Washington, DC GRC Jobs (2026)

Washington is the regulatory capital, and GRC hiring reflects it. Federal agencies, government contractors, defense and national-security firms, think tanks, and the associations and nonprofits clustered around the Beltway all hire heavily for compliance, risk, privacy, and audit. This is the strongest market in the country for FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST, FISMA, and public-sector AI governance work. If your background is federal compliance or government risk, Washington is the deepest pool there is.

Washington, DC GRC at a glance

Key sectors: federal agencies, government contractors, defense, and nonprofits. On the board now: 42 local and 0 remote-eligible jobs.

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

Washington, DC GRC jobs: what the market looks like right now

A snapshot built from the 42 Washington, DC 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	$140k	25
Senior / lead / manager	$166k	10
Director	$183k	5

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.

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 Advertised ranges tend to run wider than what is actually paid, and roles that do not publish a range are missing from the calculation entirely, which can bias the result upward.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 13-2011 — Accountants and Auditors, 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: 0 remote, 2 hybrid, 40 on-site or unstated.
Seniority mix: mid (25), senior (12), director (5)
Employers hiring more than one: Development Finance Corporation (4), Patent and Trademark Office (3), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (3), Central Intelligence Agency (3), House of Representatives (2), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)

Skills these postings ask for

audit planning and scoping
walkthroughs and control testing
workpaper documentation
issue writing and management response
data analytics in audit

Certifications that come up most

None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Washington, DC GRC postings to be worth knowing: CIA, CISA, CPA, CFE, CRMA. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.

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