State comparison · 2025
Compliance Officers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Compliance Officers in District of Columbia earn a median of $111,030. In West Virginia, $64,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 72.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.8%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+40.7%
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%
West Virginia
Compliance Officers
- Median
- $64,270
- p25
- $50,520
- p75
- $95,870
- p10
- $44,420
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.