Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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) |
| 317,600 |
0.6 % |
$35.03 |
$72,850 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$18.71 |
$24.54 |
$33.20 |
$43.88 |
$52.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$38,920 |
$51,050 |
$69,050 |
$91,260 |
$109,950 |
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) |
58,720 |
2.92 |
$39.88 |
$82,960 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
37,020 |
1.70 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
28,820 |
0.52 |
$29.19 |
$60,710 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
19,360 |
0.79 |
$38.05 |
$79,140 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
10,840 |
0.53 |
$35.64 |
$74,140 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Metal Ore Mining |
80 |
0.18 |
$53.68 |
$111,640 |
| Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
220 |
0.14 |
$44.24 |
$92,010 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
6,960 |
0.74 |
$44.14 |
$91,800 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
1,200 |
1.09 |
$43.61 |
$90,700 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,960 |
0.51 |
$43.38 |
$90,230 |
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 |
39,250 |
2.26 |
1.04 |
$39.57 |
$82,310 |
| Texas |
27,130 |
2.18 |
1.01 |
$35.62 |
$74,080 |
| Florida |
22,620 |
2.57 |
1.19 |
$31.21 |
$64,910 |
| New York |
22,040 |
2.31 |
1.07 |
$37.61 |
$78,240 |
| New Jersey |
12,870 |
3.15 |
1.46 |
$40.80 |
$84,860 |
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 |
2,090 |
6.82 |
3.15 |
$33.48 |
$69,640 |
| District of Columbia |
4,210 |
5.81 |
2.69 |
$45.24 |
$94,110 |
| Nebraska |
3,470 |
3.54 |
1.64 |
$32.43 |
$67,450 |
| New Jersey |
12,870 |
3.15 |
1.46 |
$40.80 |
$84,860 |
| Delaware |
1,340 |
2.97 |
1.37 |
$36.99 |
$76,950 |
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 |
4,210 |
5.81 |
2.69 |
$45.24 |
$94,110 |
| Connecticut |
3,340 |
2.01 |
0.93 |
$41.94 |
$87,240 |
| New Jersey |
12,870 |
3.15 |
1.46 |
$40.80 |
$84,860 |
| Massachusetts |
7,660 |
2.12 |
0.98 |
$40.28 |
$83,780 |
| California |
39,250 |
2.26 |
1.04 |
$39.57 |
$82,310 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
22,930 |
2.37 |
1.10 |
$41.32 |
$85,940 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
15,120 |
2.42 |
1.12 |
$39.54 |
$82,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
11,530 |
3.63 |
1.68 |
$42.80 |
$89,020 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,480 |
3.21 |
1.48 |
$34.71 |
$72,200 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
8,360 |
1.79 |
0.83 |
$37.71 |
$78,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,730 |
2.69 |
1.24 |
$39.57 |
$82,310 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,650 |
2.09 |
0.97 |
$36.17 |
$75,230 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,760 |
2.47 |
1.14 |
$31.17 |
$64,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,380 |
2.28 |
1.05 |
$41.33 |
$85,960 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,220 |
2.52 |
1.16 |
$44.69 |
$92,960 |
United States Department of Labor
