It was great to see everyone at the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy in Washington DC…the BIS Update 2025!

It was our 16th consecutive year in attendance…If you didn’t have the opportunity to pick up our popular ‘Updated Trade Compliance Compensation Trends 2025

We’ve made it available to you right here on our Home Page

Cheers!
Team Tyler

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Continued Success!! Team Tyler

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2,500 Successful Hires!

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at the Trade Conferences…

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Meeting the Trade Compliance Community

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Continued Success!! Team Tyler

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The most popular reasons Trade Compliance Professionals are changing jobs in 2025

NOW

The Top Three Reasons Trade Compliance Professionals are changing jobs in 2025

  • Compensation
  • Remote/Hybrid Policy
  • Top-down support for a Best-in-Class Trade Compliance Program

10 YEARS AGO

The Top Three Reasons Trade Compliance Professionals made a change in 2015

  • Top-down support for a Best-in-Class Trade Compliance Program
  • Compensation
  • Location

BASE SALARY COMPENSATION FOR JOB TITLES

Trade Compliance Specialist/Analyst/Associate/Coordinator
These titles are interchangeable and are individual contributors and do not manage people (1 to 3 years experience) – $80k to $90k 

Senior Trade Compliance Specialists/Analysts
This includes both specialty focused TC roles and/or multitask TC roles in large or small firms… Supervision of an Analyst is common at this level (3+ years experience)$95k to $118k

***Senior Trade Compliance Specialists/Associates with EXPORT Trade Compliance expertise in the Defense, Aerospace, Semiconductor, Tech community will drive this salary up…there is simply a huge need and a lack of Talented Trade Compliance professionals in this segment. (3-7+years experience)$120k to $145k

Team Lead / Trade Compliance Manager/Senior Manager
**Compensation can vary if there are two managers in the department dividing Import and Export responsibilities, or if they split various compliance functions among the group. Export Compliance specialty continues to drive a higher base salary. (8+ years experience) – $140k to $175k

Associate Director/Director of Trade Compliance
(10+ years of experience) $180k to $255k+

Senior Director/VP of Trade Compliance/In-House Trade Counsel  $250k++

FACTORS

  • Low Supply – Biggest factor is the finite number of experienced Trade Compliance professionals. There is 100% Employment in the Trade Compliance niche.
  • High Demand – Especially Now as Wash DC has transitioned to an aggressive Administration reworking Trade Policy
  • Remote – High Interest 100% of candidates will accept an interview
    • Hybrid – Medium/High Interest for a 3/2 arrangement
    • Full 5 Day Onsite – Low Interest
  • Interest – Why will an excellent Trade Compliance professional consider leaving their current Team to join your Team? Your Firm? What is your Compelling Recruiting Message?

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