Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) salary in 2026
From pay that employers published in governance, risk and compliance (grc) job postings on BlueTeamJobs over the last year. Yearly US dollars; hourly and monthly pay is converted to a full-time year.
Summary
- Median
- $165,000
- Middle half of postings
- $138,000 – $215,000
- Based on
- 56 postings with pay
Light bar: 10th to 90th percentile ($123,000 – $308,000). Dark bar: the middle half. Line: median.
| Seniority | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $155,000 | $140,000 – $263,000 | 23 | |
| Senior | $164,000 | $138,000 – $202,000 | 21 | |
| Lead / manager | $219,000 | $198,000 – $303,000 | 10 |
| Work arrangement | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | $164,000 | $160,000 – $211,000 | 13 | |
| Hybrid | $163,000 | $156,000 – $171,000 | 6 | |
| On-site | $165,000 | $135,000 – $263,000 | 37 |
| Clearance | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No clearance | $204,000 | $163,000 – $266,000 | 36 | |
| Public Trust | $124,000 | $116,000 – $134,000 | 4 | |
| Secret | $135,000 | $120,000 – $135,000 | 5 | |
| Top Secret | $138,000 | $130,000 – $146,000 | 6 | |
| TS/SCI | $165,000 | $139,000 – $173,000 | 5 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $263,000 | $164,000 – $308,000 | 20 | |
| Virginia | $149,000 | $136,000 – $160,000 | 6 | |
| District of Columbia | $144,000 | $138,000 – $165,000 | 5 | |
| New York | $170,000 | $154,000 – $183,000 | 4 | |
| Maryland | $130,000 | $113,000 – $135,000 | 3 |
| Employer | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $308,000 | $263,000 – $308,000 | 9 | |
| Roblox | $202,000 | $195,000 – $257,000 | 3 | |
| xAI | $149,000 | $149,000 – $177,000 | 3 | |
| Agile Defense | $138,000 | $130,000 – $138,000 | 6 | |
| Data Systems Analysts, Inc. | $135,000 | $123,000 – $150,000 | 3 |
Open Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) jobs with pay listed
Senior Information Assurance Analyst
Data Systems Analysts, Inc.
- On-siteFairfax, VA
- $105k–$115k a year
- Public Trust clearance
- CISSP
- CISM
Security Engineer, GRC Federal Frameworks
xAI
- On-sitePalo Alto, CA
- $100k–$198k a year
- Top Secret clearance
- NIST CSF
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- Vulnerability Management salary
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) salary
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How we calculate this
Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its published range. We use postings first seen in the last year, including ones that have since closed, and leave out pay outside $25,000–$1,000,000 a year. Rows need at least three postings. Figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000.