25th pctl
$119K
Compliance Officer Salary in Sacramento
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median (p50)
$143K
75th pctl
$172K
90th pctl
$202K
Adjusted for Sacramento at 1.1× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Compliance Officer in Sacramento pulls a median of $143,000 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $171,600 and the 90th percentile at $202,400. Comp in Sacramento runs about 10% above the national baseline. $171,600 is what top-quartile Compliance Officer pay looks like in Sacramento. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$171,600 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$157,300 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$143,000 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
Carry the math. Not the maybe.
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