Risk & Financial Compliance salary

25 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for risk & financial compliance roles at mid level across the United States: 225 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $92,050 and $150,000, with a median of $115,500.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $99,000, mid-level $115,500, senior $145,900 and lead $197,600. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 100% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 25 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

25 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$80,200 – $115,000	$99,000	19
United States · country-wide	Mid	$92,050 – $150,000	$115,500	225
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$84,558 – CA$126,325	CA$111,750	30
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£44,050 – £87,463	£66,773	16
United States · country-wide	Senior	$112,275 – $166,375	$145,900	130
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$98,350 – CA$129,500	CA$114,000	23
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£47,396 – £104,063	£93,037	12
United States · country-wide	Lead	$162,500 – $240,625	$197,600	52
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$114,919 – CA$210,000	CA$209,500	5hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$92,291 – $144,663	$112,310	26
Remote · United States	Senior	$99,150 – $163,800	$127,238	21
Boston	Mid	$101,000 – $113,250	$107,500	7hint
Charlotte	Senior	$136,881 – $189,000	$171,375	10
Chicago	Mid	$90,013 – $154,978	$114,250	16
Chicago	Senior	$118,525 – $158,700	$146,250	10
London	Mid	£39,375 – £91,250	£64,250	8hint
London	Senior	£99,063 – £107,813	£104,375	6hint
New York	Entry	$94,125 – $115,625	$105,250	12
New York	Mid	$112,313 – $180,000	$137,000	48
New York	Senior	$150,725 – $201,063	$168,775	20
New York	Lead	$166,875 – $243,000	$210,000	24
San Francisco	Mid	$145,000 – $165,000	$153,000	13
San Francisco	Senior	$168,750 – $231,000	$192,125	8hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$90,750 – CA$126,325	CA$116,300	18
Toronto	Senior	CA$98,350 – CA$129,500	CA$109,700	15

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

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