Regulatory compliance salary: $177K median
The median advertised Regulatory compliance salary is $177K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $136K to $227K: counted from 1,018 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $85 an hour or $14,771 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $278K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Regulatory compliance jobs
$177Kmedian advertised salary
$136K – $227Kmiddle half of roles
$186Kaverage advertised salary
1,018roles counted
Regulatory compliance salary by level
Senior roles advertise a median of $169K, 71% more than junior roles ($99K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $99K | $90K–$340K | 16 |
| Senior | $169K | $142K–$200K | 230 |
| Lead and above | $220K | $180K–$265K | 379 |
| No level in the title | $145K | $116K–$188K | 392 |
Regulatory compliance salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Boston, MA | $216K | 54 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $214K | 213 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $197K | 32 |
| 🇺🇸California | $195K | 334 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $188K | 181 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $178K | 934 |
| 🇺🇸Washington, DC | $176K | 44 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $172K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸Dallas, TX | $169K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $160K | 50 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $157K | 25 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $149K | 38 |
Skills that pay more for Regulatory compliance roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical trials | $214K | +$37K | 167 |
| Python | $182K | +$5K | 108 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Normlaw | $340K | 4 |
| Anthropic | $318K | 14 |
| OpenAI | $307K | 8 |
| Trm Labs | $284K | 3 |
| Beeline Medicines | $278K | 13 |
| Kardigan | $270K | 10 |
| Iambic Therapeutics | $263K | 3 |
| OKX | $250K | 7 |
| $250K | 3 | |
| BitGo | $245K | 3 |
| Lyell Immunopharma | $245K | 4 |
| Databricks | $244K | 5 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals | $240K | 10 |
| Ripple | $238K | 6 |
| Tango Therapeutics | $238K | 9 |
| Affirm | $238K | 6 |
| Eikon Therapeutics | $235K | 5 |
| Pure Storage | $234K | 4 |
| Generate Biomedicines | $232K | 7 |
| Celea Therapeutics | $232K | 4 |
| Mineralys Therapeutics | $228K | 3 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals | $226K | 11 |
| KBRA | $225K | 3 |
| Roblox | $224K | 5 |
| Waymo | $224K | 13 |
Highest-paying open Regulatory compliance roles
All Regulatory compliance jobs- Manager, Enterprise Sales - MedTechAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$450K - $700KSolution sellingERPRegulatory compliance
- Manager, Enterprise Sales - PharmaAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$450K - $700KSolution sellingRegulatory complianceGMP
- Senior Vice President, Medical AffairsTango Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$372K - $558KLead and aboveProduct marketingRegulatory complianceClinical trials
- Head of Marketing & SalesTango Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$302K - $452KLead and aboveProduct marketingRegulatory complianceClinical trials
- Software Engineer, Youth Well-BeingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $445KGenerative AIRegulatory compliance
- Vice President, Head of Immunology and Inflammation DevelopmentGenerate Biomedicines · Remote$335K - $435KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningRegulatory complianceClinical trials
- Lead Safety Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$381K - $423KHybridLead and aboveRegulatory complianceMechatronicsAUTOSAR
- Head of PharmacovigilancePraxis Precision Medicines · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$378K - $420KRemoteLead and abovePRDsSuccessFactorsRegulatory compliance
- Senior Director, Medical Monitor (Respiratory indications)Generate Biomedicines · Remote$277K - $416KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningRegulatory complianceClinical trials
- Vice President, Clinical DevelopmentKardigan · 🇺🇸Princeton, New Jersey, United States$340K - $416KLead and aboveGoRegulatory complianceCDL
- Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Product, Regulatory & LitigationAffirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$370K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceLaw degreeLitigation
- Senior Vice President, Regulatory AffairsMineralys Therapeutics · 🇺🇸US Remote$390K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveGoAgileRegulatory compliance
- Associate - Emerging Companies and Venture CapitalNormlaw · 🇺🇸New York City$270K - $410KJuniorInvestor relationsRegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Associate - Real EstateNormlaw · 🇺🇸New York City$270K - $410KJuniorInvestor relationsRegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Vice President & Chief Financial OfficerWellPower - All Jobs · 🇺🇸Denver$255K - $408KLead and aboveAgileCPAGAAP
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KAIPerformance managementRegulatory compliance
- Chief Financial Officer ,North AmericaCrypto.com · 🇺🇸Chicago,IL$300K - $400KLead and aboveTableauNetSuiteCPA
- Chief Risk Officer - Managing DirectoriCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$350K - $400KLead and aboveCPACFAFRM
- VP, SecurityEngine · 🇺🇸Remote - US$298K - $400KRemoteLead and aboveLLMAWSApplication security
- Head of FinanceShepherd · 🇺🇸San Francisco$275K - $400KLead and aboveCPACFAAI agents
Questions about Regulatory compliance pay
- What is the average Regulatory compliance salary?
- $186K a year on average and $177K at the median, across 1,018 open Regulatory compliance 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 $136K to $227K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Regulatory compliance pay?
- Normlaw ($340K), Anthropic ($318K), OpenAI ($307K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a regulatory compliance a high-paying job?
- The median Regulatory compliance posting advertises $177K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a regulatory compliance?
- A tenth of the postings offer $278K a year or more; the highest open Regulatory compliance role advertises up to $700K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Regulatory compliance salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $177K a year is about $85 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,771 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $65 to $109 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Regulatory compliance roles?
- Postings that ask for Clinical trials (+$37K, 167 postings), Python (+$5K, 108 postings) advertise more than the $177K median of all Regulatory compliance postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level regulatory compliance make?
- 17 junior and intern Regulatory compliance postings state pay, with a median of $98K a year ($47 an hour).
- 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 Regulatory compliance roles at companies is $177K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $136K to $227K. Counted from 1,018 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/regulatory-compliance/
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