AML and KYC Analyst salary: $96K median
The median advertised AML and KYC Analyst salary is $96K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $56K to $136K: counted from 59 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $46 an hour or $8,000 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $205K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll AML and KYC analyst jobs
$96Kmedian advertised salary
$56K – $136Kmiddle half of roles
$112Kaverage advertised salary
59roles counted
Skills that pay more for AML and KYC Analyst roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | $168K | +$72K | 7 |
| CAMS | $150K | +$54K | 12 |
| SQL | $125K | +$29K | 7 |
| Sanctions screening | $118K | +$22K | 19 |
| Rails | $104K | +$8K | 6 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Adyen | $171K | 4 |
| iCapital | $112K | 4 |
| Pathward, N.A. | $67K | 11 |
| AML RightSource | $56K | 16 |
Highest-paying open AML and KYC Analyst roles
All AML and KYC analyst jobs- Sanctions Compliance LeadAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$270K - $345KLead and aboveThreat intelligenceAuditBig Four
- Head of KYCCoinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$253K - $297KRemoteLead and aboveAML/KYCGenerative AIRegulatory compliance
- Head of CDD and KYC, AmericasAdyen · 🇺🇸Chicago; San Francisco$190K - $260KLead and aboveAML/KYCOKRsKYC
- Sanctions Compliance OfficerPolymarket · 🇺🇸New York$180K - $250K
- Deputy Chief Compliance Officer / Deputy BSA Officer, Builders Bank & TrustBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$136K - $245KLead and aboveCAMSInternal controlsRegulatory compliance
- Manager, KYC Due Diligence Policy & StrategyBlock · 🇺🇸Denver, CO, United States of America$136K - $245KAgileAML/KYCCAMS
- Director, Financial Crimes Compliance - AML OfficerPoshmark · 🇺🇸US California (Redwood City) - Office$169K - $245KHybridLead and aboveAML/KYCPRDsPerformance management
- Deputy BSA OfficerAdyen · 🇺🇸New York$180K - $230KAuditRegulatory complianceBSA/AML
- Senior Compliance Analyst, KYCOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$143K - $214KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSKYC
- Senior Manager, Financial Crime Investigations & IntelligenceAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - Dallas$128K - $210KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLTableau
- Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance, Suspicious Activity ReportingAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - Dallas$128K - $210KRemoteSeniorKYCFraud preventionBSA/AML
- Lead Analyst, Financial CrimesChime · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, USA$139K - $193KLead and aboveSQLCAMSSQL queries
- Regulatory and Compliance, Corporate AML Oversight - Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$155K - $180KLead and aboveAML/KYCCAMSAudit
- Senior AML InvestigatorPolymarket · 🇺🇸New York$125K - $165KSeniorAML/KYCRails
- Sr. Analyst, Identity & KYCChime · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, USA$112K - $155KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSMicrosoft Word
- Financial Crimes AnalystAugustus · 🇺🇸New York City$100K - $150KSQL
- Customer Due Diligence AnalystAugustus · 🇺🇸New York City$100K - $150KSQL
- Sr. BSA/AML InvestigatorxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$125K - $145KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSKYC
- Regulatory and Compliance, AML - Assistant Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$110K - $145KLead and aboveAML/KYCKYCBSA/AML
- KYC AnalystxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$100K - $135KAML/KYCCAMSKYC
Questions about AML and KYC Analyst pay
- What is the average AML and KYC Analyst salary?
- $112K a year on average and $96K at the median, across 59 open AML and KYC Analyst postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $56K to $136K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest AML and KYC Analyst pay?
- Adyen ($171K), iCapital ($112K), Pathward, N.A. ($67K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an aml and kyc analyst a high-paying job?
- The median AML and KYC Analyst posting advertises $96K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 45% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an aml and kyc analyst?
- A tenth of the postings offer $205K a year or more; the highest open AML and KYC Analyst role advertises up to $345K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the AML and KYC Analyst salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $96K a year is about $46 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $8,000 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $27 to $66 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for AML and KYC Analyst roles?
- Postings that ask for Audit (+$72K, 7 postings), CAMS (+$54K, 12 postings), SQL (+$29K, 7 postings) advertise more than the $96K median of all AML and KYC Analyst postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for AML and KYC Analyst roles at companies is $96K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $56K to $136K. Counted from 59 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/aml-kyc/
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