,886

Savannah, GA $52,846

Muskegon, MI $52,744

Lima, OH $52,676

Lake Charles, LA $52,653

Anderson, IN $52,642

Lexington, KY $52,625

Augusta, GA $52,608

Greenville, SC $52,608

Wichita, KS $52,557

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,557

Columbia, SC $52,505

Bloomington, IN $52,363

Roanoke, VA $52,329

Asheville, NC $52,255

Knoxville, TN $52,159

Shreveport, LA $52,153

Wilmington, NC $52,079

Frankfort, KY $51,971

Oklahoma City, OK $51,931

Chillicothe, OH $51,908

Longview, TX $51,903

Topeka, KS $51,886

Mobile, AL $51,800

Terre Haute, IN $51,778

Erie, PA $51,772

Altoona, PA $51,744

Melbourne, FL $51,727

Amarillo, TX $51,704

Killeen, TX $51,687

Fayetteville, AR $51,641

Sioux Falls, SD $51,601

Chattanooga, TN $51,567

Idaho Falls, ID $51,562

Gainesville, FL $51,442

Portsmouth, OH $51,414

Little Rock, AR $51,403

Lynchburg, VA $51,403

Lafayette, LA $51,380

Youngstown, OH $51,380

Temple, TX $51,357

Daytona Beach, FL $51,346

Clarksville, TN $51,340

Pensacola, FL $51,334

Hopkinsville, KY $51,164

Charleston, WV $51,158

Florence, SC $51,130

Sioux City, IA $51,096

Macon, GA $50,931

Tallahassee, FL $50,925

Fayetteville, NC $50,914

Waco, TX $50,902

Wichita Falls, TX $50,902

Pine Bluff, AR $50,879

Vincennes, IN $50,771

Lubbock, TX $50,749

Great Falls, MT $50,715

Alamogordo, NM $50,709

Abilene, TX $50,663

Rapid City, SD $50,590

Monroe, LA $50,590

Albany, GA $50,555

Huntington, WV $50,550

Jackson, MS $50,544

Greenville, MS $50,538

Parkersburg, WV $50,482

Montgomery, AL $50,470

Johnstown, PA $50,459

Springfield, MO $50,413

Biloxi, MS $50,385

Sumter, SC $50,266

Columbus, GA $50,260

Twin Falls, ID $50,226

Pascagoula, MS $50,152

Kingsport, TN $50,004

Gulfport, MS $49,987

Alexandria, LA $49,799

Fort Smith, AR $49,657

El Paso, TX $49,504

Helena, MT $49,430

Las Cruces, NM $49,248

Harlingen, TX $49,089

Pocatello, ID $49,038

Florence, AL $49,021

Brownsville, TX $49,009

Dothan, AL $48,918

Mcallen, TX $48,890

Columbus, MS $48,469

Altus, OK $48,208

Lawton, OK $48,100

Pierre, SD $47,895

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	$78,451	38%
Commitment	$72,198	27%
Initiative	$69,355	22%
Scheduling	$68,787	21%
Communicates Effectively	$67,081	18%
Project Management	$66,513	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 April 01, 2026

$50,850

Average $56,849/year

$61,538

$4,237

Average $4,737/month

$5,128

$978

Average $1,093/week

$1,183

$24

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,538	$5,128	$1,183	$30
Average	$56,849	$4,737	$1,093	$27
25th Percentile	$50,850	$4,237	$978	$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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2024

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