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Finance, Legal, & Compliance in Washington, D.C. Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for finance, legal, & compliance roles in Washington, D.C..

99 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$196k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$150k–$250k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

99

82% of 121 live openings

Companies disclosing

35

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range

1

Associate General Counsel, Policy

Anduril Industries · Washington, D.C. · Director

$336k–$444k

2

Sanctions Compliance Lead

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Manager

$270k–$345k

3

Associate General Counsel, Product and Consumer

Rivian · Palo Alto, CA · Director

$219k–$341k

4

Director, U.S. Public Policy

Whatnot · Washington, D.C. · Director

$285k–$335k

5

Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Cyber Harm

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$285k–$330k

6

Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Access Controls & Identity

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$285k–$330k

7

Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Violence & Extremism

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Mid-Level

$285k–$330k

8

Senior Safeguards Policy Lead, Cyber Harms

Anthropic · Washington, D.C. · Senior

$285k–$330k

9

Safeguards Enforcement Lead, User Well-Being

Anthropic · New York, NY · Manager

$285k–$330k

10

Safeguards Enforcement Analyst, Conventional Weapons

Anthropic · New York, NY · Mid-Level

$245k–$330k

11

Regulatory Counsel

Waymo · Washington, D.C. · Senior

$251k–$310k

12

GRC Program Manager, US Government Compliance

OpenAI · Washington, D.C. · Mid-Level

$162k–$310k

13

Sr. Counsel, Commercial

Databricks · Bellevue, WA · Senior

$220k–$302k

14

Sr. Counsel, Privacy Compliance

Databricks · Bellevue, WA · Senior

$220k–$302k

15

Associate General Counsel, Corporate

Hadrian · Washington, D.C. · Senior

$250k–$300k

16

Director, Export Policy (R5598)

Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Director

$200k–$300k

17

Product Counsel

Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale, CA · Senior

$200k–$300k

18

Senior Director of Hivemind Finance (R5621)

Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Director

$200k–$300k

19

Legal Counsel, Supply Chain and Government Contracts Compliance

Anduril Industries · Washington, D.C. · Senior

$220k–$292k

20

Director of Air Maneuver Dominance & Maritime, International Trade Compliance

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, CA · Director

$220k–$292k

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Methodology

BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.

Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.

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