Sanctions screening salary: $160K median
The median advertised Sanctions screening salary is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $96K to $210K: counted from 67 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $250K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Sanctions screening jobs
$160Kmedian advertised salary
$96K – $210Kmiddle half of roles
$162Kaverage advertised salary
67roles counted
Sanctions screening salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $195K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $190K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $168K | 52 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $118K | 19 |
Skills that pay more for Sanctions screening roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory compliance | $205K | +$45K | 25 |
| LLM | $170K | +$10K | 7 |
| On-chain analytics | $167K | +$7K | 9 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Coinbase | $266K | 3 |
| Socure | $210K | 3 |
| Block | $190K | 3 |
| Paxos | $167K | 3 |
| Chainalysis | $160K | 3 |
| xAI | $118K | 3 |
| Mizuho | $104K | 3 |
| Pathward, N.A. | $80K | 10 |
Highest-paying open Sanctions screening roles
All Sanctions screening jobs- Chief Risk Officer - Managing DirectoriCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$350K - $400KLead and aboveCPACFAFRM
- Senior Counsel, TradeWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; Washington D.C., USA$298K - $368KSeniorRegulatory complianceLaw degreeBar admission
- Sanctions Compliance LeadAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$270K - $345KLead and aboveThreat intelligenceAuditBig Four
- Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Access Controls & IdentityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$285K - $330KSQLGenerative AIKYC
- Director of Contracts – InternationalSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$192K - $304KLead and aboveContract managementSanctions screeningExport controls
- Chief Compliance OfficerRiver · 🇺🇸Remote - US$200K - $300KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceBSA/AMLSanctions screening
- Head of KYCCoinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$253K - $297KRemoteLead and aboveAML/KYCGenerative AIRegulatory compliance
- Group Product Manager, Compliance AutomationCoinbase · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$244K - $287KRemoteGenerative AIRegulatory complianceBSA/AML
- Associate General CounselRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$214K - $285KSecurity clearanceContract negotiationM&A
- Senior Counsel, Employment & ComplianceHackerOne · 🇺🇸Seattle$202K - $275KRemoteSeniorPenetration testingPerformance managementEmployee relations
- Compliance Technology Program LeadBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$143K - $258KLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMAI agents
- Staff Engineer, Full Stack (Trust, Safety & Risk)Phantom · Remote$200K - $250KRemoteLead and aboveEnglishACHKYC
- Compliance Operations ManagerSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$212K - $250KCAMSAuditGRC
- Regulatory Compliance CounselHermeus · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$200K - $250KSecurity clearanceNISTFedRAMP
- Product Manager - AMLOscilar · Remote$224K - $250KRemoteAML/KYCPRDsRegulatory compliance
- Compliance QA Program ManagerBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$136K - $245KAgileCAMSBSA/AML
- Director, Financial Crimes Compliance - AML OfficerPoshmark · 🇺🇸US California (Redwood City) - Office$169K - $245KHybridLead and aboveAML/KYCPRDsPerformance management
- Senior Product Manager, Compliance & Platform ExperiencePaxos · 🇺🇸Remote - United States (East Coast)$203K - $233KRemoteSeniorKYCBSA/AMLSanctions screening
- Deputy BSA OfficerAdyen · 🇺🇸New York$180K - $230KAuditRegulatory complianceBSA/AML
- Staff Data Scientist, WatchlistSocure · 🇺🇸California - Remote$191K - $230KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
Questions about Sanctions screening pay
- What is the average Sanctions screening salary?
- $162K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 67 open Sanctions screening 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 $96K to $210K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Sanctions screening pay?
- Coinbase ($266K), Socure ($210K), Block ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a sanctions screening a high-paying job?
- The median Sanctions screening posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a sanctions screening?
- A tenth of the postings offer $250K a year or more; the highest open Sanctions screening role advertises up to $400K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Sanctions screening salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $46 to $101 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Sanctions screening roles?
- Postings that ask for Regulatory compliance (+$45K, 25 postings), LLM (+$10K, 7 postings), On-chain analytics (+$7K, 9 postings) advertise more than the $160K median of all Sanctions screening 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 Sanctions screening roles at companies is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $96K to $210K. Counted from 67 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/sanctions-screening/
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