What are the main factors that influence an AML Compliance Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An AML Compliance Associate's salary?

An AML Compliance Associate's salary grows with experience: a Bank Secrecy Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $58,888, a AML Compliance Associate (2-4 years)earns $72,112, a Bank Secrecy Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $90,598, a Bank Secrecy Officer (7+ years)earns $90,208, a Bank Secrecy Senior Officer (7+ years)earns $117,660,

What are the highest paying states for an AML Compliance Associate?

AML Compliance Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AML Compliance Associate roles are District of Columbia $80,488, California $80,182, Massachusetts $79,114. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AML Compliance Associate roles make?

Salaries for AML Compliance Associate level roles vary by specialization: AML Compliance Manager: $132,682; Compliance Associate: $96,619; AML Compliance Consultant: $90,658; AML/Financial Crimes Compliance Specialist: $79,203; Aml Compliance Specialist: $78,532.

How do different companies affect an AML Compliance Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AML Compliance Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

AML Compliance Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an AML Compliance Associate make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an AML Compliance Associate in the United States is $72,695 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an AML Compliance Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,422
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,155 to $76,740
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,932

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AML Compliance Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,740	$6,395	$1,476	$37
Average	$72,695	$6,058	$1,398	$35
25th Percentile	$69,155	$5,763	$1,330	$33

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Key Factors That Influence AML Compliance Associate Salaries

An AML Compliance Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects AML Compliance Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AML Compliance Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,888
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,112
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,598
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,208
Expert (over 8 years): $117,660

Levels	Salary
Bank Secr... Level AML Compliance Associate	$58,888
AML Compl... Level AML Compliance Associate	$72,112
Bank Secr... Level AML Compliance Associate	$90,598
Bank Secr... Level AML Compliance Associate	$90,208
Bank Secr... Level AML Compliance Associate	$117,660

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How Do AML Compliance Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract AML Compliance Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,488.
California: $80,182.
Massachusetts: $79,114.

District of Columbia $80,488

California $80,182

Massachusetts $79,114

Washington $78,823

New Jersey $78,794

Alaska $78,692

Connecticut $77,689

New York $77,282

Hawaii $75,980

Rhode Island $75,370

Maryland $74,955

Minnesota $74,388

Colorado $74,170

Illinois $74,098

Oregon $73,821

Delaware $73,618

New Hampshire $73,490

Virginia $73,204

Pennsylvania $72,368

Nevada $71,946

North Dakota $71,808

Michigan $71,590

Wisconsin $71,510

Vermont $71,350

Texas $70,906

Maine $70,877

Arizona $70,834

Ohio $70,783

Georgia $70,114

Indiana $69,780

Wyoming $69,714

Utah $69,612

Iowa $69,569

Kansas $69,220

Louisiana $69,118

North Carolina $69,082

Missouri $69,067

Florida $68,784

Montana $68,631

Nebraska $68,486

Kentucky $68,406

South Carolina $68,115

Tennessee $67,933

Idaho $67,860

New Mexico $67,330

Oklahoma $67,214

Alabama $66,785

South Dakota $66,065

Arkansas $65,672

West Virginia $65,462

Mississippi $64,829

Top Paying Cities for AML Compliance Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $91,690
San Francisco: $90,788
Oakland: $88,775

San Jose, CA $91,690

San Francisco, CA $90,788

Oakland, CA $88,775

New York, NY $84,246

Queens Village, NY $83,701

Paramus, NJ $83,119

Passaic, NJ $83,046

Bergenfield, NJ $82,974

Stamford, CT $82,865

Huntington, NY $82,792

Newark, NJ $82,319

Bridgeport, CT $82,174

New Brunswick, NJ $81,934

Vallejo, CA $81,782

Middlesex, NJ $81,738

Somerset, NJ $81,672

Petaluma, CA $81,505

Santa Cruz, CA $81,222

Boston, MA $81,076

Monterey, CA $80,713

Fairbanks, AK $80,662

Los Angeles, CA $80,524

Washington, DC $80,488

Seattle, WA $80,357

Santa Rosa, CA $80,342

Juneau, AK $80,131

Orange, CA $79,891

Anchorage, AK $79,761

Anaheim, CA $79,710

Santa Ana, CA $79,601

Nassau, NY $79,557

Long Beach, CA $79,528

Danbury, CT $79,506

Santa Maria, CA $79,259

Everett, WA $79,244

Bremerton, WA $78,888

Trenton, NJ $78,750

Sacramento, CA $78,721

San Diego, CA $78,685

Brockton, MA $78,656

Tacoma, WA $78,627

Santa Barbara, CA $78,525

Lowell, MA $78,234

New Suffolk, NY $78,205

Nashua, NH $78,118

Lompoc, CA $78,001

Ventura, CA $77,929

Stockton, CA $77,907

New Haven, CT $77,762

Atlantic City, NJ $77,573

Hartford, CT $77,413

Modesto, CA $77,376

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,216

New Britain, CT $77,180

Kennewick, WA $77,078

Olympia, WA $77,078

New London, CT $77,064

Norwich, CT $77,042

Lawrence, MA $77,005

Bakersfield, CA $76,802

New Bedford, MA $76,700

Riverside, CA $76,700

Richland, WA $76,627

Portsmouth, NH $76,569

Vineland, NJ $76,555

San Bernardino, CA $76,497

Boulder, CO $76,293

Worcester, MA $76,235

Portland, OR $76,169

Saint Paul, MN $76,082

Minneapolis, MN $76,082

Philadelphia, PA $75,980

Honolulu, HI $75,595

Springfield, MA $75,341

Providence, RI $75,334

Chicago, IL $75,123

Bellingham, WA $75,035

Baltimore, MD $74,955

Chico, CA $74,774

Wilmington, DE $74,650

Pittsfield, MA $74,577

Manchester, NH $74,439

Spokane, WA $74,120

Denver, CO $74,112

Albany, NY $73,771

Troy, NY $73,741

Schenectady, NY $73,589

Burlington, VT $73,429

Portland, ME $73,174

Salem, OR $73,116

Yakima, WA $73,102

Ann Arbor, MI $73,080

Rochester, MN $72,876

Reno, NV $72,840

Fresno, CA $72,840

Milwaukee, WI $72,775

Detroit, MI $72,702

Allentown, PA $72,680

Carson City, NV $72,673

Houston, TX $72,564

Colorado Springs, CO $72,557

Syracuse, NY $72,520

Eugene, OR $72,382

Gary, IN $72,295

Bismarck, ND $72,295

Galveston, TX $72,295

Springfield, OR $72,237

Medford, OR $72,062

Fort Collins, CO $72,033

Austin, TX $71,975

Mesa, AZ $71,822

Phoenix, AZ $71,808

Dallas, TX $71,786

Reading, PA $71,742

Saint Cloud, MN $71,713

Concord, NH $71,648

Madison, WI $71,619

Utica, NY $71,423

Raleigh, NC $71,364

Las Vegas, NV $71,357

Rochester, NY $71,306

Des Moines, IA $71,299

Atlanta, GA $71,183

Battle Creek, MI $71,161

Salt Lake City, UT $71,139

Lancaster, PA $71,030

Champaign, IL $71,015

Harrisburg, PA $70,928

Durham, NC $70,863

Kansas City, MO $70,856

Kansas City, KS $70,841

Fort Worth, TX $70,834

Boca Raton, FL $70,805

Cleveland, OH $70,797

Columbus, OH $70,783

Pittsburgh, PA $70,776

Richmond, VA $70,746

Indianapolis, IN $70,732

Cincinnati, OH $70,637

Petersburg, VA $70,528

Lansing, MI $70,368

Billings, MT $70,368

Huntsville, AL $70,368

Lebanon, PA $70,361

Pueblo, CO $70,354

Dayton, OH $70,354

Appleton, WI $70,332

Buffalo, NY $70,303

Racine, WI $70,267

Charlotte, NC $70,259

Saint Louis, MO $70,238

Springfield, IL $70,209

York, PA $70,194

Elkhart, IN $70,194

Gastonia, NC $70,187

Benton Harbor, MI $70,187

Beaumont, TX $70,143

Lorain, OH $70,129

Toledo, OH $70,099

Binghamton, NY $70,063

Rock Hill, SC $70,056

Rockford, IL $70,020

Elyria, OH $69,983

Fargo, ND $69,983

Flagstaff, AZ $69,932

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,889

Miami, FL $69,845

Duluth, MN $69,729

Bangor, ME $69,634

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,554

Louisville, KY $69,518

Grand Rapids, MI $69,503

Hialeah, FL $69,496

Casper, WY $69,394

Scranton, PA $69,307

New Orleans, LA $69,285

Virginia Beach, VA $69,278

Akron, OH $69,242

Peoria, IL $69,147

Sarasota, FL $69,133

Green Bay, WI $69,082

Baton Rouge, LA $69,045

Charleston, SC $69,031

Nashville, TN $69,009

Jamestown, NY $68,995

Davenport, IA $68,995

Tucson, AZ $68,958

Cheyenne, WY $68,936

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,915

Tampa, FL $68,900

Omaha, NE $68,885

Evansville, IN $68,856

Port Arthur, TX $68,856

Bradenton, FL $68,827

Santa Fe, NM $68,696

Orlando, FL $68,624

Clearwater, FL $68,544

La Crosse, WI $68,391

Canton, OH $68,391

Grand Forks, ND $68,369

Tulsa, OK $68,348

Albuquerque, NM $68,348

Newport News, VA $68,340

High Point, NC $68,318

Ogden, UT $68,289

Corpus Christi, TX $68,231

Laramie, WY $68,188

Norfolk, VA $68,188

Rock Island, IL $68,144

Saginaw, MI $68,129

Jacksonville, FL $68,122

Salisbury, NC $68,108

Memphis, TN $68,093

Moline, IL $68,057

Fort Myers, FL $68,035

Waterloo, IA $67,940

Spartanburg, SC $67,868

Lincoln, NE $67,831

Fort Wayne, IN $67,817

Birmingham, AL $67,737

Cedar Falls, IA $67,722

Provo, UT $67,715

Springfield, OH $67,708

San Antonio, TX $67,693

Greensboro, NC $67,664

South Bend, IN $67,657

Winston Salem, NC $67,650

Boise, ID $67,628

Savannah, GA $67,577

Muskegon, MI $67,446

Lima, OH $67,359

Lake Charles, LA $67,330

Anderson, IN $67,315

Lexington, KY $67,293

Augusta, GA $67,272

Greenville, SC $67,272

Wichita, KS $67,206

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,206

Columbia, SC $67,141

Bloomington, IN $66,959

Roanoke, VA $66,915

Asheville, NC $66,821

Knoxville, TN $66,697

Shreveport, LA $66,690

Wilmington, NC $66,596

Frankfort, KY $66,457

Oklahoma City, OK $66,407

Chillicothe, OH $66,378

Longview, TX $66,370

Topeka, KS $66,348

Mobile, AL $66,239

Terre Haute, IN $66,210

Erie, PA $66,203

Altoona, PA $66,167

Melbourne, FL $66,145

Amarillo, TX $66,116

Killeen, TX $66,094

Fayetteville, AR $66,036

Sioux Falls, SD $65,985

Chattanooga, TN $65,941

Idaho Falls, ID $65,934

Gainesville, FL $65,781

Portsmouth, OH $65,745

Little Rock, AR $65,731

Lynchburg, VA $65,731

Youngstown, OH $65,701

Lafayette, LA $65,701

Temple, TX $65,672

Daytona Beach, FL $65,658

Clarksville, TN $65,651

Pensacola, FL $65,643

Hopkinsville, KY $65,425

Charleston, WV $65,418

Florence, SC $65,382

Sioux City, IA $65,338

Macon, GA $65,127

Tallahassee, FL $65,120

Fayetteville, NC $65,105

Wichita Falls, TX $65,091

Waco, TX $65,091

Pine Bluff, AR $65,062

Vincennes, IN $64,924

Lubbock, TX $64,895

Great Falls, MT $64,851

Alamogordo, NM $64,844

Abilene, TX $64,786

Rapid City, SD $64,691

Monroe, LA $64,691

Albany, GA $64,647

Huntington, WV $64,640

Jackson, MS $64,633

Greenville, MS $64,626

Parkersburg, WV $64,553

Montgomery, AL $64,538

Johnstown, PA $64,524

Springfield, MO $64,466

Biloxi, MS $64,429

Sumter, SC $64,277

Columbus, GA $64,269

Twin Falls, ID $64,226

Pascagoula, MS $64,131

Kingsport, TN $63,942

Gulfport, MS $63,920

Alexandria, LA $63,681

Fort Smith, AR $63,499

El Paso, TX $63,303

Helena, MT $63,208

Las Cruces, NM $62,975

Harlingen, TX $62,772

Pocatello, ID $62,706

Florence, AL $62,685

Brownsville, TX $62,670

Dothan, AL $62,554

Mcallen, TX $62,517

Columbus, MS $61,979

Altus, OK $61,645

Lawton, OK $61,507

Pierre, SD $61,245

What Skills Can Increase an AML Compliance Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.29% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Trading (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Trading is the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
Internal Control (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.29%
Trading	2.37%
Internal Control	1.98%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an AML Compliance Associate's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Risk Assessment: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$74,876	3%
Leadership	$74,876	3%
Risk Assessment	$74,149	2%
Financial Services	$74,149	2%
Presentation	$74,149	2%
Initiative	$74,149	2%

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AML Compliance Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AML Compliance Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$69,155

Average $72,695/year

$76,740

$5,763

Average $6,058/month

$6,395

$1,330

Average $1,398/week

$1,476

$33

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,740	$6,395	$1,476	$37
Average	$72,695	$6,058	$1,398	$35
25th Percentile	$69,155	$5,763	$1,330	$33

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Salary Trends for AML Compliance Associate

Salaries for an AML Compliance Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $72,354 in 2023 to around $70,032 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AML Compliance Associate salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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