Compliance Officers With JDs Out-Earn Those Without Degrees

In-house company compliance professionals who are lawyers command “significantly higher” pay than those without law degrees, a search firm survey released Thursday found.

Chief compliance officers with law degrees earn 26% more than those without them, according to the survey by BarkerGilmore, a Fairport, N.Y.-based executive search firm.

“The data tells a compelling story of the monetary value a law degree provides compliance leaders,” said Bob Barker, BarkerGilmore’s managing partner.

The survey joins other evidence, such as steep increases in associate pay raises this year, that investing in a Juris Doctor degree may pay off for prospective law students some ...