Open GRC roles in Washington, DC (11)
Enterprise Risk Analyst
AI and Agentic AI Risk Management Senior Specialist
Senior Federal Compliance Manager
Senior Compliance Automation Engineer
Principal Compliance Engineer
Senior Compliance Automation Engineer
Staff Analyst, Customer Audit
Sr. Counsel, Regulatory
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog Data Governance
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (VP/CIO)
Director, AI Ethics & Responsible Use
The Washington, DC GRC market
Washington is the regulatory capital, and GRC hiring reflects it. Federal agencies, government contractors, defense and national-security firms, think tanks, and the associations and nonprofits clustered around the Beltway all hire heavily for compliance, risk, privacy, and audit. This is the strongest market in the country for FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST, FISMA, and public-sector AI governance work. If your background is federal compliance or government risk, Washington is the deepest pool there is.
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, ZipRecruiter, 2026, Glassdoor, 2026
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