Business & Finance
Compliance Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
Median salary
$136,550
Typical range
$69k – $228k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Compliance Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Compliance Managers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Compliance Managers
Entry / Junior
$68,860
~2 yrs to advance
Compliance Managers
Established
$136,550
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Compliance Managers
Senior
$182,070
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
- •Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
- •Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
- •File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
- •Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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