State comparison · 2025
Compliance Officers salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Compliance Officers in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,030. In Virginia, $80,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.1% — not 38.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.1%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+27.1%
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%
Virginia
Compliance Officers
- Median
- $80,380
- p25
- $61,570
- p75
- $104,970
- p10
- $48,640
- p90
- $133,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.