Side-by-side distribution
Compliance
$125,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 2,221
General Counsel
$225,362
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 56.6%
- Live roles
- 419
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
Chief Legal Officer
Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Intellectual Property
Divisional Chief Legal Officer West Florida Division
General Counsel, San Francisco Bay Area (1003-SLS)
Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Infrastructure
Assistant General Counsel, Healthcare Compliance and Investigations
Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel – Market Access Legal
Associate General Counsel, Content, Music, & Marketing
General Counsel
VP of Legal or General Counsel - The Brydon Group
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $117,500 | 24 |
The Symicor Group
|
$97,500 | 12 |
CVS Health
|
$106,403 | 10 |
PwC
|
$162,125 | 8 |
Transamerica
|
$84,000 | 8 |
Coinbase
|
$211,085 | 7 |
Bank of America
|
$146,100 | 6 |
KeyBank
|
$98,000 | 6 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TT The Trade Desk | $214,050 | 5 |
OKX
|
$250,444 | 4 |
| AD AdventHealth | $227,313 | 4 |
|
Solutuslegal
|
$325,000 | 3 |
| CG Cboe Global Markets | $288,750 | 3 |
Roku
|
$270,000 | 3 |
Neuberger Berman
|
$250,000 | 3 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$232,900 | 3 |
Compliance salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $193,275 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $185,775 | 54 |
| Boston | $165,000 | 25 |
| New York | $148,750 | 118 |
| Los Angeles | $145,250 | 21 |
| Chicago | $145,250 | 45 |
| Austin | $138,351 | 18 |
| Atlanta | $138,351 | 16 |
| London | $107,349 | 9 |
| Denver | $99,750 | 18 |
General Counsel salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $270,875 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $270,603 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $266,348 | 8 |
| Austin | $265,000 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $259,000 | 17 |
| Boston | $242,500 | 13 |
| New York | $240,000 | 56 |
| Denver | $225,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $223,845 | 16 |
| Toronto | $173,998 | 4 |
Compliance vs General Counsel: which pays more?
The median for Compliance is $125,800 per year (typically $92,619–$164,338), versus $225,362 for General Counsel ($191,000–$275,000). That puts General Counsel about 79% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Compliance and General Counsel 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.