AML and financial-crime salary ranges, by role and region
Quick answer
How much do AML and financial-crime compliance roles pay?
Reported compensation for AML-adjacent roles varies widely by region and by how broadly the title is defined: US KYC and AML analyst pay clusters around $80,000 to $95,000, UK roles run roughly £27,500 to £46,600, and India roles run roughly ₹360,000 to ₹880,000. These are dated, sourced ranges, not a claim that any certification causes a specific raise. The table below covers KYC Analyst, AML Analyst, Compliance Officer, Sanctions Analyst, MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer), and Financial Crime Investigator across all six regions.
| Role | United States | United Kingdom | EU (Germany proxy) | UAE | Singapore | India |
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| KYC Analyst | ≈ $80,730 USD | £28,775 to £45,000 GBP | €39,000 to €71,456 EUR | AED 54,000 to AED 141,600 AED | S$54,000 to S$90,720 SGD | ₹700,000 to ₹1,664,000 INR |
| AML Analyst | ≈ $80,730 USD | £28,775 to £45,000 GBP | €39,000 to €71,456 EUR | AED 54,000 to AED 141,600 AED | S$54,000 to S$90,720 SGD | ₹700,000 to ₹1,664,000 INR |
| Compliance Officer | ≈ $80,730 USD | £25,350 to £38,443 GBP | €42,000 to €118,960 EUR | AED 60,000 to AED 132,000 AED | S$33,000 to S$42,000 SGD | ₹350,000 to ₹552,000 INR |
| Sanctions Analyst | ≈ $80,730 USD | £28,775 to £45,000 GBP | €39,000 to €71,456 EUR | AED 54,000 to AED 141,600 AED | S$54,000 to S$90,720 SGD | ₹700,000 to ₹1,664,000 INR |
| MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) | ≈ $80,730 USD | £25,350 to £40,582 GBP | €24,000 to €94,120 EUR | AED 60,000 to AED 139,200 AED | S$33,000 to S$68,400 SGD | ₹350,000 to ₹552,000 INR |
| Financial Crime Investigator | ≈ $81,100 USD | £40,000 to £74,000 GBP | €50,700 to €91,500 EUR | AED 204,000 to AED 624,000 AED | S$54,000 to S$79,200 SGD | ₹186,000 to ₹1,625,000 INR |
Sourcing detail and credential signal, by role
Each region's method note, sample size, and whether AML credentials commonly appear in postings for that role. Expand a role to see all six regions.
KYC Analyst
- United States
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≈ $80,730 USD · sourced www.onetonline.org, checked 2026-07-29
US labor statistics do not publish a distinct occupational code for 'KYC Analyst'. The closest classifiable bucket is Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041.00); the figure shown is that broader code's median wage, not a KYC-specific figure, and should be read as a directional anchor only.
- United Kingdom
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£28,775 to £45,000 GBP · sourced uk.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "KYC Analyst", United Kingdom. Average reported GBP32,296/yr; low/high are the entry-level and experienced-worker bands shown alongside the average. Sample of 10,000 salaries. Identical to this site's aml-analyst and sanctions-analyst UK rows, which the estimator bucketed the same (see dataset convergence note).
Credential signal: UK KYC analyst listings commonly name ICA or ACAMS qualifications as a plus, more often ICA given its UK/European footprint.
- EU (Germany proxy)
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€39,000 to €71,456 EUR · sourced de.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "KYC Analyst", Germany, used as the EU proxy (see dataset note). Average reported EUR42,000/yr. Sample of 7,133 salaries.
Credential signal: Continental European KYC roles vary by market; a CAMS or ICA credential is a differentiator rather than a baseline requirement outside the largest banking hubs.
- UAE
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AED 54,000 to AED 141,600 AED · sourced ae.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "KYC Analyst", United Arab Emirates. Average reported AED90,000/yr. Sample of 1,986 salaries, smaller than other regions here.
Credential signal: UAE compliance hiring, especially at banks and DFSA/ADGM-regulated firms, commonly lists CAMS as a preferred qualification for KYC and onboarding roles.
- Singapore
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S$54,000 to S$90,720 SGD · sourced sg.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "KYC Analyst", Singapore. Average reported SGD72,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: Singapore is an ACAMS-active market; CAMS is commonly named as preferred in KYC and AML analyst postings at MAS-regulated banks and payment firms.
- India
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₹700,000 to ₹1,664,000 INR · sourced in.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "KYC Analyst", India. Average reported INR880,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: India's large KYC-operations and GCC (global capability centre) hubs increasingly list CAMS as a resume differentiator for analysts working on Western bank accounts.
AML Analyst
- United States
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≈ $80,730 USD · sourced www.onetonline.org, checked 2026-07-29
US labor statistics do not publish a distinct occupational code for 'AML Analyst'. The closest classifiable bucket is Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041.00); the figure shown is that broader code's median wage, not an AML-specific figure, and should be read as a directional anchor only.
- United Kingdom
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£28,775 to £45,000 GBP · sourced uk.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "AML Analyst", United Kingdom. Average reported GBP32,296/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries. Identical to this site's kyc-analyst and sanctions-analyst UK rows (see dataset convergence note).
Credential signal: UK AML analyst roles commonly name ICA or ACAMS qualifications, with ICA more prevalent given its UK origin.
- EU (Germany proxy)
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€39,000 to €71,456 EUR · sourced de.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "AML Analyst", Germany, used as the EU proxy (see dataset note). Average reported EUR42,000/yr. Sample of 7,082 salaries.
Credential signal: AML analyst roles at large continental European banks often list CAMS or a local equivalent as an advantage, not a hard requirement.
- UAE
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AED 54,000 to AED 141,600 AED · sourced ae.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "AML Analyst", United Arab Emirates. Average reported AED90,000/yr. Sample of 2,004 salaries.
Credential signal: CAMS is a common preferred qualification in UAE AML analyst postings at banks and money-services businesses.
- Singapore
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S$54,000 to S$90,720 SGD · sourced sg.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "AML Analyst", Singapore. Average reported SGD72,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: CAMS is one of the most commonly cited preferred credentials in Singapore AML analyst listings.
- India
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₹700,000 to ₹1,664,000 INR · sourced in.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "AML Analyst", India. Average reported INR880,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: AML analyst roles in India's banking and GCC hubs increasingly name CAMS as a differentiator, particularly for teams serving US and European clients.
Compliance Officer
- United States
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≈ $80,730 USD · sourced www.onetonline.org, checked 2026-07-29
US national median annual wage for Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041.00), sourced via O*NET OnLine's public occupational summary, which cites BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics 2025 wage data. Direct fetches of bls.gov OEWS pages returned HTTP 403 (bot-blocked); O*NET OnLine, a public US Department of Labor-sponsored source, republishes the same BLS figure and was reachable. This is a single published median, not a percentile range: no 10th/25th/75th/90th split was available from this source, so the low and high fields are set equal on purpose rather than invented. No job-posting credential-request rate was sourced for this role, so credential_signal is left null rather than guessed.
- United Kingdom
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£25,350 to £38,443 GBP · sourced uk.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the generic title "Compliance Officer" (not filtered to financial-crime compliance specifically), United Kingdom. Average reported GBP27,500/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: Generic UK compliance officer postings span many sectors; AML-specific credentials matter most for roles explicitly in financial-services or MLRO-track compliance.
- EU (Germany proxy)
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€42,000 to €118,960 EUR · sourced de.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the generic title "Compliance Officer", Germany, used as the EU proxy (see dataset note). Average reported EUR72,600/yr. Sample of 4,463 salaries.
Credential signal: German and wider continental compliance-officer roles show a wide spread by seniority; AML credentials matter most toward the senior end of this range.
- UAE
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AED 60,000 to AED 132,000 AED · sourced ae.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the generic title "Compliance Officer", United Arab Emirates. Average reported AED60,000/yr. Sample of 7,759 salaries.
Credential signal: UAE bank and DFSA/ADGM-regulated compliance-officer roles commonly list CAMS as preferred, especially at more senior levels.
- Singapore
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S$33,000 to S$42,000 SGD · sourced sg.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the generic title "Compliance Officer", Singapore. Average reported SGD33,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries. Notably narrower range than this site's other Singapore rows, consistent with the broader, more entry-weighted generic title.
Credential signal: Singapore compliance-officer postings in banking commonly cite CAMS or an ICA qualification as an advantage.
- India
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₹350,000 to ₹552,000 INR · sourced in.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the generic title "Compliance Officer", India. Average reported INR360,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: Generic compliance-officer roles in India span many sectors; CAMS matters most for roles explicitly serving global banking or financial-crime functions.
Sanctions Analyst
- United States
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≈ $80,730 USD · sourced www.onetonline.org, checked 2026-07-29
US labor statistics do not publish a distinct occupational code for 'Sanctions Analyst'. The closest classifiable bucket is Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041.00); the figure shown is that broader code's median wage, not a sanctions-specific figure, and should be read as a directional anchor only.
- United Kingdom
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£28,775 to £45,000 GBP · sourced uk.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Sanctions Analyst", United Kingdom. Average reported GBP32,296/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries. Identical to this site's kyc-analyst and aml-analyst UK rows (see dataset convergence note).
Credential signal: UK sanctions-analyst roles, concentrated in London banking, commonly name CGSS or CAMS as a preferred qualification.
- EU (Germany proxy)
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€39,000 to €71,456 EUR · sourced de.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Sanctions Analyst", Germany, used as the EU proxy (see dataset note). Average reported EUR42,000/yr. Sample of 6,993 salaries.
Credential signal: Sanctions-analyst roles at continental European correspondent banks list CGSS or CAMS as an advantage, more so than a general compliance credential.
- UAE
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AED 54,000 to AED 141,600 AED · sourced ae.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Sanctions Analyst", United Arab Emirates. Average reported AED90,000/yr. Sample of 1,978 salaries.
Credential signal: Given the UAE's correspondent-banking and free-zone exposure to sanctions risk, CGSS and CAMS both appear regularly in local sanctions-analyst postings.
- Singapore
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S$54,000 to S$90,720 SGD · sourced sg.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Sanctions Analyst", Singapore. Average reported SGD72,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: Singapore sanctions-analyst roles at MAS-regulated banks commonly cite CAMS, with CGSS a growing secondary signal.
- India
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₹700,000 to ₹1,664,000 INR · sourced in.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Sanctions Analyst", India. Average reported INR880,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: Sanctions-analyst roles in India's banking GCC hubs increasingly reference CAMS or CGSS for teams supporting Western correspondent-banking sanctions programs.
MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)
- United States
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≈ $80,730 USD · sourced www.onetonline.org, checked 2026-07-29
MLRO is not a title used in US labor statistics (the US regulatory equivalent is a BSA Officer or AML Compliance Officer). The closest classifiable bucket is Compliance Officers (SOC 13-1041.00); the figure shown is that broader code's median wage, not an MLRO-specific figure, and should be read as a directional anchor only.
- United Kingdom
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£25,350 to £40,582 GBP · sourced uk.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Money Laundering Reporting Officer", United Kingdom, where MLRO is a standard regulatory title. Average reported GBP27,500/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: MLRO is a formal, regulator-recognised UK role; ICA and ACAMS credentials (CAMS, CGSS) are both commonly named as preferred or required.
- EU (Germany proxy)
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€24,000 to €94,120 EUR · sourced de.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Money Laundering Reporting Officer", Germany, used as the EU proxy (see dataset note); the German-market local title differs but talent.com resolved the English MLRO query to this estimate. Average reported EUR38,832/yr. Sample of 3,211 salaries.
Credential signal: MLRO-equivalent roles across continental Europe (Geldwaeschebeauftragter in Germany and similar titles elsewhere) commonly value CAMS or ICA credentials at the senior end.
- UAE
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AED 60,000 to AED 139,200 AED · sourced ae.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Money Laundering Reporting Officer", United Arab Emirates. Average reported AED78,000/yr. Sample of 7,579 salaries.
Credential signal: UAE MLRO roles at DFSA/ADGM/CBUAE-regulated entities commonly require or strongly prefer CAMS.
- Singapore
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S$33,000 to S$68,400 SGD · sourced sg.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Money Laundering Reporting Officer", Singapore. Average reported SGD42,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: Singapore MLRO and equivalent senior AML-officer roles commonly cite CAMS as an expected qualification.
- India
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₹350,000 to ₹552,000 INR · sourced in.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Money Laundering Reporting Officer", India, where the closer local title is Principal Officer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Average reported INR360,000/yr. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: The MLRO-equivalent Principal Officer role under India's PMLA framework is not a widely credential-gated title, though CAMS appears increasingly on resumes for banking-sector candidates.
Financial Crime Investigator
- United States
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≈ $81,100 USD · sourced www.onetonline.org, checked 2026-07-29
US national median annual wage for Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts (SOC 13-2099.04), sourced via O*NET OnLine's public occupational summary, which cites BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics 2025 wage data. Single published median, not a percentile range, so low and high are set equal on purpose.
- United Kingdom
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£40,000 to £74,000 GBP · sourced uk.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Financial Crime Investigator", United Kingdom. Average reported GBP46,632/yr, distinctly higher than this site's UK analyst rows. Sample of 10,000 salaries.
Credential signal: UK financial-crime investigator roles at banks and law firms commonly name CFE or CAMS, and this role shows a materially wider and higher range than the analyst-tier roles above.
- EU (Germany proxy)
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€50,700 to €91,500 EUR · sourced de.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Financial Crime Investigator", Germany, used as the EU proxy (see dataset note). Average reported EUR52,000/yr. Sample of 2,356 salaries, the smallest EU sample in this dataset.
Credential signal: Financial-crime investigator roles at continental European banks and consultancies commonly value CFE alongside CAMS.
- UAE
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AED 204,000 to AED 624,000 AED · sourced ae.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Financial Crime Investigator", United Arab Emirates. Average reported AED216,000/yr, notably higher and wider-ranged than every other UAE role in this dataset. Sample of 1,217 salaries, the smallest UAE sample here; treat with more caution than the larger-sample rows.
Credential signal: UAE financial-crime investigator roles, often senior and bank-side, show the widest range in this dataset; CAMS and CFE both appear as preferred qualifications.
- Singapore
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S$54,000 to S$79,200 SGD · sourced sg.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Financial Crime Investigator", Singapore. Average reported SGD63,000/yr. Sample of 6,038 salaries.
Credential signal: Singapore financial-crime investigator roles commonly name CFE or CAMS, reflecting overlap with fraud-investigation teams.
- India
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₹186,000 to ₹1,625,000 INR · sourced in.talent.com, checked 2026-07-29
talent.com job-board salary estimator for the title "Financial Crime Investigator", India. Average reported INR420,000/yr. Sample of 3,788 salaries. The widest low-to-high spread in this dataset, reflecting the mix of junior GCC-hub and senior bank-side roles under one title.
Credential signal: India's financial-crime investigation roles, often serving global banks from GCC hubs, increasingly list CFE or CAMS on job requirements.
No number here is invented: a role x region cell that could not be cleanly sourced is omitted rather than guessed. This feeds the CAMS all-in cost guide and the eligibility and cost tool so you can weigh the certification cost against what these roles report paying, without us telling you what conclusion to draw.