A new compensation survey found base pay for chief compliance officers has risen 36 percent since 2021 to an average of more than $403,000.

The 2024 “In-House Counsel Compensation Survey,” published Wednesday by legal search firm Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA), also found that total annual cash compensation for CCOs jumped an average of 72 percent to $740,707 over that same period.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...