Side by side
Compliance Officer vs Paralegal
Pay is effectively the same — the medians sit within 3.8% apart. There is 1.5× more demand for Paralegal. Compliance Officer is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 7.8%. Listings for Compliance Officer move faster — median age 35 days against 82.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Compliance Officer | Paralegal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 22,930 | 33,741 | -10,811 |
| Posted this week | 1,005 | 1,028 | |
| Median salary | $124,500 | $120,000 | +$4.5k |
| 25th percentile | $98.5k | $95k | |
| 75th percentile | $155k | $149k | |
| Salary disclosed | 6.7% | 6.0% | |
| Remote share | 11.5% | 3.7% | +7.8pp |
| Median age of posting | 35d | 82d | |
| Open over 60 days | 39.0% | 36.4% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 7.6% | 21.4% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Compliance Officer
$56k$215k
Paralegal
$54k$208k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Compliance Officer
just posted35d median90d+
Paralegal
just posted82d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Compliance Officer — technologies
Paralegal — technologies
Compliance Officer — employers
Paralegal — employers
More comparisons
Other Legal comparisons
Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.