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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Chief Risk Officer

Owns enterprise risk strategy at the executive level.

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Also known as:CRO
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$807k

Mean

$839k

10th–90th pct

$613k–$1114k

Observations

501

Confidence: 34% · based on 501 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Risk Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Common certifications
Financial Risk Manager (FRM) · 16% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
53% require · 29% prefer
MBA
22% require · 37% prefer
Master's Degree
20% require · 20% prefer
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Common next roles
Credit Risk Manager-49.8%Risk Analyst-79.3%Chief Compliance Officer-5.9%AML Investigator-78.4%Compliance Analyst-81.7%
Common previous roles
Credit Risk Manager-99.3%Risk Analyst-383.4%AML Investigator-363.4%Compliance Analyst-447.8%Chief Compliance Officer-6.3%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)5,965
Posting growth+17.7%
Median days to fill18 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)113,107
Projected growth1.7%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness40%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology