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SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Naval Air Systems Command
On-site · Naval Air Station San Diego, California · Full-time
$102k to $133k Compliance Sep 18, 2026

SUPERVISORY IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (NETWORK)

Air Combat Command
On-site · Nellis AFB, Nevada · Full-time
$109k to $141k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 18, 2026

IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
On-site · Martinsburg, West Virginia · Full-time
$63k to $82k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 18, 2026

Auditor (Pathways Recent Graduate)

National Labor Relations Board
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$71k to $92k Featured Audit CIA Sep 18, 2026

INTERNAL CONTROL ANALYST - TITLE 5

Air National Guard Units
On-site · Louisville, Kentucky · Full-time
$75k to $97k Featured Compliance Sep 18, 2026

Medical Records Technician (CODER AUDITOR) INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT

Veterans Health Administration
On-site · Los Angeles, California · Full-time
$62k to $80k Featured Audit Sep 18, 2026

Quality Assurance Specialist (Deployable)

Defense Contract Management Agency
On-site · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Full-time
$82k to $107k Featured Compliance Sep 18, 2026

Risk & Compliance Operations Officer (JESS)

KPMG Jamaica (JESS)
On-site · Kingston, Jamaica · Full-time
Featured Compliance Sep 17, 2026

Medical Records Technician (Coder) Auditor

Veterans Health Administration
On-site · Fargo, North Dakota · Full-time
$62k to $80k Featured Audit Sep 17, 2026

Developmental- Associate Cybersecurity Specialist

DHS Headquarters
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$83k to $108k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 17, 2026

Quality Assurance Specialist

Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM)
On-site · Rock Island, Illinois · Full-time
$76k to $99k Featured Compliance Sep 17, 2026

RECORDS AND INFORMATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Air Mobility Command
On-site · Dover AFB, Delaware · Full-time
$68k to $88k Featured Compliance Sep 17, 2026

Internal Revenue Agent (Anti-Money Laundering Examiner)

Internal Revenue Service
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$106k to $161k Featured Financial Crime Sep 17, 2026

AUDITOR (PERFORMANCE)

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$110k to $158k Featured Audit CIA Sep 17, 2026

SUPERVISORY AUDITOR

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$130k to $187k Featured Audit CIA Sep 17, 2026

IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Applications Software/SYSADMIN)

U.S. Coast Guard
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$85k to $158k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 17, 2026

Auditor (Performance)

Office of the Inspector General
On-site · Denver, Colorado · Full-time
$100k to $154k Featured Audit CIA Sep 17, 2026

Supv IT Cybersecurity Specialist (SYSADMIN/INFOSEC)

Defense Information Systems Agency
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$122k to $158k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 17, 2026

Quality Assurance Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency
On-site · Amarillo, Texas · Full-time
$75k to $97k Featured Compliance Sep 17, 2026

IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Naval Sea Systems Command
On-site · Dahlgren, Virginia · Full-time
$122k to $187k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 16, 2026

IT Cybersecurity Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard
On-site · Chesapeake, Virginia · Full-time
$108k to $140k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 16, 2026

Supervisory Supply Chain Security Specialist (Trade)

Customs and Border Protection
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$144k to $187k Featured Third-Party Risk Sep 16, 2026

CYBER ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST

Joint Activities
On-site · Fort Meade, Maryland · Full-time
$132k to $180k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 16, 2026

AUDITOR

Defense Commissary Agency
On-site · Fort Lee, Virginia · Full-time
$93k to $122k Featured Audit Sep 16, 2026

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST

Air Force Global Strike Command
On-site · Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota · Full-time
$90k to $116k Featured Cybersecurity TS/SCI Sep 15, 2026

Supervisory Auditor (Performance)

Office of the Inspector General
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$126k to $197k Featured Audit Sep 15, 2026

LEAD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (CYBERSECURITY/NETWORK)

Naval Air Systems Command
On-site · Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan · Full-time
$84k to $109k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 15, 2026

Auditor (Performance)

Office of the Inspector General
On-site · San Francisco, California · Full-time
$112k to $173k Featured Audit CIA Sep 15, 2026

Corporate Policy Officer and Communications Security (COMSEC) Auditor - Experienced Level (Maryland)

National Security Agency/Central Security Service
On-site · Fort Meade, Maryland · Full-time
$85k to $187k Featured Audit Sep 15, 2026

T5 INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST

Air National Guard Units
On-site · Eastover, South Carolina · Full-time
$87k to $116k Featured Cybersecurity Top Secret Sep 15, 2026

Security Specialist (Insider Threat)

Export-Import Bank of the United States
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$122k to $158k Featured Compliance Sep 14, 2026

Medicaid Fraud Oversight Specialist

Office of Inspector General
On-site · Concord, California · Full-time
$112k to $145k Featured Financial Crime Sep 14, 2026

Information Technology Specialist (Cyber)

National Nuclear Security Administration
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$110k to $169k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 14, 2026

Director Global Trade Compliance

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
On-site · Boston, MA · Full-time
$178k to $267k Featured Compliance Sep 11, 2026

Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)

U.S. Army Cyber Command
On-site · Stuttgart, Germany · Full-time
$132k to $180k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 11, 2026

Quality Assurance Specialist (Deployable)

Defense Contract Management Agency
On-site · New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, Pennsylvania · Full-time
$85k to $111k Featured Compliance Sep 11, 2026

Head of Ethics and Employment Law

Social Security Administration
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$152k to $228k Featured Compliance Sep 11, 2026

Health System Specialist (Integrity and Compliance Officer)

Veterans Health Administration
On-site · Palo Alto, California · Full-time
$112k to $145k Featured Compliance Sep 11, 2026

IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Security)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$116k to $158k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 10, 2026

Supvy IT Spec (SEC) 'Cyber Ops Branch Chief', GS-2210-15 FPL GS-15 (DH)

Department of Education Headquarters
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$148k to $197k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 10, 2026

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (KC-135)

Air National Guard Units
On-site · Hickam AFB, Hawaii · Full-time
$78k to $101k Featured Compliance Sep 10, 2026

Financial Integrity Specialist

Health Resources and Services Administration
On-site · Rockville, Maryland · Full-time
$144k to $187k Featured Compliance Sep 10, 2026

Audit Manager - Finance & Pricing Directorate

Office of the Inspector General, USPS
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$135k to $197k Featured Audit CIA Sep 10, 2026

Supervisory Auditor

Office of Inspector General
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$126k to $187k Featured Audit CIA Sep 10, 2026

Auditor

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
On-site · McLean, Virginia · Full-time
$71k to $92k Featured Audit Sep 10, 2026

Auditor (Performance) - Performance and Compliance Specialist

Office of the Inspector General
On-site · Chicago, Illinois · Full-time
$56k to $90k Featured Audit CIA Sep 10, 2026

Quality Assurance Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency
On-site · Smyrna, Georgia · Full-time
$79k to $103k Featured Compliance Sep 10, 2026

SUPV IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (APPSW)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$107k to $144k Featured Cybersecurity Secret Sep 10, 2026

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Army National Guard Units
On-site · Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington · Full-time
$69k to $90k Featured Compliance Sep 10, 2026

Supervisory Auditor

Office of the Inspector General
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$126k to $197k Featured Audit Sep 9, 2026

AUDITOR

Army National Guard Units
On-site · Santa Fe, New Mexico · Full-time
$62k to $118k Featured Audit CIA Sep 9, 2026

IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (APPSW/INFOSEC)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$107k to $144k Featured Cybersecurity Sep 8, 2026

Auditor

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
On-site · Brooklyn, New York · Full-time
$125k to $163k Featured Audit CIA Sep 8, 2026

Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager - FedRAMP

Decagon
On-site · San Francisco · Full-time
$190k to $275k Featured Compliance Sep 7, 2026

Security Compliance, GRC Engineer

Mistral AI
On-site · Paris · Full-time
Featured Compliance CISA CISM CRISC Sep 7, 2026

Product GRC Subject Matter Expert, (V4G)

Vanta
Remote · . · Remote · Full-time
Featured Governance CISA CISM CISSP Sep 7, 2026

Subject Matter Expert, GTM GRC - V4G

Vanta
Remote · . · Remote · Full-time
Featured Governance CISA CISM CISSP Sep 7, 2026

Senior Third-Party Risk Specialist

Mistral AI
On-site · Paris · Full-time
Featured Risk Sep 7, 2026

Counterintelligence & Security Risk Analyst

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time
$129k Featured Risk Clearance required Sep 7, 2026

Privacy Legal Counsel

Mistral AI
On-site · Paris · Full-time
Featured Privacy Sep 7, 2026

Director of Internal Control

Mistral AI
On-site · Paris · Full-time
Featured Governance Sep 7, 2026

Security Compliance Specialist

Mistral AI
On-site · Paris · Full-time
Featured Compliance Sep 7, 2026

Risk Specialist (F/M/X)

Deutsche Bank
On-site · Geneva Place des Bergues 3 · Full-time
Featured Risk Sep 7, 2026

Auditor

National Endowment for the Arts
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$85k to $133k Featured Audit CIA Sep 7, 2026

Auditor

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
On-site · Boston, Massachusetts · Full-time
$121k to $157k Featured Audit CIA Sep 4, 2026

IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$90k to $144k Featured Cybersecurity Secret Sep 4, 2026

Program Manager - FAA Compliance

Anduril Industries
On-site · Costa Mesa, California · Full-time
$146k Featured Compliance Secret Sep 3, 2026

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

Army National Guard Units
On-site · Jacksonville, Florida · Full-time
$62k to $80k Featured Compliance Sep 3, 2026

Senior Project Risk Manager (Contract)

COMPA Industries
On-site · Berkeley, CA · Full-time
$80/hr Featured Risk Clearance required Aug 31, 2026

Contracts and Compliance Analyst

Gallagher
On-site · San Diego, California · Full-time
Featured Compliance CCEP Aug 31, 2026

Senior Market Risk Manager

U.S. Bank
On-site · New York, NY · Full-time
Featured Risk Aug 31, 2026

Auditor

Development Finance Corporation
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$122k to $158k Featured Audit CIA Aug 29, 2026

Auditor

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
On-site · Arlington, Virginia · Full-time
$71k to $133k Featured Audit CIA Aug 29, 2026

RISK MANAGEMENT & CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST- ALTERNATE HIRING AUTHORITY

Air Force Materiel Command
On-site · Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio · Full-time
$133k to $181k Featured Cybersecurity Aug 25, 2026

Risk Assessor/Toxicologist Interdisciplinary (Environmental) - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

Air Force Materiel Command
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$76k to $118k Featured Risk Aug 23, 2026

DHS Continuity Evaluation Program Lead

Department of Homeland Security Headquarters
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$90k to $197k Featured Operational Resilience Clearance required Aug 23, 2026

Field CISO

Drata
Remote · Remote · Full-time
$210k to $350k Featured Governance CISM CRISC CISSP Aug 22, 2026

Director of IT Governance

Penn State University
On-site · Penn State University Park · Full-time
$116k to $174k Featured Governance CGEIT Aug 22, 2026

GRC Engineer

Cloudflare
On-site · Hybrid · Full-time
Featured Governance Aug 22, 2026

Risk Partner

Highmark Health
On-site · Pittsburgh PA, Penn Avenue Place · Full-time
Featured Risk Compliance Aug 20, 2026

Cybersecurity Consultant

Guidehouse
On-site · VA, McLean · Full-time
$85k to $141k Featured Cybersecurity Compliance Public Trust CISSP Aug 20, 2026

US Public Sector Compliance Manager

Peregrine Technologies
On-site · Washington, D.C. · Full-time
$140k to $175k Featured Compliance Governance Clearance required Aug 20, 2026

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer Specialist

Concurrent Technologies Corporation
On-site · Johnstown, PA · Full-time
Featured Cybersecurity Compliance Clearable Aug 19, 2026

Director of IT Governance

Penn State University
On-site · Pennsylvania · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Aug 18, 2026

Associate Regional Compliance Officer

Jefferson Health
On-site · Philadelphia, PA · Full-time
Featured AI Governance Aug 18, 2026

Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

State of Maryland (DoIT)
On-site · Crownsville, MD · Full-time
Featured AI Governance CISA CISM CRISC Aug 18, 2026

GRC Program Manager

Palantir Technologies
On-site · New York, NY · Full-time
$90k to $160k Featured Governance Clearance required Aug 11, 2026

Security Engineer, GRC

Plaid
On-site · San Francisco · Full-time
Featured Governance Aug 11, 2026

Software Engineer, Risk Management

Hyperproof
Remote · Remote · Full-time
Featured Risk Aug 11, 2026

Vice President, Internal Audit

Cloudflare
On-site · Hybrid · Full-time
$300k to $375k Featured Audit CISA CIA Aug 11, 2026

Senior Security Compliance Specialist

Cloudflare
On-site · Distributed · Full-time
Featured Compliance Aug 11, 2026

Paralegal, Compliance

Carta
On-site · London, United Kingdom · Full-time
Featured Compliance Aug 11, 2026

Senior Auditor 1

Louisiana State University
On-site · 1900 Gravier Street · Full-time
Featured Audit CIA Aug 11, 2026

Clery Compliance Specialist

Penn State University
On-site · Penn State University Park · Full-time
$66k to $95k Featured Compliance Aug 11, 2026

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Manager

Northwood Space
On-site · El Segundo, CA · Full-time
Featured Compliance Aug 10, 2026

Director of Compliance & Risk Management

York County Community Action Corporation
On-site · Sanford, ME · Full-time
Featured Compliance Jul 29, 2026

Head of Government Cyber Integration

OpenAI
Remote · Remote · Full-time
Featured Cybersecurity CISA Jul 27, 2026

Compliance Analyst, Texas Institute for Electronics

UT Austin
On-site · 2 Locations · Full-time
Featured Compliance CISA CISM CISSP Jun 28, 2026

EMEA Assurance Lead

Scale AI
On-site · Doha, Qatar · Full-time
Featured Governance Clearable CISA CISM CISSP Jun 28, 2026

IT Specialist Cyber Security (Developmental)

U.S. Coast Guard
On-site · Chesapeake, Virginia · Full-time
$58k to $80k Featured Cybersecurity Jun 20, 2026

AUDITOR

Army National Guard Units
On-site · Carson City, Nevada · Full-time
$56k to $129k Featured Audit CIA Jun 19, 2026

Continuity Plans and Policy Specialist

Department of Homeland Security - Agency Wide
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$102k to $197k Featured Operational Resilience Clearance required Jun 19, 2026

DHS Continuity Evaluation Program Lead

Department of Homeland Security - Agency Wide
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia · Full-time
$102k to $197k Featured Operational Resilience Clearance required Jun 19, 2026

AUDITOR

Air Force Civilian Career Training
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$50k to $115k Featured Audit Jun 18, 2026

IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Naval Air Systems Command
On-site · Multiple Locations · Full-time
$90k to $140k Featured Cybersecurity Jun 18, 2026

The Public Sector GRC market

In the public sector you are not just following the rules, you are part of the machine that makes them. Government agencies, transit and infrastructure authorities, and the civic-tech firms that serve them hire steadily for compliance, risk, privacy, audit, and information security built around FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST, and public-records and accountability rules. The work is stable and mission-bound, and as agencies pick up AI and modern data systems, the need for oversight talent keeps climbing. If you want your work to serve the public directly, the civic GRC market is wide open.

Compliance Officer paystats as of Q2 2026

BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.

Sources: BLS, 2024 median

Public Sector GRC jobs: what the market looks like right now

A snapshot built from the 105 Public Sector GRC roles currently on this page.

What these roles pay by level

Median advertised midpoint, by seniority band. Bars are to scale.
Median advertised salary midpoint by seniority level
Level Median midpoint Postings
Mid-level $118k 63
Senior / lead / manager $150k 8
How these figures were calculated, and sources

Primary source: our own board. Every figure above is the median midpoint of the salary ranges published in the live postings on this page. Nothing is estimated, modelled, or carried over from a previous month. It is recalculated each time the board refreshes.

What is included. Only postings that publish a salary range. Hourly, weekly and monthly rates are annualised (2,080 hours, 52 weeks, 12 months). Ranges below $20,000 a year are excluded as data-entry placeholders. A seniority band is shown only when at least five postings support it; director and executive / c-suite are present on this page but below that threshold, so no median is published for those bands.

What this is not. These are advertised ranges, not accepted offers. Advertised ranges tend to run wider than what is actually paid, and roles that do not publish a range are missing from the calculation entirely, which can bias the result upward.

For an independent benchmark, compare against the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for SOC 13-1041 — Compliance Officers, published annually at bls.gov/oes. BLS reports actual wages across all employers rather than advertised ranges, so its medians normally sit below job-board figures.

Where the work is

  • Work mode: 5 remote, 0 hybrid, 100 on-site or unstated.
  • Seniority mix: mid (78), senior (15), director (7), executive (5)
  • Employers hiring more than one: Office of the Inspector General (5), Mistral AI (5), Defense Contract Management Agency (4), Army National Guard Units (4), Naval Air Systems Command (3), Air National Guard Units (3)

Skills these postings ask for

  • policy and procedure writing
  • control testing and evidence collection
  • regulatory change management
  • SOX and SOC 2 readiness
  • issue management and remediation tracking

How to get a compliance job — the full career guide for this field: entry routes, transferable backgrounds, certifications and salary by level.

Certifications that come up most

None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Public Sector GRC postings to be worth knowing: CCEP, CRCM, CAMS, CIPP/US, AIGP. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.

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