Risk management salary: $179K median
The median advertised Risk management salary is $179K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $220K: counted from 1,249 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $86 an hour or $14,917 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $268K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Risk management jobs
$179Kmedian advertised salary
$145K – $220Kmiddle half of roles
$186Kaverage advertised salary
1,249roles counted
Risk management salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $222K, 31% more than senior roles ($170K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $170K | $147K–$194K | 337 |
| Lead and above | $222K | $185K–$260K | 407 |
| No level in the title | $160K | $128K–$198K | 495 |
Risk management salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $214K | 266 |
| 🇺🇸California | $200K | 438 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $180K | 1,153 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $180K | 235 |
| 🇺🇸Washington, DC | $180K | 49 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $178K | 59 |
| 🇨🇦Canada | $177K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸Boston, MA | $174K | 32 |
| 🇺🇸Denver, CO | $170K | 38 |
| 🇺🇸Dallas, TX | $169K | 31 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $169K | 43 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $163K | 45 |
| 🇺🇸Chicago, IL | $151K | 60 |
Skills that pay more for Risk management roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $195K | +$16K | 191 |
| Security clearance | $193K | +$14K | 192 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $360K | 11 |
| Vanta | $324K | 3 |
| Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. | $306K | 3 |
| Beeline Medicines | $305K | 3 |
| Roblox | $294K | 7 |
| Fanatics Betting & Gaming | $280K | 5 |
| Immunome, Inc. | $277K | 5 |
| OpenAI | $266K | 14 |
| ClickHouse | $260K | 4 |
| Figma | $251K | 3 |
| Nightfall Ai | $250K | 8 |
| OKX | $246K | 9 |
| Perplexity | $245K | 3 |
| GitLab | $244K | 3 |
| Flex | $242K | 3 |
| Scale AI | $238K | 6 |
| Sierra | $235K | 3 |
| Metropolis | $235K | 3 |
| Oscilar | $235K | 5 |
| Block | $232K | 3 |
| Poesis | $230K | 3 |
| Oscar Health | $228K | 6 |
| Kinder's | $228K | 3 |
| Zoox | $225K | 10 |
| Soros Fund Management | $225K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Risk management roles
All Risk management jobs- Manager, Enterprise Sales - Asset & Wealth ManagementAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$450K - $700KGCPMachine LearningLLM
- Manager, Enterprise Sales - Hedge FundsAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$450K - $700KMachine LearningLLMGenerative AI
- CISOGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$424K - $489KLLMZendeskAI agents
- VP, Global Head of Trust & SafetyCloudflare · Hybrid$325K - $447KHybridLead and aboveDNSThreat intelligenceRisk management
- Chief Revenue OfficerOmada Health · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$400K - $445KRemoteLead and abovePerformance managementWorkforce planningPharmacy
- VP, Success & ServicesVanta · 🇺🇸Remote U.S.$318K - $426KRemoteLead and aboveGCPAzureJira
- Associate General Counsel, Commercial – InfrastructureOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$381K - $423KHybridRisk management
- 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 Vice President, Regulatory AffairsMineralys Therapeutics · 🇺🇸US Remote$390K - $415KRemoteLead and aboveGoAgileRegulatory compliance
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Financial ProductsAdyen · 🇺🇸San Francisco$297K - $401KLead and abovePythonJavaSQL
- Chief Risk Officer - Managing DirectoriCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$350K - $400KLead and aboveCPACFAFRM
- Executive Director, Security & Classified Operations and Chief Security OfficerRAND · 🇺🇸Santa Monica, CA (Greater Los Angeles Area); Pittsburgh…$273K - $397KLead and aboveLLMAgileSAP
- Senior Director/Executive Director, Global Regulatory LeadImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$259K - $396KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceRisk management
- Senior Director/Executive Director, Global Regulatory LeadImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸US Remote$259K - $396KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceRisk management
- Vice President, Strategic Program Management Office (SPMO)Agility Robotics · Remote$250K - $390KRemoteLead and aboveJiraPMPSmartsheet
- Associate - TaxNormlaw · 🇺🇸New York City$270K - $385KJuniorTax complianceLaw degreeBar admission
- Chief Information Security OfficerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveCI/CDComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Account Executive, EnterpriseAlloy · Remote$320K - $380KRemoteGoSolution sellingContract negotiation
- Sales Manager, FintechAlloy · 🇺🇸New York City$320K - $380KGoSolution sellingRegulatory compliance
Questions about Risk management pay
- What is the average Risk management salary?
- $186K a year on average and $179K at the median, across 1,249 open Risk management 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 $145K to $220K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Risk management pay?
- Anthropic ($360K), Vanta ($324K), Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. ($306K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a risk management a high-paying job?
- The median Risk management posting advertises $179K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 3% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a risk management?
- A tenth of the postings offer $268K a year or more; the highest open Risk management role advertises up to $700K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Risk management salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $179K a year is about $86 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,917 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $70 to $106 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Risk management roles?
- Postings that ask for Python (+$16K, 191 postings), Security clearance (+$14K, 192 postings) advertise more than the $179K median of all Risk management postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level risk management make?
- 10 junior and intern Risk management postings state pay, with a median of $126K a year ($61 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 Risk management roles at companies is $179K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $220K. Counted from 1,249 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/risk-management/
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