Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/united-states/ Title: Compliance Analyst rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Compliance Analyst pay in the United States: median wage $56 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $80. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Compliance Analyst hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Compliance Analyst in the United States is **$55.68 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$80 an hour** on Deftridge. **$80/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$55.68/hr** median wage **$42-75** middle half of wages **$1,730** a month at 5 hours a week ## Compliance Analyst wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $33.25 | $720 | $69,200 | | 25th | $42.26 | $920 | $87,900 | | Median | $55.68 | $1,210 | $115,800 | | 75th | $75.19 | $1,630 | $156,400 | | 90th | $92.23 | $2,000 | $191,800 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 397,770 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for a Compliance Analyst, from the same sources as the table above. - **$76.18** highest median wage, California - **$45.15** lowest median wage, Oklahoma - **397,770** people employed in the role - **$97.75** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Compliance Analyst in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | $70 | $1,520 | | Senior | $80 | $1,730 | | Manager | $95 | $2,060 | - Regular role **$80** - One-off task **$90** - Task bundle **$85** ## Compliance Analyst pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Compliance Analyst, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $76.18 | $110 | | District of Columbia | $75.32 | $110 | | Alaska | $64.89 | $95 | | Vermont | $64.75 | $95 | | Delaware | $64.69 | $95 | | Massachusetts | $64.53 | $95 | | New York | $63.98 | $95 | | Maine | $63.58 | $90 | | New Jersey | $62.23 | $90 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $97.75/hr median wage · range $69-132](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [San Francisco $85.79/hr median wage · range $64-112](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [El Centro $83.40/hr median wage · range $58-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [San Diego $81.00/hr median wage · range $56-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [Salinas $75.36/hr median wage · range $56-94](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $74.96/hr median wage · range $55-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/district-of-columbia/) - [Los Angeles $74.55/hr median wage · range $55-100](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [Brunswick $74.31/hr median wage · range $68-81](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/georgia/) - [Sacramento $73.42/hr median wage · range $56-94](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) - [Oxnard $71.94/hr median wage · range $55-96](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/california/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Compliance Analyst rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/compliance-analyst/) · [Compliance Analyst jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/compliance-analyst/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)