Side-by-side distribution
Compliance
$125,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 2,220
Contract Manager
$97,719
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.4%
- Live roles
- 1,594
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Trust & Safety, Surveillance & Compliance
Senior Compliance Officer, Regulatory Reporting
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Engineering Manager, Fraud & Compliance
VP, Chief Compliance Officer
Technical Program Manager, SOX Compliance
Senior Manager, Security & Compliance
Staff Security GRC Analyst
Compliance Officer, Washington
Highest-paying jobs
Contracts Administrator
Principal Product Manager, Search & Contract Understanding
Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Advisory Consulting Services
Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Managed Services
Contract QA/QC Program Implementation Manager
Senior / Principal Product Manager, Contract Orchestration
Contract Lifecycle Management Lead, Sr. Manager
Director, Contract Lifecycle Management Product Manager
Marketing Operations Manager (Contract)
CV Invasive Specialist Contract $68/hr
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $117,500 | 21 |
The Symicor Group
|
$97,500 | 12 |
CVS Health
|
$106,710 | 9 |
|
PwC
|
$162,125 | 8 |
Transamerica
|
$87,500 | 8 |
Coinbase
|
$211,085 | 7 |
Bank of America
|
$146,100 | 6 |
Clark Construction Group
|
$76,375 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$117,700 | 19 |
Protiviti
|
$73,826 | 14 |
Loblaw
|
$71,250 | 12 |
| GV GE Vernova | $159,500 | 9 |
|
CVS Health
|
$96,450 | 9 |
Intel
|
$126,000 | 8 |
|
PwC
|
$183,750 | 6 |
CACI
|
$124,600 | 6 |
Compliance salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $193,275 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $185,775 | 54 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 25 |
| New York | $148,750 | 116 |
| Chicago | $148,000 | 43 |
| Los Angeles | $145,250 | 21 |
| Atlanta | $142,126 | 14 |
| Austin | $139,202 | 17 |
| Denver | $123,275 | 16 |
| London | $102,625 | 10 |
Contract Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $204,125 | 4 |
| Atlanta | $186,000 | 10 |
| Boston | $182,000 | 10 |
| New York | $165,500 | 20 |
| Seattle | $155,605 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $140,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $138,084 | 14 |
| San Francisco | $136,760 | 20 |
| Denver | $134,500 | 12 |
| Dublin | $95,738 | 4 |
Compliance vs Contract Manager: which pays more?
The median for Compliance is $125,800 per year (typically $92,619–$164,338), versus $97,719 for Contract Manager ($75,104–$130,975). That puts Compliance about 29% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Compliance and Contract Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.