GRC, Compliance & Risk salaries
Pay ranges taken from 307 open grc, compliance & risk roles where the employer published the salary. From employers' own hiring pages. Updated Nov 5, 2026.
Published salaries for GRC, Compliance & Risk
Based on 307 current listings where the employer published a yearly pay range in US dollars. Other currencies and hourly rates are left out so the ranges compare. We never estimate salaries.
| Median range | $140,000 to $190,000 |
|---|---|
| Median midpoint | $165,000 |
| Lowest published minimum | $35,000 |
| Highest published maximum | $537,360 |
Roles with a published salary
- Staff Security Engineer- Security and ComplianceVeeam Software · San Jose, CA$289k–537k/yr
- Security GRC LeadMercor · San FranciscoOn-site$350k–425k/yr
- Managing Director- Risk Advisory (Technology Risk)CrossCountry Consulting · Los Angeles, CAHybrid$230k–400k/yr
- Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering (Lawful Access)OpenAI · San Francisco$347k–385k/yr
- Software Engineer - Privacy & ComplianceOpenAI · San Francisco$230k–385k/yr
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- VP, Enterprise Risk & ComplianceCoreWeave · Livingston, NJ$350k–375k/yr
- Staff Security GRC AnalystSuno · New York, NYOn-site$277k–364k/yr
- Privacy Engineering LeadSuno · New York, NYOn-site$277k–364k/yr
- Senior Director, GRCOkta · San Francisco, CA$264k–363k/yr
- Director-Risk Advisory (Technology Risk)CrossCountry Consulting · Los Angeles, CAHybrid$183k–356k/yr
- Governance, Risk and Compliance LeadThinking Machines Lab · San FranciscoOn-site$225k–350k/yr
- Head of Security & Privacy Engineeringinterface.ai · San FranciscoOn-site$260k–350k/yr
- Security Risk & Compliance, Agent SecurityAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$255k–345k/yr
- Security Audit & Controls, Security GRCAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$270k–345k/yr
- Security Risk & Compliance, Data Centers & ComputeAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$270k–345k/yr
- Principal Security GRC AnalystRoblox · San Mateo, CA$288k–336k/yr
- Privacy CounselAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$265k–335k/yr
- Software Engineer, Privacy EngineeringOpenAI · San FranciscoHybrid$230k–325k/yr
- Privacy Analyst - HoustonAxiom Talent Platform · Houston$105k–325k/yr
- Cybersecurity TPRM Strategy & Governance Principal SMEHewlett Packard Enterprise · Spring, TX$140k–321k/yr
- Director, Governance Risk & ComplianceFigma · San Francisco$235k–317k/yr
- Vice President, Head of Privacy (Privacy, Cyber Security, Consumer Compliance)The New York Times · New York, NY$275k–315k/yr
- Director, Security Compliance and TrustMotiveRemote · US$225k–305k/yr
- Director, Privacy CounselOmada HealthRemote · US$243k–304k/yr
- Sr. Counsel, Privacy ComplianceDatabricks · Bellevue, WA$220k–302k/yr
- Senior Director, Product, Security and Privacy CounselNeo4jRemote · US$260k–300k/yr
- Director, Customer TrustIllumio · Sunnyvale, CAOn-site$250k–300k/yr
- Compliance EngineerHark · San Jose$120k–300k/yr
- Member of Technical Staff, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)Higgsfield · United StatesHybrid$200k–300k/yr
- Head of Security & ComplianceCasca · San FranciscoOn-site$200k–300k/yr
- Compliance EngineerFigma · San Francisco$169k–296k/yr
- Senior Privacy Program ManagerToastRemote · US$183k–293k/yr
- Head of Security GRCDriveWealthRemote · US$270k–290k/yr
- Staff Security Engineer, GRCOscar Health · New York$246k–287k/yr
- Senior Compliance Engineer- EMC Regulatory and Energy Test EngineerHewlett Packard Enterprise · Houston, TX$124k–285k/yr
- Vendor Security Technical Program ManagerOpenAIRemote · US$257k–285k/yr
- Senior Privacy Counsel (Remote)Aledade PBCRemote · US$215k–285k/yr
- Senior Product & Privacy CounselMesh · New York, NY$250k–280k/yr
- Product and Privacy CounselKikoff · San Francisco$225k–275k/yr
- Technology Risk Management SpecialistPoint72 · NY and Stamford, CT$175k–275k/yr
- Director of Governance, Risk, and ComplianceEliseAI · New York, NYOn-site$200k–275k/yr
- GRC EngineerLegora · New York, NYOn-site$151k–273k/yr
- GRC LeadLegora · New York, NYOn-site$151k–273k/yr
- Staff Product Engineer, TPRMDrata · San FranciscoHybrid$165k–270k/yr
- Audit, Security GRCAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$255k–270k/yr
- US Public Sector Compliance, Security GRCAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$255k–270k/yr
- Software Engineer, Privacy EngineeringBlockRemote · US$180k–270k/yr
- Supplier Security & Assurance, Security GRCAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$255k–270k/yr
- Security Assurance LeadLogos Space · Mountain ViewOn-site$190k–270k/yr
- ISSE / ISSO - multiple levels - FULLY CLEARED with POLYGRAPH REQUIREDConstellation Technologies, Inc · Columbia, MDOn-site$85k–270k/yr
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