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Salary guide, May 2025

Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor pay by metro, ranked

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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 391. The highest is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $123,730 and the lowest is Aguadilla, PR at $36,400. 0 more are published but not rankable and 2 are not published by bls.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$123,730
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$118,890
  3. Bellingham, WA$109,550
  4. El Centro, CA$106,750
  5. Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$106,330
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,940
  7. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,230
  8. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$101,050
  9. Kennewick-Richland, WA$100,440
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,200
  11. Idaho Falls, ID$99,040
  12. Boulder, CO$98,350
  13. Laredo, TX$98,180
  14. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,920
  15. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$97,470
  16. New Haven, CT$96,220
  17. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,850
  18. Lexington Park, MD$95,700
  19. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$95,220
  20. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$94,810
  21. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$94,420
  22. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$93,890
  23. Burlington-South Burlington, VT$93,430
  24. Casper, WY$93,060
  25. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$93,040

Bars show the top 25 of 391 ranked. The table below lists all 391. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.

Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
RankMetroBLS occupation25thMedian75thEmploymentLQ
1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$90,790$123,730$156,1002,6900.88
2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$84,000$118,890$150,6707,5001.18
3Bellingham, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$82,510$109,550$122,8406402.6
4El Centro, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,240$106,750$127,4208404.81
5Brunswick-St. Simons, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$97,470$106,330$115,9206705.36
6Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$80,640$103,940$131,43010,9201.51
7San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,890$101,230$124,8406,1201.48
8New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJCompliance Officers (13-1041)$75,660$101,050$128,79023,3800.92
9Kennewick-Richland, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$74,710$100,440$132,4704001.16
10Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$77,470$100,200$127,98013,8201.64
11Idaho Falls, IDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$80,100$99,040$131,9102301.03
12Boulder, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$80,650$98,350$121,6904800.93
13Laredo, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,810$98,180$113,5301,4404.9
14Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$77,070$97,920$126,0307900.73
15Brownsville-Harlingen, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,110$97,470$109,3009102.15
16New Haven, CTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$74,410$96,220$122,2305000.67
17Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$78,110$95,850$122,8406,4401.15
18Lexington Park, MDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,880$95,700$120,5802201.17
19Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$72,540$95,220$120,7002,8200.97
20Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,230$94,810$124,21017,7001.05
21Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$72,360$94,420$116,0704100.74
22Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$74,710$93,890$109,8301,3900.86
23Burlington-South Burlington, VTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,510$93,430$111,5301,4404.48
24Casper, WYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,020$93,060$115,660700.69
25Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$72,240$93,040$114,9203701.28
26Fairbanks-College, AKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,760$92,970$111,580800.77
27Portland-South Portland, MECompliance Officers (13-1041)$66,290$92,790$113,8107400.96
28Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,100$92,690$120,5406900.79
29Worcester, MACompliance Officers (13-1041)$69,430$91,730$117,7808300.89
30San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,920$91,570$133,3501600.47
31Minot, NDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,590$91,560$109,300500.57
32Watertown-Fort Drum, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$72,550$91,560$103,3802101.96
33Salinas, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$68,880$91,210$114,8602500.49
34Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$72,240$91,150$113,1404,6100.88
35Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,250$90,290$99,3203103.36
36Sheboygan, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,420$90,250$105,550700.45
37Eagle Pass, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,940$88,100$97,4703707.32
38Trenton-Princeton, NJCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,620$87,970$110,9901,8802.91
39Providence-Warwick, RI-MACompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,230$87,620$108,8501,4800.77
40Fort Collins-Loveland, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,780$87,530$100,6603900.87
41Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,650$86,720$107,7203,2400.89
42Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$66,380$86,600$107,4103,0900.95
43Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,150$86,540$106,2501800.71
44Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,810$86,510$124,4102000.76
45Charleston-North Charleston, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,070$86,260$109,3001,1101.05
46Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$72,700$85,780$113,9504000.74
47Carson City, NVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,010$85,760$99,7202502.96
48Kingston, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,440$85,450$115,4201100.68
49Reno, NVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,490$85,430$108,2506600.89
50Salem, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,320$85,150$99,0101,2102.4
51Huntsville, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,140$84,990$116,4204500.63
52Springfield, MACompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,280$84,820$106,6805801.08
53Des Moines-West Des Moines, IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$70,740$84,590$104,1801,5601.44
54Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$74,710$84,500$98,1701,0202.92
55Muskegon-Norton Shores, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,470$84,430$93,6801000.6
56Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,220$84,230$110,3806300.95
57Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$68,620$84,090$102,0801300.89
58Chico, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,700$84,080$115,8202401.12
59Greeley, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$66,250$84,030$115,9403901.23
60Merced, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,400$84,020$102,1101500.72
61Midland, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,450$83,820$108,9303000.91
62Durham-Chapel Hill, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,170$83,780$108,6208700.94
63Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$77,760$83,700$104,0503601.05
64Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,160$83,690$113,3002,1400.72
65Bend, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,170$83,640$98,0502100.74
66Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$71,480$83,580$116,1204,8301.12
67Stockton-Lodi, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,590$83,470$116,4404300.55
68Pittsfield, MACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,540$83,460$120,0301100.7
69Urban Honolulu, HICompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,040$83,390$104,5401,0800.9
70Manchester-Nashua, NHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$66,990$83,010$111,9303400.63
71Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,890$83,000$107,4508,3701.08
72Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,980$82,770$99,6601400.99
73Yuba City, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$69,490$82,630$111,790900.63
74Bloomington, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,440$82,450$108,0001600.8
75Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,630$82,450$114,3002,1801.52
76Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,130$82,020$108,9708,3200.69
77Mankato, MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,300$81,830$97,740900.57
78La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,750$81,640$95,1501000.45
79Milwaukee-Waukesha, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,950$81,540$104,4401,5800.72
80Greenville, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,420$81,460$99,2102000.93
81Gulfport-Biloxi, MSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,000$81,330$105,4602300.54
82Morgantown, WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,990$81,270$97,8001200.69
83Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,470$81,250$107,9005,1801.01
84Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,240$81,190$105,9401,7101.42
85Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,070$81,090$115,7604300.6
86Janesville-Beloit, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,020$80,530$99,980800.4
87Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,990$80,520$106,5905,0301.38
88Rochester, MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,220$80,500$100,7201400.43
89Madison, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$69,040$80,440$96,7801,3101.2
90Waterbury-Shelton, CTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,930$80,420$102,0202500.59
91Ames, IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,300$80,370$92,1901601.07
92Rochester, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,170$80,320$101,3701,1400.86
93Vallejo, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,610$80,140$115,9302800.72
94Redding, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,940$80,050$111,9601300.69
95Bakersfield-Delano, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,610$80,040$116,0707000.78
96Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,440$79,920$107,8903,4800.76
97Fresno, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,510$79,830$109,9001,0100.79
98Eugene-Springfield, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,450$79,820$97,1503900.92
99Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,880$79,820$105,7109701.32
100Napa, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$68,080$79,810$113,4801500.72
101Columbus, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,790$79,780$102,1303,0201.02
102Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,630$79,770$107,64010,5301.39
103Kenosha, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$66,900$79,720$101,930900.42
104Syracuse, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,140$79,710$103,4605800.73
105Lansing-East Lansing, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,150$79,640$90,0005801
106Modesto, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,940$79,600$101,3902900.55
107Raleigh-Cary, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,980$79,570$105,2502,2001.1
108Cincinnati, OH-KY-INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,750$79,310$103,6902,4400.83
109Barnstable Town, MACompliance Officers (13-1041)$67,760$79,290$99,9601500.58
110Iowa City, IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,900$79,060$97,1302200.86
111Yakima, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$66,000$78,990$95,9802601.01
112Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,940$78,860$109,0108,4500.96
113Lincoln, NECompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,110$78,850$103,3801,4002.85
114Lake Charles, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,290$78,780$109,3001200.45
115Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,150$78,770$97,2003500.77
116Columbus, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$78,770$78,770$78,7701501.14
117Mobile, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,700$78,770$107,2803000.65
118Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,240$78,680$102,1901500.67
119Elkhart-Goshen, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,570$78,640$94,560900.27
120Charlottesville, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,370$78,540$97,4703301.08
121Appleton, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,230$78,460$96,6401300.39
122Spokane-Spokane Valley, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,880$78,460$100,9407001.01
123Colorado Springs, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,990$78,420$100,4007200.85
124Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,510$78,330$100,6402,3201.13
125Racine-Mount Pleasant, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,750$78,180$109,200700.36
126South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,940$78,160$104,2001400.4
127Lafayette-West Lafayette, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,180$78,120$89,8002600.96
128Longview-Kelso, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,240$77,940$100,900900.82
129Peoria, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,830$77,830$107,7301900.42
130Birmingham, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,560$77,780$107,4101,2000.86
131Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,320$77,760$105,57012,5301.15
132Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,030$77,680$94,7301600.83
133Bangor, MECompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,040$77,660$111,5501900.99
134Kansas City, MO-KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,250$77,650$102,6503,4701.18
135Amherst Town-Northampton, MACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,060$77,550$97,8801100.63
136New Orleans-Metairie, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,150$77,460$100,4201,2501.04
137St. Louis, MO-ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,150$77,270$99,5402,6900.75
138Medford, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,060$77,260$90,9501900.8
139Wildwood-The Villages, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,000$77,080$96,1601401.23
140Richmond, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,760$77,060$97,2902,9101.64
141Sioux Falls, SD-MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$65,660$77,030$94,6005201.08
142Harrisburg-Carlisle, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,840$76,940$93,8301,3301.48
143Albany, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,110$76,810$93,280800.61
144Grand Junction, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,290$76,800$103,8501100.63
145Springfield, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,590$76,790$100,8002400.87
146Jacksonville, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,470$76,760$103,8902,0501
147Lawrence, KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,850$76,700$94,3901300.93
148Burlington, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,290$76,650$93,900900.52
149Kankakee, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,210$76,530$88,800500.41
150Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,470$76,520$99,4803,2201.06
151Las Cruces, NMCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,660$76,380$106,3302901.35
152Corvallis, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,170$76,370$93,560900.83
153Lewiston-Auburn, MECompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,160$76,300$90,730800.63
154Anchorage, AKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,720$76,290$103,6505301.12
155Sandusky, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,860$76,140$99,970800.58
156Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,470$75,920$101,6404,1101.06
157Kalamazoo-Portage, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,700$75,890$97,5402800.86
158Green Bay, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,030$75,810$93,3803100.66
159Fort Wayne, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,700$75,790$101,5503200.53
160Binghamton, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,760$75,750$102,8901600.6
161Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,250$75,690$98,7606800.58
162Terre Haute, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,440$75,610$85,4801000.58
163St. Cloud, MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,390$75,500$95,3702400.85
164Jacksonville, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,980$75,360$94,5201300.89
165Salt Lake City-Murray, UTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,660$75,360$97,9802,3501.06
166Duluth, MN-WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,870$75,190$94,8802100.63
167Salisbury, MDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,580$75,190$93,6601601.09
168Rapid City, SDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,400$75,160$97,4701200.6
169Bozeman, MTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,900$75,090$96,7901300.65
170Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,000$75,010$98,4404300.85
171Grand Forks, ND-MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,170$74,980$99,140800.58
172Winston-Salem, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,850$74,980$98,5106400.87
173Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,210$74,660$99,0102300.67
174Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,810$74,590$89,7003500.72
175Cleveland, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,640$74,480$100,1301,8700.68
176Wilmington, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,730$74,430$99,4202900.56
177Naples-Marco Island, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,040$74,350$103,6503300.71
178Owensboro, KYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,520$74,330$81,210800.63
179Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,260$74,320$97,7801300.49
180Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,620$74,240$99,2007,9801.25
181Akron, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,810$74,200$95,6206000.7
182Wheeling, WV-OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,550$74,200$97,9101500.94
183Vineland, NJCompliance Officers (13-1041)$60,420$74,070$85,280500.27
184Monroe, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,490$74,000$95,170500.42
185Eau Claire, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,210$73,920$91,1701300.57
186El Paso, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,940$73,920$106,3302,6602.92
187Visalia, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,730$73,860$93,7901800.38
188Grants Pass, ORCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,180$73,740$93,640500.65
189Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,220$73,650$94,4406200.61
190Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,830$73,590$89,8601300.34
191Ann Arbor, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,970$73,460$99,8403900.66
192Walla Walla, WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,710$73,430$83,780600.83
193Savannah, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,030$73,320$103,8405901.11
194Sumter, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,950$73,320$93,650600.62
195Warner Robins, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,390$73,320$94,5201500.75
196Wausau, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,680$73,320$92,770800.43
197Odessa, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,100$73,280$87,2801200.58
198Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,300$73,200$76,5201800.79
199Columbia, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,820$72,990$104,1301,1201.06
200Hanford-Corcoran, CACompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,990$72,960$81,250800.62
201Fond du Lac, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,500$72,890$95,180600.52
202Boise City, IDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,590$72,860$103,8008400.8
203San Angelo, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,840$72,850$114,4601401.06
204Shreveport-Bossier City, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,950$72,840$99,5302600.58
205Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,420$72,810$104,7609,1701.18
206Glens Falls, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,470$72,800$89,810800.61
207Enid, OKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,450$72,700$79,560400.66
208Wichita Falls, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,870$72,690$84,9901000.66
209Harrisonburg, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,330$72,680$80,1502201.23
210Sioux City, IA-NE-SDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,130$72,610$77,4001500.76
211Champaign-Urbana, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,420$72,560$83,9701400.48
212Decatur, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,400$72,550$78,480800.51
213Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,430$72,480$112,0807100.87
214Battle Creek, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,770$72,240$97,470900.62
215York-Hanover, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,380$72,210$117,3003200.64
216Memphis, TN-MS-ARCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,590$72,010$100,4201,3000.79
217Greensboro-High Point, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,260$71,850$97,1106200.63
218Lexington-Fayette, KYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,550$71,700$86,8704700.61
219Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,350$71,690$94,7002100.56
220Jackson, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,210$71,680$104,8701601.06
221Pueblo, COCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,530$71,510$84,3201801.08
222Asheville, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,410$71,230$94,3502600.54
223Lima, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,410$71,210$86,950700.54
224Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,370$71,120$100,9701,5500.84
225Billings, MTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,410$71,070$88,5002100.82
226Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,000$70,930$99,8903,6800.97
227Fayetteville, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,500$70,740$102,1802400.69
228Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,380$70,720$92,1203,6701.06
229Pittsburgh, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,170$70,560$93,8302,7300.91
230Tucson, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,860$70,550$95,1601,4601.4
231State College, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,900$70,450$89,5001700.92
232Williamsport, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,700$70,450$91,7701501.14
233Utica-Rome, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,480$70,390$88,3402500.78
234Columbus, GA-ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,930$70,200$102,3403801.2
235Bay City, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,470$70,140$81,810500.56
236Montgomery, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,950$70,080$93,0803200.73
237Gadsden, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,990$69,990$80,230600.69
238Tuscaloosa, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,500$69,950$85,4501200.43
239Bismarck, NDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,430$69,940$82,7402201.15
240Paducah, KY-ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,050$69,780$87,880800.62
241Logan, UT-IDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,740$69,730$97,2901000.56
242Tulsa, OKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,710$69,440$96,8601,1500.93
243Omaha, NE-IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,180$69,350$84,9201,4401.08
244Toledo, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,790$69,310$89,9903800.49
245McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,940$69,290$103,3801,6102.02
246Hammond, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,610$69,240$82,570800.63
247Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,580$69,220$91,1701000.43
248Jackson, MSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,240$68,950$82,1205700.79
249Rocky Mount, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,530$68,880$96,1101200.83
250Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,020$68,780$91,8009000.56
251Florence, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,680$68,520$89,0601200.49
252Spartanburg, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,630$68,500$96,1602300.51
253Midland, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,070$68,440$87,110800.78
254North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,980$68,310$86,2205800.64
255distribution management software, KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,630$68,240$82,9401300.94
256Twin Falls, IDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,850$68,170$105,810500.37
257Cedar Rapids, IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,480$68,140$83,3202300.62
258Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,600$68,120$93,4806100.62
259Lafayette, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,590$68,080$95,8402400.5
260Chattanooga, TN-GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,600$68,000$97,4407501.05
261Cheyenne, WYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$58,530$67,640$93,3101401.11
262Ithaca, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$64,030$67,530$92,2301000.81
263Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,390$67,120$89,9901200.88
264Grand Island, NECompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,330$67,050$74,730700.62
265San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,050$67,050$97,9703,1001.03
266Fargo, ND-MNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,730$67,020$83,9902100.53
267Sherman-Denison, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,230$66,960$86,360600.42
268Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,650$66,920$84,2601000.64
269Albuquerque, NMCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,860$66,860$92,5609700.89
270Gainesville, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,770$66,730$79,6802700.96
271College Station-Bryan, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,590$66,720$80,9102300.64
272St. Joseph, MO-KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,290$66,670$85,1801300.92
273Great Falls, MTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,400$66,660$88,610800.83
274Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,480$66,620$85,410500.35
275Lebanon, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,580$66,560$81,0401100.74
276Kahului-Wailuku, HICompliance Officers (13-1041)$62,400$66,060$82,590900.45
277Abilene, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,520$66,020$83,5501800.87
278Flint, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,950$65,830$88,8002200.6
279Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,220$65,780$83,9905700.84
280Saginaw, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,930$65,770$82,1501500.71
281Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,940$65,730$92,7602900.66
282Canton-Massillon, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,750$65,590$83,1602800.65
283Reading, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,700$65,520$82,6302600.55
284Elmira, NYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$61,760$65,480$87,920400.43
285Johnstown, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,830$65,430$82,2201301.05
286Columbia, MOCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,090$65,390$82,9002600.88
287Lancaster, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,480$65,220$81,3903400.51
288Knoxville, TNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,000$65,120$98,7901,0700.94
289Erie, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,250$64,860$82,6202100.66
290Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$54,720$64,860$85,4502200.89
291Yuma, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,940$64,820$94,5205903.17
292Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,400$64,730$81,900800.51
293Altoona, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,630$64,500$80,4801100.69
294Amarillo, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,920$64,470$78,9902700.82
295Roanoke, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,820$64,390$88,6103800.92
296Victoria, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,480$64,310$92,370400.41
297Auburn-Opelika, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,490$64,270$82,680900.48
298Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,980$64,260$88,4304800.77
299Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,440$64,150$87,3201200.52
300Bloomington, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,070$64,030$88,7002401.04
301Rockford, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$56,210$63,890$82,5701800.48
302Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,610$63,860$82,4602700.85
303Lynchburg, VACompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,290$63,780$88,4102801.08
304Helena, MTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$63,740$63,740$78,6503703.1
305Parkersburg-Vienna, WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,190$63,430$103,000400.42
306Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,030$63,350$81,3602100.5
307Mansfield, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,420$63,320$78,850600.42
308Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,300$63,290$89,0104300.6
309Elizabethtown, KYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,330$63,280$93,6401200.85
310Oklahoma City, OKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,620$63,220$81,3301,8401.01
311Longview, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,220$63,180$80,1901900.59
312Fort Smith, AR-OKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,770$63,130$79,4401600.64
313St. George, UTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,670$63,020$97,4701300.54
314Athens-Clarke County, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,340$62,970$83,9901500.58
315Topeka, KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,000$62,950$83,7503201.02
316Homosassa Springs, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,020$62,850$90,140600.66
317Wichita, KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,590$62,850$83,7805900.72
318Decatur, ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,220$62,810$85,720700.59
319Corpus Christi, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,780$62,790$90,1104000.77
320Farmington, NMCompliance Officers (13-1041)$46,690$62,690$92,7401200.93
321Morristown, TNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$42,310$62,590$76,250600.45
322Gettysburg, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,070$62,550$79,230400.45
323Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,690$62,520$87,8804000.69
324Dover, DECompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,980$62,450$80,1803001.66
325Coeur d'Alene, IDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,430$62,410$86,450800.43
326Santa Fe, NMCompliance Officers (13-1041)$53,100$62,380$76,4201801.11
327Dalton, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,530$62,300$72,180900.5
328Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$43,990$62,250$79,770500.41
329Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$57,280$62,210$83,8103,2001.08
330Killeen-Temple, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,500$62,180$81,3302400.59
331Goldsboro, NCCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,800$62,030$84,860700.64
332Clarksville, TN-KYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,310$61,930$91,2101500.53
333Flagstaff, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$55,660$61,930$94,5202301.28
334Missoula, MTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,470$61,910$82,2201801.01
335Traverse City, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,990$61,870$79,640900.51
336Niles, MICompliance Officers (13-1041)$52,850$61,800$80,680900.54
337Lawton, OKCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,350$61,780$85,0101000.86
338Alexandria, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$42,700$61,670$94,2001500.93
339Johnson City, TNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,120$61,520$82,7501500.7
340Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,520$61,510$80,8601300.65
341Winchester, VA-WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,460$61,470$83,7001700.95
342Lubbock, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,200$61,410$78,6903200.72
343Hattiesburg, MSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$43,820$61,360$78,1901000.62
344Evansville, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,780$61,280$81,7901900.53
345Tyler, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,820$61,180$75,3601900.61
346Joplin, MO-KSCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,690$61,060$79,3001000.41
347Dubuque, IACompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,990$60,870$82,8701100.67
348Springfield, MOCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,230$60,820$77,3103500.58
349Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,470$60,790$77,4901,2001.25
350Youngstown-Warren, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,230$60,770$77,9702100.48
351Muncie, INCompliance Officers (13-1041)$49,610$60,400$80,800600.46
352Springfield, OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,110$60,400$70,8301301.02
353Port St. Lucie, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$48,750$60,300$103,8103600.79
354Jackson, TNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,340$59,810$70,0401600.73
355Monroe, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,050$59,530$79,4401400.58
356Valdosta, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,640$59,500$72,360800.53
357Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,520$59,480$81,6605200.63
358Oshkosh-Neenah, WICompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,300$59,300$80,0602200.89
359Pocatello, IDCompliance Officers (13-1041)$59,150$59,150$79,090700.68
360Bowling Green, KYCompliance Officers (13-1041)$46,410$59,100$78,0001100.5
361Ogden, UTCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,720$58,870$88,0404300.59
362Lewiston, ID-WACompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,130$58,660$83,410400.51
363Albany, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$42,820$58,470$73,9201400.92
364Waco, TXCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,070$58,360$73,9203901.11
365Dothan, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$43,080$58,220$78,280600.37
366Ocala, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,090$57,890$75,6801800.54
367Beckley, WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$50,520$57,870$66,9901000.91
368Baton Rouge, LACompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,420$57,480$81,3308800.8
369Chambersburg, PACompliance Officers (13-1041)$51,230$57,130$71,3801000.62
370Jonesboro, ARCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,580$56,310$76,760500.32
371Gainesville, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$45,750$56,010$80,6802900.7
372Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHCompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,420$55,060$87,220500.54
373Cleveland, TNCompliance Officers (13-1041)$40,320$55,040$79,010500.44
374Anniston-Oxford, ALCompliance Officers (13-1041)$46,400$54,600$74,670500.43
375Charleston, WVCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,500$54,520$68,3704801.73
376Sebring, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$43,580$53,520$76,980400.57
377Texarkana, TX-ARCompliance Officers (13-1041)$42,630$53,150$71,830600.4
378Mayaguez, PRCompliance Officers (13-1041)$37,510$52,790$100,4201401
379Hinesville, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$44,530$52,020$67,800500.85
380Punta Gorda, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$47,490$50,700$71,5601200.77
381Macon-Bibb County, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$39,520$50,340$65,4203201.24
382Cape Girardeau, MO-ILCompliance Officers (13-1041)$43,300$49,570$69,470700.55
383Arecibo, PRCompliance Officers (13-1041)$38,230$49,360$72,900700.73
384San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRCompliance Officers (13-1041)$36,840$49,190$69,6804,5002.43
385Tallahassee, FLCompliance Officers (13-1041)$46,590$49,100$59,9201,7003.41
386Hot Springs, ARCompliance Officers (13-1041)$34,930$48,430$73,470300.34
387Guayama, PRCompliance Officers (13-1041)$33,710$47,050$63,400300.95
388Ponce, PRCompliance Officers (13-1041)$37,550$46,780$63,6102001.18
389Jefferson City, MOCompliance Officers (13-1041)$46,040$46,040$56,3306402.97
390Rome, GACompliance Officers (13-1041)$39,000$39,000$63,1301301.09
391Aguadilla, PRCompliance Officers (13-1041)$26,520$36,400$59,9904003.03

What should you know about not published by BLS?

Kokomo, IN, Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?

Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.

  1. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX2.67
  2. Laredo, TX2.64
  3. Brunswick-St. Simons, GA2.54
  4. Eagle Pass, TX2.48
  5. El Centro, CA2.36
  6. Idaho Falls, ID2.12
  7. Mayaguez, PR2.09
  8. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV1.96
  9. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC1.94
  10. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX1.93
  11. Salinas, CA1.93
  12. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY1.92
  13. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ1.92
  14. Gadsden, AL1.91
  15. Casper, WY1.90
  16. Bellingham, WA1.89
  17. Arecibo, PR1.89
  18. Jacksonville, NC1.87
  19. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS1.87
  20. El Paso, TX1.87
  21. Minot, ND1.87
  22. Guayama, PR1.86
  23. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI1.83
  24. Las Cruces, NM1.82
  25. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA1.80

Bars show the highest 25 of 391. The table lists all.

Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
MetroRole medianAll-occupations medianRatioLQ
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$97,470$36,4902.672.15
Laredo, TX$98,180$37,2502.644.9
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$106,330$41,9402.545.36
Eagle Pass, TX$88,100$35,5602.487.32
El Centro, CA$106,750$45,1402.364.81
Idaho Falls, ID$99,040$46,8002.121.03
Mayaguez, PR$52,790$25,2702.091
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$93,040$47,4401.961.28
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$73,590$37,9301.940.34
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$69,290$35,8301.932.02
Salinas, CA$91,210$47,3801.930.49
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$91,560$47,6001.921.96
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$90,290$47,0501.923.36
Gadsden, AL$69,990$36,6601.910.69
Casper, WY$93,060$48,8801.900.69
Bellingham, WA$109,550$57,8201.892.6
Arecibo, PR$49,360$26,1201.890.73
Jacksonville, NC$75,360$40,2301.870.89
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$81,330$43,4701.870.54
El Paso, TX$73,920$39,5101.872.92
Minot, ND$91,560$48,9401.870.57
Guayama, PR$47,050$25,2601.860.95
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$84,430$46,0601.830.6
Las Cruces, NM$76,380$42,0701.821.35
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$91,570$50,7701.800.47
Hammond, LA$69,240$38,4801.800.63
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$69,220$38,5201.800.43
Enid, OK$72,700$40,5001.800.66
Merced, CA$84,020$47,2201.780.72
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$92,690$52,5101.770.79
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$86,260$49,1501.761.05
Kennewick-Richland, WA$100,440$57,2901.751.16
Chico, CA$84,080$48,0501.751.12
Greenville, NC$81,460$46,5601.750.93
Burlington, NC$76,650$44,0101.740.52
Sheboygan, WI$90,250$51,8901.740.45
Ponce, PR$46,780$26,9401.741.18
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$86,720$49,9901.730.89
Bloomington, IN$82,450$47,6601.730.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$78,680$45,6101.730.67
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,230$58,6901.721.48
Lake Charles, LA$78,780$45,7001.720.45
Reno, NV$85,430$49,6601.720.89
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$84,230$49,0301.720.95
Morgantown, WV$81,270$47,3501.720.69
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$79,820$46,6101.711.32
Sumter, SC$73,320$42,8901.710.62
Kingston, NY$85,450$50,0201.710.68
Stockton-Lodi, CA$83,470$48,9901.700.55
Fresno, CA$79,830$46,9101.700.79
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$74,320$43,7101.700.49
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$94,810$55,8501.701.05
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$83,690$49,3401.700.72
Sandusky, OH$76,140$44,9701.690.58
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$81,640$48,2601.690.45
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$80,040$47,4701.690.78
Terre Haute, IN$75,610$44,8701.690.58
Wichita Falls, TX$72,690$43,2101.680.66
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$77,080$45,8301.681.23
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$78,160$46,5401.680.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$82,770$49,2901.680.99
Wheeling, WV-OH$74,200$44,2501.680.94
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$66,620$39,7401.680.35
Mobile, AL$78,770$47,0001.680.65
San Angelo, TX$72,850$43,5301.671.06
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$49,190$29,4401.672.43
Kankakee, IL$76,530$45,8301.670.41
Janesville-Beloit, WI$80,530$48,3901.660.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$94,420$56,8501.660.74
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$85,780$51,6901.660.74
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$78,770$47,5201.660.77
Yuba City, CA$82,630$49,9701.650.63
Owensboro, KY$74,330$44,9601.650.63
Yakima, WA$78,990$47,8101.651.01
Mankato, MN$81,830$49,5301.650.57
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$79,920$48,4001.650.76
Kenosha, WI$79,720$48,3101.650.42
Auburn-Opelika, AL$64,270$39,0701.640.48
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$101,050$61,4301.640.92
Huntsville, AL$84,990$51,7401.640.63
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$79,770$48,6401.641.39
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$76,520$46,6701.641.06
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,460$47,2901.641.04
Visalia, CA$73,860$45,1301.640.38
Redding, CA$80,050$48,9201.640.69
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$78,640$48,0701.640.27
Springfield, MA$84,820$51,9301.631.08
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$84,590$51,8201.631.44
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$87,620$53,6801.630.77
Lafayette, LA$68,080$41,7801.630.5
Portland-South Portland, ME$92,790$56,9601.630.96
Birmingham, AL$77,780$47,7701.630.86
Hattiesburg, MS$61,360$37,7501.630.62
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$72,840$44,8201.630.58
Columbus, IN$78,770$48,4701.631.14
Wilmington, NC$74,430$45,8001.630.56
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$75,690$46,5801.620.58
Rapid City, SD$75,160$46,2701.620.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,450$50,7901.621.52
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$75,010$46,2401.620.85
Bangor, ME$77,660$47,9601.620.99
Lawrence, KS$76,700$47,3901.620.93
Winston-Salem, NC$74,980$46,3801.620.87
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$77,680$48,1201.610.83
Columbus, GA-AL$70,200$43,5401.611.2
Pittsfield, MA$83,460$51,8601.610.7
Jackson, MS$68,950$42,8501.610.79
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$71,690$44,6001.610.56
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,820$49,6801.610.92
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$77,030$47,9701.611.08
New Haven, CT$96,220$60,0601.600.67
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$78,120$48,7801.600.96
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$118,890$74,2601.601.18
Ames, IA$80,370$50,2201.601.07
Monroe, MI$74,000$46,2401.600.42
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$78,180$48,8701.600.36
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,860$49,4101.600.96
Fort Smith, AR-OK$63,130$39,5601.600.64
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,540$51,1601.590.72
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$95,220$59,7501.590.97
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,920$61,4701.590.73
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$81,090$50,9901.590.6
Fort Wayne, IN$75,790$47,7001.590.53
Worcester, MA$91,730$57,8301.590.89
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,330$49,4301.581.13
Lincoln, NE$78,850$49,8001.582.85
Grand Junction, CO$76,800$48,5101.580.63
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$87,530$55,3101.580.87
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$79,310$50,1701.580.83
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$86,510$54,7301.580.76
Iowa City, IA$79,060$50,0601.580.86
Harrisonburg, VA$72,680$46,1101.581.23
Florence, SC$68,520$43,5201.570.49
Modesto, CA$79,600$50,6101.570.55
Columbia, SC$72,990$46,4301.571.06
Appleton, WI$78,460$49,9101.570.39
Jacksonville, FL$76,760$48,8301.571
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$74,660$47,5101.570.67
Peoria, IL$77,830$49,5901.570.42
Rochester, NY$80,320$51,2101.570.86
Decatur, AL$72,550$46,2801.570.51
Rocky Mount, NC$68,880$43,9601.570.83
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$93,890$59,9401.570.86
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$75,890$48,5101.560.86
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$80,420$51,4401.560.59
Monroe, LA$59,530$38,1501.560.58
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,940$66,6201.561.51
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$81,250$52,0801.561.01
Montgomery, AL$70,080$44,9501.560.73
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$93,430$60,0201.564.48
Naples-Marco Island, FL$74,350$47,8001.560.71
Columbus, OH$79,780$51,3401.551.02
Savannah, GA$73,320$47,2401.551.11
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$75,920$48,9401.551.06
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,940$49,6101.551.48
Fayetteville, NC$70,740$45,6201.550.69
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$72,480$46,7801.550.87
Medford, OR$77,260$49,9001.550.8
Tuscaloosa, AL$69,950$45,2201.550.43
St. Louis, MO-IL$77,270$49,9901.550.75
Albany, OR$76,810$49,7001.550.61
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$72,610$47,0301.540.76
Salisbury, MD$75,190$48,7101.541.09
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$73,200$47,4301.540.79
Greensboro-High Point, NC$71,850$46,5701.540.63
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$76,300$49,5401.540.63
Salem, OR$85,150$55,3101.542.4
Midland, TX$83,820$54,4801.540.91
Bay City, MI$70,140$45,6201.540.56
Vineland, NJ$74,070$48,1901.540.27
Eau Claire, WI$73,920$48,1001.540.57
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$91,150$59,3201.540.88
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$74,590$48,5501.540.72
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$72,010$46,8901.540.79
Bend, OR$83,640$54,5701.530.74
Binghamton, NY$75,750$49,4601.530.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,570$51,9901.531.1
Williamsport, PA$70,450$46,0501.531.14
Goldsboro, NC$62,030$40,5701.530.64
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$83,000$54,3101.531.08
Kansas City, MO-KS$77,650$50,8201.531.18
Athens-Clarke County, GA$62,970$41,2201.530.58
Greeley, CO$84,030$55,0701.531.23
Dothan, AL$58,220$38,1701.530.37
Paducah, KY-IL$69,780$45,8601.520.62
Valdosta, GA$59,500$39,1101.520.53
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$70,930$46,6301.520.97
Asheville, NC$71,230$46,8701.520.54
Homosassa Springs, FL$62,850$41,3601.520.66
Akron, OH$74,200$48,8401.520.7
Alexandria, LA$61,670$40,6001.520.93
Green Bay, WI$75,810$49,9401.520.66
Carson City, NV$85,760$56,6801.512.96
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$66,920$44,2301.510.64
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$77,760$51,4401.511.15
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$63,430$42,0001.510.42
Lima, OH$71,210$47,1701.510.54
Warner Robins, GA$73,320$48,6001.510.75
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,640$52,8001.511
Odessa, TX$73,280$48,5901.510.58
Grand Forks, ND-MN$74,980$49,7601.510.58
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$72,960$48,4701.510.62
Syracuse, NY$79,710$52,9901.500.73
Fairbanks-College, AK$92,970$61,8101.500.77
Logan, UT-ID$69,730$46,3601.500.56
Duluth, MN-WI$75,190$50,0001.500.63
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$73,650$48,9901.500.61
Wausau, WI$73,320$48,7901.500.43
Twin Falls, ID$68,170$45,4001.500.37
Sherman-Denison, TX$66,960$44,6101.500.42
Jackson, MI$71,680$47,7601.501.06
College Station-Bryan, TX$66,720$44,4701.500.64
York-Hanover, PA$72,210$48,1701.500.64
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,020$54,7201.500.69
Richmond, VA$77,060$51,4601.501.64
Lexington Park, MD$95,700$63,9901.501.17
Victoria, TX$64,310$43,0501.490.41
Abilene, TX$66,020$44,3401.490.87
Tulsa, OK$69,440$46,6701.490.93
Colorado Springs, CO$78,420$52,7101.490.85
distribution management software, KS$68,240$45,9001.490.94
Cleveland, OH$74,480$50,1401.490.68
St. Cloud, MN$75,500$50,8401.490.85
Boise City, ID$72,860$49,1001.480.8
Battle Creek, MI$72,240$48,6901.480.62
Johnstown, PA$65,430$44,1101.481.05
Glens Falls, NY$72,800$49,0901.480.61
Tucson, AZ$70,550$47,7601.481.4
Dalton, GA$62,300$42,2101.480.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY$71,700$48,6201.470.61
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$123,730$84,0501.470.88
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,120$48,3701.470.84
Manchester-Nashua, NH$83,010$56,5301.470.63
Lawton, OK$61,780$42,0901.470.86
Yuma, AZ$64,820$44,1701.473.17
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$64,150$43,8501.460.52
Pueblo, CO$71,510$48,9401.461.08
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$83,700$57,3701.461.05
Erie, PA$64,860$44,4601.460.66
Springfield, IL$76,790$52,6701.460.87
Lubbock, TX$61,410$42,1301.460.72
Urban Honolulu, HI$83,390$57,2201.460.9
Altoona, PA$64,500$44,2701.460.69
Chattanooga, TN-GA$68,000$46,7001.461.05
Gainesville, GA$66,730$45,9001.450.96
Grants Pass, OR$73,740$50,7301.450.65
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$62,250$42,9201.450.41
Billings, MT$71,070$49,0601.450.82
Fond du Lac, WI$72,890$50,3401.450.52
Amarillo, TX$64,470$44,5801.450.82
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$68,780$47,5701.450.56
Napa, CA$79,810$55,2101.450.72
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$74,240$51,3801.441.25
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$64,860$45,0301.440.89
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$68,310$47,4401.440.64
Spartanburg, SC$68,500$47,6501.440.51
Utica-Rome, NY$70,390$48,9701.440.78
Toledo, OH$69,310$48,2201.440.49
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$78,460$54,6601.441.01
Flint, MI$65,830$45,8801.430.6
Tyler, TX$61,180$42,6501.430.61
Great Falls, MT$66,660$46,5101.430.83
Canton-Massillon, OH$65,590$45,8101.430.65
Lebanon, PA$66,560$46,5001.430.74
State College, PA$70,450$49,2201.430.92
Champaign-Urbana, IL$72,560$50,7001.430.48
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$86,600$60,6901.430.95
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$67,050$47,0101.431.03
Saginaw, MI$65,770$46,2001.420.71
Charlottesville, VA$78,540$55,1801.421.08
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$64,730$45,4801.420.51
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,810$51,1701.421.18
Pittsburgh, PA$70,560$49,6501.420.91
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$65,780$46,3301.420.84
Mansfield, OH$63,320$44,7001.420.42
Johnson City, TN$61,520$43,4801.410.7
Morristown, TN$62,590$44,2801.410.45
Boulder, CO$98,350$69,5801.410.93
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$63,860$45,2401.410.85
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$84,090$59,5901.410.89
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,200$71,0601.411.64
St. Joseph, MO-KS$66,670$47,3501.410.92
Barnstable Town, MA$79,290$56,3601.410.58
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$63,350$45,2201.400.5
Longview, TX$63,180$45,1501.400.59
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$64,260$45,9901.400.77
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$67,120$48,0401.400.88
Omaha, NE-IA$69,350$49,6601.401.08
St. George, UT$63,020$45,1401.400.54
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$62,520$44,9401.390.69
Albuquerque, NM$66,860$48,0601.390.89
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$81,190$58,4601.391.42
Youngstown-Warren, OH$60,770$43,8001.390.48
Midland, MI$68,440$49,3401.390.78
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$87,970$63,4901.392.91
Madison, WI$80,440$58,0801.381.2
Corpus Christi, TX$62,790$45,3501.380.77
Columbia, MO$65,390$47,2601.380.88
Knoxville, TN$65,120$47,0801.380.94
Walla Walla, WA$73,430$53,1001.380.83
Beckley, WV$57,870$41,8501.380.91
Lynchburg, VA$63,780$46,1901.381.08
Clarksville, TN-KY$61,930$44,8601.380.53
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,140$49,3601.380.62
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$83,780$60,7201.380.94
Aguadilla, PR$36,400$26,4801.373.03
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$63,290$46,1401.370.6
Bozeman, MT$75,090$54,8301.370.65
Muncie, IN$60,400$44,1101.370.46
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$86,540$63,2001.370.71
Elmira, NY$65,480$47,8501.370.43
Farmington, NM$62,690$45,8201.370.93
Cleveland, TN$55,040$40,2301.370.44
Vallejo, CA$80,140$58,6201.370.72
Roanoke, VA$64,390$47,1401.370.92
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$75,360$55,2401.361.06
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$84,500$61,9601.362.92
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$80,520$59,0701.361.38
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$68,120$49,9801.360.62
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$77,550$57,0301.360.63
Joplin, MO-KS$61,060$44,9801.360.41
Longview-Kelso, WA$77,940$57,4201.360.82
Grand Island, NE$67,050$49,4101.360.62
Rockford, IL$63,890$47,1201.360.48
Lancaster, PA$65,220$48,2101.350.51
Elizabethtown, KY$63,280$46,8101.350.85
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$65,730$48,6301.350.66
Niles, MI$61,800$45,9801.340.54
Gettysburg, PA$62,550$46,6101.340.45
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$83,580$62,3201.341.12
Albany, GA$58,470$43,6201.340.92
Oklahoma City, OK$63,220$47,2301.341.01
Dover, DE$62,450$46,6901.341.66
Jackson, TN$59,810$44,7901.340.73
Jonesboro, AR$56,310$42,2401.330.32
Killeen-Temple, TX$62,180$46,6601.330.59
Bismarck, ND$69,940$52,5601.331.15
Springfield, MO$60,820$45,7801.330.58
Springfield, OH$60,400$45,4701.331.02
Rochester, MN$80,500$60,6201.330.43
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$61,510$46,3301.330.65
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60,790$45,7901.331.25
Ann Arbor, MI$73,460$55,3801.330.66
Hot Springs, AR$48,430$36,5401.330.34
Reading, PA$65,520$49,4401.330.55
Sebring, FL$53,520$40,4001.320.57
Corvallis, OR$76,370$57,6801.320.83
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$95,850$72,6101.321.15
Wichita, KS$62,850$47,6301.320.72
Evansville, IN$61,280$46,5401.320.53
Ocala, FL$57,890$43,9901.320.54
Fargo, ND-MN$67,020$51,0501.310.53
Cheyenne, WY$67,640$51,5401.311.11
Bowling Green, KY$59,100$45,0401.310.5
Pocatello, ID$59,150$45,1601.310.68
Coeur d'Alene, ID$62,410$47,7501.310.43
Winchester, VA-WV$61,470$47,0701.310.95
Flagstaff, AZ$61,930$47,5001.301.28
Traverse City, MI$61,870$47,4701.300.51
Port St. Lucie, FL$60,300$46,4901.300.79
Missoula, MT$61,910$47,8301.291.01
Santa Fe, NM$62,380$48,7101.281.11
Anniston-Oxford, AL$54,600$42,6801.280.43
Topeka, KS$62,950$49,5401.271.02
Waco, TX$58,360$46,0201.271.11
Anchorage, AK$76,290$60,2001.271.12
Dubuque, IA$60,870$48,7501.250.67
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$70,720$56,9501.241.06
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,480$48,0101.240.63
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$62,210$50,3901.231.08
Texarkana, TX-AR$53,150$43,2001.230.4
Decatur, IL$62,810$51,2901.220.59
Lewiston, ID-WA$58,660$48,3001.210.51
Bloomington, IL$64,030$53,1401.201.04
Ogden, UT$58,870$48,9001.200.59
Chambersburg, PA$57,130$47,5401.200.62
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$55,060$45,8401.200.54
Gainesville, FL$56,010$47,0201.190.7
Charleston, WV$54,520$45,8301.191.73
Baton Rouge, LA$57,480$48,7101.180.8
Ithaca, NY$67,530$58,1301.160.81
Helena, MT$63,740$55,0401.163.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$66,060$57,6401.150.45
Macon-Bibb County, GA$50,340$45,1601.111.24
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$49,570$44,4701.110.55
Hinesville, GA$52,020$46,6701.110.85
Punta Gorda, FL$50,700$45,5001.110.77
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,300$54,0601.100.89
Tallahassee, FL$49,100$46,5201.063.41
Jefferson City, MO$46,040$48,0300.962.97
Rome, GA$39,000$42,6700.911.09

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-1041 Compliance Officers, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

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Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $123,730 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.

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For the same Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA row, the published lower quartile is $90,790 and the upper quartile is $156,100. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA employment estimate is 2,690. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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The Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in Wausau, WI employment estimate is 80. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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For the same Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in Aguadilla, PR row, the published lower quartile is $26,520 and the upper quartile is $59,990. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

The Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in Aguadilla, PR employment estimate is 400. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $123,730 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening.

Does Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?

Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a published annual median of $123,730 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.

What does the wage band in Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking describe?

For the same Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA row, the published lower quartile is $90,790 and the upper quartile is $156,100. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.

Does the employment figure in Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking measure available candidates?

The Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking: Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor, mapped to Compliance Officers (13-1041), in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA employment estimate is 2,690. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Quality Auditor / Lead Auditor metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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What does this ranking mean for your opening?

A Quality Auditor or Lead Auditor must have a clear grasp of audit planning and evidence-based findings. The role demands audit independence, which is the ability to report findings objectively rather than being caught up in the direct responsibility for fixing the processes that are being audited.

Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.

A Quality Auditor or Lead Auditor must have a clear grasp of audit planning and evidence-based findings. The role demands audit independence, which is the ability to report findings objectively rather than being caught up in the direct responsibility for fixing the processes that are being audited. Hiring managers need to define whether this person acts as a strictly independent reviewer or a participant in problem-solving.

The provided wage data relates to the broader compliance officer category and does not account for the specific technical requirements of a manufacturing-focused quality auditor. This data cannot be used to project local labor availability or the specific starting offer required for this role. Rely on qualitative assessments rather than attempting to derive salary grades from these national averages.

Look for candidates who currently perform audits in manufacturing environments and have a history of linking findings to objective evidence. When interviewing, focus on their ability to stand by their audit results when they disagree with production managers. The best candidates can maintain professional independence while remaining constructive about the necessary improvements.

Before the search begins, clearly define the reporting path for this position. If the auditor reports directly to production leadership, they may struggle to maintain the independence necessary for effective audits. Clarify how the organization handles the findings, as this will influence whether you attract the right person for the work.

Understand that a candidate's past experience with specific audit standards is secondary to their ability to plan an audit and document findings clearly. During the recruitment process, focus on their history of objective reporting. If the role involves significant travel or specific QMS expertise, state these requirements clearly to avoid misaligned candidate interest.

What should you know about questions before using this pay map?

What makes an auditor successful?

Success is determined by their ability to report evidence-based findings independently. They must be able to support their conclusions without personal bias.

What is the best way to interview an auditor?

Ask them to describe a recent audit finding that was backed by objective evidence. Evaluate how they handled the communication of that finding and maintained their position.

Does the wage data help with budgeting?

The data is not granular enough to provide a reliable budget for a manufacturing quality auditor. Use it only for general reference purposes.

How do you handle counteroffers?

If a candidate is leaving for better professional independence, a counteroffer from their current employer is unlikely to be sufficient. We focus on their genuine career motivations early.

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