Compliance Officers Salary — Owensboro, Kentucky

The average Compliance Officers in Owensboro, Kentucky earns $76,500 a year.

$76,500 / year, mean
↓ 13.6% below national average 83th percentile in Kentucky

Owensboro pays well above most of Kentucky for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's noticeably below the national average for compliance officers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.0%
Cost of living 89 #172 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $213,657 #162 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $65,656 #132 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Owensboro ranks #172 for cost of living and #162 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $128,490 San Francisco $122,140 Ann Arbor $109,320 Kennewick $104,930 New York $104,670 Bellingham $102,400 San Diego $101,860 El Centro $101,630 Seattle $100,490 Sacramento $99,500 Santa Cruz $99,250 San Luis Obispo $99,070 Los Angeles $98,740 Oxnard $98,200 Lexington Park $97,470 Kingston $97,100 Santa Rosa $96,580 Salinas $95,830 Santa Maria $95,460 Napa $95,220 Hagerstown $95,020 Vallejo $94,140 Yuba City $93,120 Midland $93,000 Bremerton $92,340 Stockton $92,070 Trenton $92,030 Palm Bay $92,010 Olympia $91,560 Portland $91,410 Chico $91,130 Bakersfield $91,090 Indianapolis $90,950 Chicago $90,940 Philadelphia $90,710 Kiryas Joel $89,700 Redding $89,350 Albany $89,100 Bloomington $88,770 Watertown $88,610 Baltimore $88,560 Brownsville $88,460 Fresno $88,450 Laredo $88,240 Fort Myers $87,850 Merced $87,730 Riverside $87,580 Wenatchee $87,300 Mount Vernon $86,960 Detroit $86,130 Yakima $86,070 Miami $85,890 Buffalo $85,870 Houston $85,820 Syracuse $85,460 Rochester $85,400 Modesto $85,360 York $85,270 Salem $84,800 Peoria $84,700 Spokane $84,550 Binghamton $84,120 Dallas $84,090 Bend $84,060 South Bend $82,810 San Angelo $82,760 Atlantic City $82,230 Longview $82,230 Springfield $81,560 Jacksonville $81,530 Eugene $81,500 Virginia Beach $81,470 Fort Wayne $81,460 Crestview $81,400 Richmond $81,370 Charlottesville $81,250 Parkersburg $81,220 Salisbury $80,730 Lafayette $80,580 Elkhart $80,480 Tampa $80,230 Morgantown $80,110 Glens Falls $80,020 Monroe $79,950 Blacksburg $79,840 Allentown $79,590 Naples $79,460 Wildwood $79,350 Grants Pass $79,300 Harrisburg $79,260 Orlando $79,200 Medford $78,990 Louisville $78,930 Muskegon $78,860 Kalamazoo $78,770 Lansing $78,750 Port St. Lucie $78,670 Columbus $78,530 Williamsport $78,400 Kankakee $78,230 Visalia $78,210 Sebastian $78,090 Sarasota $78,070 Ithaca $78,060 Albany $77,910 Corvallis $77,870 El Paso $77,710 Pittsburgh $77,650 Pensacola $77,520 Wheeling $77,310 Austin $77,260 Jackson $77,190 Walla Walla $76,940 San Antonio $76,870 Utica $76,660 Owensboro $76,500 Hanford $76,360 McAllen $76,110 Vineland $75,990 Paducah $75,970 Panama City $75,930 Eagle Pass $75,820 Battle Creek $75,780 Champaign $75,780 Midland $75,710 Deltona $75,450 Terre Haute $75,290 Grand Rapids $74,890 State College $74,880 Elmira $74,770 Odessa $74,520 Harrisonburg $74,280 Homosassa Springs $74,210 Flint $74,120 Erie $74,100 Huntington $74,040 Bloomington $73,990 Lexington $73,800 Lebanon $73,330 Wichita Falls $73,240 Beaumont $73,170 Rockford $73,050 Reading $72,960 Staunton $72,930 Victoria $72,810 Lynchburg $72,720 Lancaster $72,680 Roanoke $72,650 Abilene $72,390 Corpus Christi $72,240 Decatur $72,120 Lakeland $71,830 Elizabethtown $71,670 Altoona $71,650 Scranton $71,530 Sherman $71,110 Evansville $70,950 College Station $70,870 Dover $70,760 Winchester $70,740 Saginaw $69,950 Bay City $69,880 Amarillo $69,480 Niles $69,470 Traverse City $69,340 Sebring $69,230 Longview $68,590 Johnstown $68,360 Muncie $68,250 Gainesville $67,710 Weirton $67,430 Lubbock $67,240 Killeen $66,620 Bowling Green $66,230 Gettysburg $65,380 Tyler $65,020 Chambersburg $63,660 Punta Gorda $63,570 Waco $63,130 Charleston $62,830 Ocala $62,170 Texarkana $61,780 Beckley $60,870 Tallahassee $57,240
CityMean salaryvs. Owensboro
Abilene, Texas$72,390-5.4%
Albany, Oregon$77,910+1.8%
Albany, New York$89,100+16.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$79,590+4.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$71,650-6.3%
Amarillo, Texas$69,480-9.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$109,320+42.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$82,230+7.5%
Austin, Texas$77,260+1.0%
Bakersfield, California$91,090+19.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$88,560+15.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$75,780-0.9%
Bay City, Michigan$69,880-8.7%
Beaumont, Texas$73,170-4.4%
Beckley, West Virginia$60,870-20.4%
Bellingham, Washington$102,400+33.9%
Bend, Oregon$84,060+9.9%
Binghamton, New York$84,120+10.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$79,840+4.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$73,990-3.3%
Bloomington, Indiana$88,770+16.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$66,230-13.4%
Bremerton, Washington$92,340+20.7%
Brownsville, Texas$88,460+15.6%
Buffalo, New York$85,870+12.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$87,850+14.8%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$63,660-16.8%
Champaign, Illinois$75,780-0.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$62,830-17.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$81,250+6.2%
Chicago, Illinois$90,940+18.9%
Chico, California$91,130+19.1%
College Station, Texas$70,870-7.4%
Columbus, Indiana$78,530+2.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$72,240-5.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$77,870+1.8%
Crestview, Florida$81,400+6.4%
Dallas, Texas$84,090+9.9%
Decatur, Illinois$72,120-5.7%
Deltona, Florida$75,450-1.4%
Detroit, Michigan$86,130+12.6%
Dover, Delaware$70,760-7.5%
Eagle Pass, Texas$75,820-0.9%
El Centro, California$101,630+32.8%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$71,670-6.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$80,480+5.2%
Elmira, New York$74,770-2.3%
El Paso, Texas$77,710+1.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$74,100-3.1%
Eugene, Oregon$81,500+6.5%
Evansville, Indiana$70,950-7.3%
Flint, Michigan$74,120-3.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$81,460+6.5%
Fresno, California$88,450+15.6%
Gainesville, Florida$67,710-11.5%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$65,380-14.5%
Glens Falls, New York$80,020+4.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$74,890-2.1%
Grants Pass, Oregon$79,300+3.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$95,020+24.2%
Hanford, California$76,360-0.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$79,260+3.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$74,280-2.9%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$74,210-3.0%
Houston, Texas$85,820+12.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$74,040-3.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$90,950+18.9%
Ithaca, New York$78,060+2.0%
Jackson, Michigan$77,190+0.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$81,530+6.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$68,360-10.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$78,770+3.0%
Kankakee, Illinois$78,230+2.3%
Kennewick, Washington$104,930+37.2%
Killeen, Texas$66,620-12.9%
Kingston, New York$97,100+26.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$89,700+17.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$80,580+5.3%
Lakeland, Florida$71,830-6.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$72,680-5.0%
Lansing, Michigan$78,750+2.9%
Laredo, Texas$88,240+15.3%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$73,330-4.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$73,800-3.5%
Lexington Park, Maryland$97,470+27.4%
Longview, Texas$68,590-10.3%
Longview, Washington$82,230+7.5%
Los Angeles, California$98,740+29.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$78,930+3.2%
Lubbock, Texas$67,240-12.1%
Lynchburg, Virginia$72,720-4.9%
McAllen, Texas$76,110-0.5%
Medford, Oregon$78,990+3.3%
Merced, California$87,730+14.7%
Miami, Florida$85,890+12.3%
Midland, Michigan$75,710-1.0%
Midland, Texas$93,000+21.6%
Modesto, California$85,360+11.6%
Monroe, Michigan$79,950+4.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$80,110+4.7%
Mount Vernon, Washington$86,960+13.7%
Muncie, Indiana$68,250-10.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$78,860+3.1%
Napa, California$95,220+24.5%
Naples, Florida$79,460+3.9%
New York, New York$104,670+36.8%
Niles, Michigan$69,470-9.2%
Sarasota, Florida$78,070+2.1%
Ocala, Florida$62,170-18.7%
Odessa, Texas$74,520-2.6%
Olympia, Washington$91,560+19.7%
Orlando, Florida$79,200+3.5%
Oxnard, California$98,200+28.4%
Paducah, Kentucky$75,970-0.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$92,010+20.3%
Panama City, Florida$75,930-0.7%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$81,220+6.2%
Pensacola, Florida$77,520+1.3%
Peoria, Illinois$84,700+10.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$90,710+18.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$77,650+1.5%
Portland, Oregon$91,410+19.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$78,670+2.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$63,570-16.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$72,960-4.6%
Redding, California$89,350+16.8%
Richmond, Virginia$81,370+6.4%
Riverside, California$87,580+14.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$72,650-5.0%
Rochester, New York$85,400+11.6%
Rockford, Illinois$73,050-4.5%
Sacramento, California$99,500+30.1%
Saginaw, Michigan$69,950-8.6%
Salem, Oregon$84,800+10.8%
Salinas, California$95,830+25.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$80,730+5.5%
San Angelo, Texas$82,760+8.2%
San Antonio, Texas$76,870+0.5%
San Diego, California$101,860+33.2%
San Francisco, California$122,140+59.7%
San Jose, California$128,490+68.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$99,070+29.5%
Santa Cruz, California$99,250+29.7%
Santa Maria, California$95,460+24.8%
Santa Rosa, California$96,580+26.2%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$71,530-6.5%
Seattle, Washington$100,490+31.4%
Sebastian, Florida$78,090+2.1%
Sebring, Florida$69,230-9.5%
Sherman, Texas$71,110-7.0%
South Bend, Indiana$82,810+8.2%
Spokane, Washington$84,550+10.5%
Springfield, Illinois$81,560+6.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$74,880-2.1%
Staunton, Virginia$72,930-4.7%
Stockton, California$92,070+20.4%
Syracuse, New York$85,460+11.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$57,240-25.2%
Tampa, Florida$80,230+4.9%
Terre Haute, Indiana$75,290-1.6%
Texarkana, Texas$61,780-19.2%
Traverse City, Michigan$69,340-9.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$92,030+20.3%
Tyler, Texas$65,020-15.0%
Utica, New York$76,660+0.2%
Vallejo, California$94,140+23.1%
Victoria, Texas$72,810-4.8%
Vineland, New Jersey$75,990-0.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$81,470+6.5%
Visalia, California$78,210+2.2%
Waco, Texas$63,130-17.5%
Walla Walla, Washington$76,940+0.6%
Watertown, New York$88,610+15.8%
Weirton, West Virginia$67,430-11.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$87,300+14.1%
Wheeling, West Virginia$77,310+1.1%
Wichita Falls, Texas$73,240-4.3%
Wildwood, Florida$79,350+3.7%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$78,400+2.5%
Winchester, Virginia$70,740-7.5%
Yakima, Washington$86,070+12.5%
York, Pennsylvania$85,270+11.5%
Yuba City, California$93,120+21.7%
Gross salary
76,500/yr
Estimated take-home
58,726/yr
Est. total withheld
23.2%

Single filer, federal + Kentucky state tax + FICA, 2026 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 13-1041 SOC code
Official area Owensboro, KY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 36980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
112,322