Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

13-1041 Compliance Officers

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere. Excludes "Financial Examiners" (13-2061), "Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents" (13-2081), "Occupational Health and Safety Specialists" (29-9011), "Occupational Health and Safety Technicians" (29-9012), Transportation Security Screeners (33-9093), "Agricultural Inspectors" (45-2011), "Construction and Building Inspectors" (47-4011), and "Transportation Inspectors" (53-6051).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
273,910 0.7 % $33.77 $70,250 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.09 $23.64 $31.99 $41.64 $50.61
Annual Wage (2) $37,630 $49,160 $66,540 $86,620 $105,260


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 55,040 2.72 $37.55 $78,100
State Government (OES Designation) 35,830 1.64 $25.70 $53,450
Local Government (OES Designation) 28,210 0.52 $28.69 $59,680
Management of Companies and Enterprises 16,830 0.73 $36.23 $75,370
Insurance Carriers 8,560 0.73 $33.84 $70,390

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 190 4.18 $57.37 $119,320
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 55,040 2.72 $37.55 $78,100
State Government (OES Designation) 35,830 1.64 $25.70 $53,450
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 330 1.42 $28.84 $59,990
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 3,460 1.22 $39.20 $81,530

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Securities and Commodity Exchanges 190 4.18 $57.37 $119,320
Other Financial Investment Activities 3,580 0.78 $47.87 $99,560
Natural Gas Distribution 1,000 0.89 $43.24 $89,940
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 2,690 0.60 $42.27 $87,920
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 230 0.06 $42.12 $87,610


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 34,290 2.15 1.10 $38.14 $79,340
Texas 23,760 2.02 1.04 $35.18 $73,170
New York 21,130 2.32 1.19 $36.98 $76,930
Florida 16,260 1.98 1.01 $29.44 $61,230
Pennsylvania 11,360 1.98 1.01 $32.40 $67,390




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 2,200 7.21 3.69 $31.70 $65,940
District of Columbia 4,520 6.44 3.30 $43.55 $90,590
Nebraska 2,900 3.00 1.54 $31.19 $64,880
North Dakota 1,110 2.61 1.34 $29.54 $61,440
Washington 7,950 2.59 1.33 $39.93 $83,060




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 4,520 6.44 3.30 $43.55 $90,590
Washington 7,950 2.59 1.33 $39.93 $83,060
Massachusetts 7,070 2.04 1.05 $39.92 $83,030
Connecticut 3,750 2.25 1.15 $39.72 $82,610
New Jersey 9,600 2.43 1.24 $38.40 $79,860





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 14,380 2.18 1.12 $40.17 $83,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 8,890 3.57 1.83 $41.76 $86,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 8,650 2.05 1.05 $36.95 $76,860
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,020 2.05 1.05 $38.82 $80,750
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 5,570 1.53 0.78 $36.28 $75,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,080 1.99 1.02 $29.93 $62,250
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,880 2.01 1.03 $37.20 $77,380
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 4,600 2.89 1.48 $45.25 $94,120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 4,460 2.47 1.27 $42.28 $87,930
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 4,320 3.11 1.60 $37.81 $78,650




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1,560 12.66 6.49 $32.45 $67,490
Brunswick, GA 490 12.39 6.35 $41.29 $85,870
El Centro, CA 620 11.53 5.91 $36.57 $76,070
Laredo, TX 980 10.08 5.17 $32.53 $67,660
Tallahassee, FL 1,400 8.54 4.38 $17.90 $37,220
Bellingham, WA 570 6.93 3.55 $36.07 $75,030
Trenton, NJ 1,480 6.57 3.37 $39.94 $83,070
Lincoln, NE 1,150 6.56 3.36 $31.33 $65,170
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 640 6.19 3.17 $29.30 $60,950
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 800 5.81 2.98 $35.45 $73,740




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division 230 2.09 1.07 $47.77 $99,350
California-Lexington Park, MD 50 1.10 0.56 $46.50 $96,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,540 1.47 0.76 $45.40 $94,430
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 4,600 2.89 1.48 $45.25 $94,120
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 980 2.35 1.20 $43.56 $90,600
Yuba City, CA 50 1.12 0.57 $42.43 $88,260
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 4,460 2.47 1.27 $42.28 $87,930
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division 3,030 2.79 1.43 $42.01 $87,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 8,890 3.57 1.83 $41.76 $86,870
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 1.39 0.71 $41.68 $86,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 630 4.39 2.25 $33.21 $69,080
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 450 6.49 3.33 $30.23 $62,870
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 420 4.64 2.38 $32.70 $68,010
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 420 2.48 1.27 $21.58 $44,880
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 400 6.93 3.55 $34.54 $71,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 400 6.93 3.55 $34.54 $71,850
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 450 6.49 3.33 $30.23 $62,870
Far East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 130 5.36 2.75 $34.48 $71,720
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 320 5.32 2.72 $24.33 $50,600
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 420 4.64 2.38 $32.70 $68,010

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 1.07 0.55 $37.17 $77,310
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area 120 1.56 0.80 $36.74 $76,420
Northwest Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 1.40 0.72 $36.43 $75,780
West Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.63 0.32 $36.36 $75,620
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 90 2.67 1.37 $36.15 $75,200


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017