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SOC 13-1041 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Compliance Officers — Monroe

Monroe, MI · 10 metro areas compared

$74,000 /year
$35.58per hour
50jobs in area
−8.3%vs US median

In Monroe, MI the median wage is $74,000.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $80,73010TH$43,44025TH$59,490MEDIAN$74,00075TH$95,17090TH$125,110

How pay has moved

$77,545$56,2752019202020212022202320242025$74,000
$59,820 in 2019 to $74,000 in 2025, +23.7% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.0%
Openings per year
33,300
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Monroe, MI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

In Monroe, MI the median wage is $74,000. That is 8.3% lower than the national median of $80,730. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $59,490 and $95,170. The lowest tenth earn under $43,440, while the highest tenth earn more than $125,110.

The area has 50 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.42 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Muskegon leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $84,430. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 58th of 195 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Monroe, MI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$43,440−46.2%
25th$59,490−26.3%
Median (50th)$74,000−8.3%
75th$95,170+17.9%
90th$125,110+55.0%
Mean$79,950−1.0%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Michigan

Median annual wage for Compliance Officers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Muskegon$84,430100
2Detroit$81,2505,180
3Lansing$79,640580
4Kalamazoo$75,890280
5Ann Arbor$73,460390
6Battle Creek$72,24090
7Jackson$71,680160
8Bay City$70,14050
9Grand Rapids$68,780900
10Midland$68,44080

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Monroe run 6.5% below the national average, so the median of $74,000 goes as far as $79,144 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 2.0% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$74,000as reported by BLS

Local price level

93.5US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$79,144US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $74,000 a year, 8.3% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $43,440 to $125,110 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 50 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Muskegon, at $84,430.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Compliance Officers in Monroe, MI?

The median annual wage is $74,000, or $35.58 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $80,730, so pay in Monroe, MI is 8.3% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Monroe, MI earns more than $125,110 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $43,440 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Muskegon, at $84,430 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 50 jobs in this occupation in Monroe, MI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.