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State comparison · 2025

Compliance Officers salary: Illinois vs New Jersey

Occupation

Compliance Officers in New Jersey earn a median of $100,000. In Illinois, $80,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 19.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.4%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Illinois

Compliance Officers

Median
$80,550
p25
$62,850
p75
$108,360
p10
$50,040
p90
$132,290
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-71%
See full breakdown for Illinois

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.