The Global InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index for 2024 💰📊
See below our global salary index in 2024 for roles in the InfoSec / Cybersecurity space based on internal data (survey submissions + jobs with open salaries). Salary data is in USD and recalculated at its average fx rate during the year for salaries entered in other currencies.
The data is processed and updated on a weekly basis so the rankings may change over time during the year. Want to play around with the dataset yourself? You can download the complete salary dataset here.
# | Role | Median Salary in 2024 | n | |
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1 | Head of Information Security | $ 261,500 | 6 | Details |
2 | Principal Business Value Consultant | $ 250,600 | 6 | Details |
3 | Privacy Officer | $ 244,500 | 6 | Details |
4 | Head of Security | $ 220,375 | 8 | Details |
5 | Information Security Officer | $ 200,000 | 33 | Details |
6 | Security Software Engineer | $ 197,750 | 36 | Details |
7 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 190,000 | 22 | Details |
8 | Director of Information Security | $ 183,750 | 10 | Details |
9 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 180,400 | 8 | Details |
10 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 177,000 | 14 | Details |
11 | Privacy Manager | $ 175,000 | 8 | Details |
12 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 175,000 | 5 | Details |
13 | Security Architect | $ 174,500 | 132 | Details |
14 | Security Operations Manager | $ 170,000 | 12 | Details |
15 | Security Engineer | $ 160,000 | 1070 | Details |
16 | Security Researcher | $ 159,750 | 64 | Details |
17 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 154,963 | 10 | Details |
18 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 150,000 | 23 | Details |
19 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 149,500 | 6 | Details |
20 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 148,800 | 8 | Details |
21 | Information System Security Manager | $ 142,950 | 24 | Details |
22 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 142,000 | 12 | Details |
23 | Technical Consultant | $ 140,600 | 10 | Details |
24 | Threat Hunter | $ 138,500 | 8 | Details |
25 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 138,000 | 20 | Details |
26 | DevSecOps | $ 137,087 | 36 | Details |
27 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,500 | 24 | Details |
28 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 5 | Details |
29 | Information Systems Security Officer | $ 133,000 | 46 | Details |
30 | SOC Manager | $ 130,000 | 5 | Details |
31 | Information System Security Officer | $ 127,548 | 38 | Details |
32 | Compliance Manager | $ 127,500 | 38 | Details |
33 | IAM Engineer | $ 126,900 | 11 | Details |
34 | Security Consultant | $ 124,360 | 46 | Details |
35 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 124,150 | 88 | Details |
36 | Security Lead | $ 123,350 | 40 | Details |
37 | Splunk Engineer | $ 121,000 | 6 | Details |
38 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 120,000 | 13 | Details |
39 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 118,564 | 8 | Details |
40 | Cyber Engineer | $ 118,000 | 41 | Details |
41 | Cyber Analyst | $ 117,000 | 8 | Details |
42 | Information Security Analyst | $ 114,000 | 42 | Details |
43 | Information Security Manager | $ 113,055 | 18 | Details |
44 | Penetration Tester | $ 112,000 | 51 | Details |
45 | Security Analyst | $ 107,100 | 240 | Details |
46 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 105,000 | 19 | Details |
47 | Compliance Analyst | $ 105,000 | 36 | Details |
48 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 99,300 | 7 | Details |
49 | Security Specialist | $ 98,650 | 38 | Details |
50 | Information Security Specialist | $ 96,923 | 15 | Details |
51 | Security Administrator | $ 96,650 | 24 | Details |
52 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 95,676 | 16 | Details |
53 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 90,000 | 12 | Details |
54 | SOC Analyst | $ 86,000 | 35 | Details |
55 | Security Operations Center Analyst | $ 85,000 | 15 | Details |
56 | Security Officer | $ 81,644 | 54 | Details |
57 | GRC Analyst | $ 81,250 | 12 | Details |
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