Compliance job description: template and real figures
A template for hiring a compliance, with what employers in today’s 595 open postings for this work ask for and offer. Copy it, fill in the brackets, then post the job free.
- Open postings today
- 595
- Experience asked, median
- 5 years
- Postings that state pay
- 40%
- Median advertised pay
- $183K
- Open to remote work
- 22%
Compliance Analyst [Company] · [City, or Remote and the countries it is open to] · [Full-time] About us [Two sentences: what the company does, for whom, and one number that shows where it is now.] About the role Our Compliance Analyst makes sure a company follows the rules that apply to it, such as anti-money-laundering checks, licences and reporting to regulators. You will report to [manager’s title] and work with [team]. What you will do - [The most important result of the first year, with a number] - Anti-money-laundering: [what this means in your team] - Customer due diligence: [what this means in your team] - Policy writing: [what this means in your team] - Regulatory reporting: [what this means in your team] - [One more duty that is specific to this job] What we are looking for - [5]+ years of experience as a compliance - Experience with AML/KYC - Experience with SQL - [One or two must-haves that are specific to this job] Pay and benefits - Pay range: $[lowest] – $[highest] a year, [plus equity or bonus if any] - Parental leave - Equity - Unlimited PTO - [Paid time off, health cover and the rest of your benefits] How to apply [What to send, the interview steps and how long they take. Name the date you will reply by.]
What today’s compliance postings say
| Experience asked | Median 5 years; the middle half ask 3–8 years (403 postings name a number) |
|---|---|
| Pay advertised | $140K – $226K for the middle half; median $183K (206 postings with a yearly US-dollar range) |
| Skills named most | AML/KYC (12%), SQL (9%) |
| Benefits named most | Parental leave (22%), Equity (14%), Unlimited PTO (5%) |
| Most common level | Lead (26% of postings) |
| Titles employers use | Compliance Analyst, Compliance Intern, Compliance Manager, Senior Compliance Officer, Regulatory Operations Lead, Associate Director, Claims Compliance |
Counted from the 595 open postings for this work on Nov 14, 2026, read from employers’ own careers pages. Recounted on every update.
Questions about hiring a compliance
- What should a compliance job description include?
- What the person will achieve in the first year, the duties, the must-have experience, the pay range and how the hiring steps work. For this work, today’s postings name AML/KYC, SQL most often.
- Should a compliance job posting show the salary?
- Yes, if you can: 40% of today’s 595 open compliance postings here do. A range filters out people who would turn the offer down, and several US states and EU countries now require it.
- How many years of experience should I ask for?
- The median in today’s compliance postings is 5 years. Ask for what the work needs: every extra year you require shrinks the pool of applicants.
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