Compliance Officers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$84,090avg. a year
$40.43 an hour · 12,530 employed
Compliance Officers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $84,090 a year. That is $2,690 (3%) more than the Texas average of $81,400. The U.S. average is $88,400.
$77,760Median pay
$40.43Average hourly
+3%vs. Texas average
12,530Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for compliance officers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1300 jobs
Midland, TX
$93,000
$44.71 an hour
2910 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$88,460
$42.53 an hour
31,440 jobs
Laredo, TX
$88,240
$42.42 an hour
48,450 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$85,820
$41.26 an hour
5140 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$82,760
$39.79 an hour
62,660 jobs
El Paso, TX
$77,710
$37.36 an hour
73,670 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$77,260
$37.14 an hour
83,100 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$76,870
$36.96 an hour
91,610 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$76,110
$36.59 an hour
10370 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$75,820
$36.45 an hour
11120 jobs
Odessa, TX
$74,520
$35.83 an hour
12100 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$73,240
$35.21 an hour
13290 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$73,170
$35.18 an hour
1440 jobs
Victoria, TX
$72,810
$35.00 an hour
15180 jobs
Abilene, TX
$72,390
$34.80 an hour
16400 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$72,240
$34.73 an hour
1760 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$71,110
$34.19 an hour
18230 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$70,870
$34.07 an hour
19270 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$69,480
$33.40 an hour
20190 jobs
Longview, TX
$68,590
$32.98 an hour
21320 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$67,240
$32.33 an hour
22240 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$66,620
$32.03 an hour
23190 jobs
Tyler, TX
$65,020
$31.26 an hour
24390 jobs
Waco, TX
$63,130
$30.35 an hour
2560 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$61,780
$29.70 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $92,820 |
| Project Management Specialists | $105,030 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $75,220 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $84,070 |
| Management Analysts | $112,240 |
| Buyers and Purchasing Agents | $84,830 |
Questions and answers
How much do compliance officers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $84,090 a year, and the median is $77,760. About 12,530 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,690 (3%) more than the Texas average of $81,400.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.15 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-1041. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.