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Compliance Officers in New Mexico

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5.0% Jobs Projection
$65,170 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Compliance Officers in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Compliance Officers in New Mexico earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Compliance Officers Work in New Mexico?

There were approximately 1,450 workers employed as Compliance Officers in this state in 2018.

There were 1,440 Compliance Officers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,410 Compliance Officers working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Compliance Officers than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Compliance Officers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 120 annual job openings, and 1,480 total jobs in 2026 for Compliance Officers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 25,900 annual jobs and 312,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Compliance Officers Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Compliance Officers ranged from $36,080 to $104,270 with $65,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.34 to $50.13. The median hourly rate was $31.33.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $30.39 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.94.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico Metros for Compliance Officers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Compliance Officers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 680 $62,630
Las Cruces, NM 160 $80,710
Santa Fe, NM 110 $45,680
Farmington, NM 30 $48,390

Top States for Compliance Officers Employment

View the list below to see where most Compliance Officers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 38,090 $80,810
Texas 26,620 $74,150
New York 21,370 $72,620
Florida 19,740 $57,580
Pennsylvania 12,480 $66,820
New Jersey 12,340 $79,320
Washington 9,930 $77,510
Georgia 9,350 $58,010
Illinois 8,970 $72,610
Virginia 8,470 $72,650
Ohio 8,030 $61,990
Arizona 7,910 $59,510
Maryland 7,540 $74,150
North Carolina 7,030 $62,470
Massachusetts 7,010 $77,990
Colorado 6,430 $68,910
Michigan 5,510 $69,800
Tennessee 5,370 $54,620
Missouri 5,200 $58,480
Minnesota 4,860 $73,190

Below are the states where Compliance Officers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $91,550
Alaska $80,830
California $80,810
Connecticut $80,080
New Jersey $79,320
Massachusetts $77,990
Washington $77,510
Maryland $74,150
Texas $74,150
Minnesota $73,190

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