Maryland GRC Jobs (2026)

Maryland is the other half of the federal cybersecurity corridor that Virginia anchors. Home to the NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, and a dense ecosystem of defense and intelligence contractors, it is a primary hub for federal IT GRC, with work mapping to FedRAMP, NIST, and the standards that govern government systems. Security clearances are common, and demand runs heavy for security controls, assessment, and authorization talent.

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Maryland GRC at a glance

Key sectors: federal cybersecurity, defense, intelligence, and biotech. On the board now: 40 local and 0 remote-eligible jobs.

Compliance Officer paystats as of Q2 2026

BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.

Sources: BLS, 2024 median

Maryland GRC jobs: what the market looks like right now

A snapshot built from the 40 Maryland GRC roles currently on this page.

What these roles pay by level

Median advertised midpoint, by seniority band. Bars are to scale.

Median advertised salary midpoint by seniority level
Level	Median midpoint	Postings
Mid-level	$140k	25
Senior / lead / manager	$150k	7

How these figures were calculated, and sources

Primary source: our own board. Every figure above is the median midpoint of the salary ranges published in the live postings on this page. Nothing is estimated, modelled, or carried over from a previous month. It is recalculated each time the board refreshes.

What is included. Only postings that publish a salary range. Hourly, weekly and monthly rates are annualised (2,080 hours, 52 weeks, 12 months). Ranges below $20,000 a year are excluded as data-entry placeholders. A seniority band is shown only when at least five postings support it; director and executive / c-suite are present on this page but below that threshold, so no median is published for those bands.

What this is not. These are advertised ranges, not accepted offers. Advertised ranges tend to run wider than what is actually paid, and roles that do not publish a range are missing from the calculation entirely, which can bias the result upward.

For an independent benchmark, compare against the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for SOC 13-2011 — Accountants and Auditors, published annually at bls.gov/oes. BLS reports actual wages across all employers rather than advertised ranges, so its medians normally sit below job-board figures.

Where the work is

Work mode: 1 remote, 0 hybrid, 39 on-site or unstated.
Seniority mix: mid (25), senior (9), director (4), executive (2)
Employers hiring more than one: Development Finance Corporation (4), Defense Information Systems Agency (4), Central Intelligence Agency (3), House of Representatives (2), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2)

Skills these postings ask for

audit planning and scoping
walkthroughs and control testing
workpaper documentation
issue writing and management response
data analytics in audit

Certifications that come up most

None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Maryland GRC postings to be worth knowing: CIA, CISA, CPA, CFE, CRMA. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.

Hiring for Maryland GRC?

We have 40 open Maryland GRC roles on the board right now. Reach candidates who are already searching for this role, not a general audience. Your posting appears on this page, in the job alerts, and across the GRC Careers network.

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