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State comparison · 2025

Compliance Officers salary: Maryland vs New Jersey

Occupation

Compliance Officers in New Jersey earn a median of $100,000. In Maryland, $84,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 15.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-15.3%
Maryland vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-12.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Maryland

Compliance Officers

Median
$84,720
p25
$66,370
p75
$111,530
p10
$56,310
p90
$132,620
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-73%
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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.