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State comparison · 2025

Compliance Officers salary: Alabama vs New Jersey

Occupation

Compliance Officers in New Jersey earn a median of $100,000. In Alabama, $72,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 27%.

Nominal pay gap
-27%
Alabama vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alabama

Compliance Officers

Median
$72,990
p25
$51,300
p75
$98,470
p10
$41,620
p90
$126,870
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
88.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-67%
See full breakdown for Alabama

New Jersey

Compliance Officers

Median
$100,000
p25
$76,180
p75
$128,790
p10
$58,860
p90
$158,540
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
-56%
See full breakdown for New Jersey

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.