State comparison · 2025
Compliance Officers salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Compliance Officers in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,030. In South Dakota, $72,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 52.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.9%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Compliance Officers
- Median
- $111,030
- p25
- $84,590
- p75
- $132,960
- p10
- $69,140
- p90
- $156,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +150%
South Dakota
Compliance Officers
- Median
- $72,630
- p25
- $64,020
- p75
- $85,760
- p10
- $57,140
- p90
- $115,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.