Compensation · 2026-07-14 · 8 min
Global BSA/AML Salary Guide
Compensation bands for analyst through BSA Officer roles across metros and institution types.
Method
Bands reflect base salary only, drawn from posted ranges on FinCrimeDesk over the trailing twelve months. Bonus, equity, and shift differentials are excluded.
Analyst and senior analyst
Entry BSA/AML analyst roles at regional banks cluster between $58,000 and $78,000. Senior analyst work carrying escalation authority moves to $78,000 to $110,000, with sanctions and blockchain investigations at the upper end.
Manager and director
Transaction monitoring and CDD program managers post between $120,000 and $170,000. Director level financial crimes risk roles range from $175,000 to $220,000, with the spread driven by asset size and consent order exposure.
Officer and executive
Designated BSA Officer roles at community institutions start near $145,000. At crypto and large fintech platforms, Head of Compliance and CCO compensation reaches $240,000 to $320,000 base.
What moves a band
- Consent order or lookback remediation experience.
- Named regulatory designation, particularly BSA Officer of record.
- Model tuning and data fluency, which is repricing transaction monitoring roles upward.