CAMS salary: $129K median
The median advertised CAMS salary is $129K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $107K to $169K: counted from 30 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $62 an hour or $10,771 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $199K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll CAMS jobs
$129Kmedian advertised salary
$107K – $169Kmiddle half of roles
$139Kaverage advertised salary
30roles counted
Skills that pay more for CAMS roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | $166K | +$37K | 9 |
| Regulatory compliance | $165K | +$36K | 11 |
| BSA/AML | $146K | +$17K | 22 |
| AML/KYC | $146K | +$17K | 8 |
| Risk management | $146K | +$16K | 8 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Block | $190K | 3 |
| Airwallex | $169K | 3 |
| Brex | $125K | 4 |
| xAI | $118K | 3 |
| Pathward, N.A. | $80K | 4 |
Highest-paying open CAMS roles
All CAMS jobs- Compliance Operations ManagerSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$212K - $250KCAMSAuditGRC
- Compliance QA Program ManagerBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$136K - $245KAgileCAMSBSA/AML
- Deputy Chief Compliance Officer / Deputy BSA Officer, Builders Bank & TrustBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$136K - $245KLead and aboveCAMSInternal controlsRegulatory compliance
- Investigations Manager - Global Security1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$180K - $220KCAMSEmployee relationsKYC
- Director, RiskEngine · 🇺🇸Remote - US$183K - $215KRemoteLead and aboveCAMSFRMCard payments
- Senior Compliance Analyst, KYCOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$143K - $214KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSKYC
- Senior Manager, Financial Crime Investigations & IntelligenceAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - Dallas$128K - $210KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLTableau
- Senior Manager, Obligations ManagementAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - Dallas$128K - $210KRemoteSeniorCAMSAuditInternal controls
- Lead Analyst, Financial CrimesChime · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, USA$139K - $193KLead and aboveSQLCAMSSQL queries
- Product Manager, Fraud & AMLDataVisor · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States$125K - $190KMachine LearningLLMAgile
- Regulatory and Compliance, Corporate AML Oversight - Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$155K - $180KLead and aboveAML/KYCCAMSAudit
- Sr. Analyst, Identity & KYCChime · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, USA$112K - $155KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSMicrosoft Word
- Sr. BSA/AML InvestigatorxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$125K - $145KSeniorAML/KYCCAMSKYC
- Fraud Strategy AssociateBrex · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$111K - $139KPythonSQLLLM
- Fraud Strategy AssociateBrex · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$111K - $139KPythonSQLLLM
- Fraud Analyst - Sat-Wed ShiftxAI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA$100K - $135KCAMSAuditRegulatory compliance
- Compliance AnalystPrivacy · Remote$100K - $135KRemoteSQLCAMSLow-code tools
- Senior Risk AnalystHighnote · Remote$90K - $130KRemoteSeniorSQLBigQueryCAMS
- Program Director, Fraud Operations, Investigations & IntelligencePathward, N.A. · Remote$72K - $120KRemoteLead and aboveCAMSEscalation managementRegulatory compliance
- Compliance Analyst, Market SurveillanceOKX · 🇺🇸New York, United States$75K - $113KCAMSDerivatives
Questions about CAMS pay
- What is the average CAMS salary?
- $139K a year on average and $129K at the median, across 30 open CAMS 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 $107K to $169K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest CAMS pay?
- Block ($190K), Airwallex ($169K), Brex ($125K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a cams a high-paying job?
- The median CAMS posting advertises $129K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 26% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a cams?
- A tenth of the postings offer $199K a year or more; the highest open CAMS role advertises up to $250K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the CAMS salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $129K a year is about $62 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $10,771 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $51 to $81 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for CAMS roles?
- Postings that ask for Audit (+$37K, 9 postings), Regulatory compliance (+$36K, 11 postings), BSA/AML (+$17K, 22 postings) advertise more than the $129K median of all CAMS 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 CAMS roles at companies is $129K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $107K to $169K. Counted from 30 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/cams/
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