Mid-Level

Regulatory Compliance Associate

At a regulated company or consulting firm, you handle the supporting work that compliance programs require — research, documentation, training coordination, monitoring tasks, and the operational support that lets analysts and managers focus upstream.

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Employment concentration · ~390 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Regulatory Compliance Associate

A typical week often involves regulatory research, document preparation, monitoring tasks, and the steady cadence of training support — researching specific regulatory questions, preparing compliance documents, executing routine monitoring procedures, supporting training rollouts. You're often the operational hand on tasks that build into the broader compliance program. Tasks completed on time and quality of supporting work are the operating measures.

The harder part is often the breadth of topics in compliance work — a single week can touch privacy, anti-corruption, anti-trust, regulatory reporting, and sector-specific rules. Variance across employers is wide: at large regulated firms the role runs as a supporting layer in deep teams; at smaller firms you may take on more substantive work earlier.

Folks who fit this role are organized, detail-oriented, and patient with compliance documentation. CCEP-A and sector-specific training anchor advancement. The trade-off is the supporting-role visibility that comes with associate-level work — the impact compounds across years rather than landing in headlines.

Working ConditionsModerate
IndependenceModerate
AchievementModerate
SupportModerate
RecognitionModerate
RelationshipsModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Regulatory Compliance Associates (SOC 13-1041.07), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$46K–$130K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
398K
U.S. Employment
+3%
10yr Growth
33K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Active ListeningWritingSpeakingReading ComprehensionJudgment and Decision MakingCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingSystems AnalysisTime ManagementSocial Perceptiveness
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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