diff --git a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.test.tsx b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.test.tsx
index ea25585a7..b0a6c75f0 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.test.tsx
@@ -90,9 +90,11 @@ describe('MemberRow device status', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Not Installed').className).toContain('text-muted-foreground');
   });
 
-  it('shows "Not Installed" by default when deviceStatus is omitted', () => {
+  it('shows dash when deviceStatus is omitted (no compliance obligation)', () => {
     renderMemberRow();
-    expect(screen.getByText('Not Installed')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Not Installed')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Compliant')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Non-Compliant')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('shows "Compliant" with green dot when deviceStatus is compliant', () => {
@@ -177,4 +179,58 @@ describe('MemberRow device status', () => {
     const redDot = c3.querySelector('.bg-red-400');
     expect(redDot).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('does not show device status for member without compliance obligation (e.g. auditor)', () => {
+    const auditorMember = {
+      ...baseMember,
+      role: 'auditor',
+    } as unknown as MemberWithUser;
+
+    render(
+      <table>
+        <tbody>
+          <MemberRow
+            member={auditorMember}
+            onRemove={noop}
+            onRemoveDevice={noop}
+            onUpdateRole={noop}
+            onReactivate={noop}
+            canEdit={false}
+            isCurrentUserOwner={false}
+            // deviceStatus intentionally omitted — auditor won't be in the map
+          />
+        </tbody>
+      </table>,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Not Installed')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Compliant')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Non-Compliant')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('still shows device status for member with compliance obligation', () => {
+    const employeeMember = {
+      ...baseMember,
+      role: 'employee',
+    } as unknown as MemberWithUser;
+
+    render(
+      <table>
+        <tbody>
+          <MemberRow
+            member={employeeMember}
+            onRemove={noop}
+            onRemoveDevice={noop}
+            onUpdateRole={noop}
+            onReactivate={noop}
+            canEdit={false}
+            isCurrentUserOwner={false}
+            deviceStatus="compliant"
+          />
+        </tbody>
+      </table>,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Compliant')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.tsx b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.tsx
index 72fef1ac1..655b5b6ae 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/MemberRow.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export function MemberRow({
   isCurrentUserOwner,
   customRoles = [],
   taskCompletion,
-  deviceStatus = 'not-installed',
+  deviceStatus,
 }: MemberRowProps) {
   const { orgId } = useParams<{ orgId: string }>();
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export function MemberRow({
 
         {/* DEVICE */}
         <TableCell>
-          {isPlatformAdmin || isDeactivated ? (
+          {isPlatformAdmin || isDeactivated || !deviceStatus ? (
             <Text size="sm" variant="muted">
               —
             </Text>
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export function MemberRow({
                   </DropdownMenuItem>
                 )}
                 {!isDeactivated &&
-                  (member.fleetDmLabelId || deviceStatus !== 'not-installed') &&
+                  (member.fleetDmLabelId || (deviceStatus && deviceStatus !== 'not-installed')) &&
                   isCurrentUserOwner && (
                     <DropdownMenuItem
                       onSelect={() => {
diff --git a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/TeamMembersClient.tsx b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/TeamMembersClient.tsx
index 64d62ef87..ac9b88e7b 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/TeamMembersClient.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/all/components/TeamMembersClient.tsx
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ export function TeamMembersClient({
                   isCurrentUserOwner={isCurrentUserOwner}
                   customRoles={customRoles}
                   taskCompletion={taskCompletionMap[(item as MemberWithUser).id]}
-                  deviceStatus={deviceStatusMap[(item as MemberWithUser).id] ?? 'not-installed'}
+                  deviceStatus={deviceStatusMap[(item as MemberWithUser).id]}
                 />
               ) : (
                 <PendingInvitationRow
diff --git a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/page.tsx b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/page.tsx
index 0bbbe94c1..01a725cf1 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/src/app/(app)/[orgId]/people/page.tsx
@@ -157,12 +157,22 @@ export default async function PeoplePage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ orgId:
 
   // Build unified device status map from the SAME data both tabs use.
   // This ensures the member list and compliance chart agree on compliance.
+  // Only members with compliance obligations are checked (uses RBAC obligations,
+  // not hardcoded role names). Members without compliance obligations (e.g.
+  // auditor-only, or custom roles without compliance: true) are omitted and
+  // will show "—" in the DEVICE column.
   const deviceStatusMap: Record<string, 'compliant' | 'non-compliant' | 'not-installed'> = {};
+  const complianceMemberIds = new Set(employees.map((m) => m.id));
+
+  // Default all compliance members to "not-installed" — device data below overrides
+  for (const id of complianceMemberIds) {
+    deviceStatusMap[id] = 'not-installed';
+  }
 
   // Device-agent devices: compliant only if ALL of a member's devices pass
   const agentComplianceByMember = new Map<string, boolean>();
   for (const d of agentDevices) {
-    if (!d.memberId) continue;
+    if (!d.memberId || !complianceMemberIds.has(d.memberId)) continue;
     const prev = agentComplianceByMember.get(d.memberId);
     agentComplianceByMember.set(d.memberId, (prev ?? true) && d.isCompliant);
   }
@@ -173,12 +183,13 @@ export default async function PeoplePage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ orgId:
   // Fleet-only devices: use the same merged policy data the chart uses
   // (Fleet API automated checks + DB manual overrides, already combined by getFleetHosts)
   for (const host of filteredFleetDevices) {
-    if (!host.member_id) continue;
+    if (!host.member_id || !complianceMemberIds.has(host.member_id)) continue;
     // If already set by device-agent, skip (agent takes priority)
     if (agentComplianceByMember.has(host.member_id)) continue;
     const isCompliant = host.policies.every((p) => p.response === 'pass');
-    // If multiple fleet devices for same member, non-compliant if ANY device fails
-    if (!isCompliant || !deviceStatusMap[host.member_id]) {
+    // If multiple fleet devices for same member, non-compliant if ANY device fails.
+    // Once non-compliant, a later compliant device cannot upgrade it back.
+    if (deviceStatusMap[host.member_id] !== 'non-compliant') {
       deviceStatusMap[host.member_id] = isCompliant ? 'compliant' : 'non-compliant';
     }
   }