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
1 Head of Information Security $ 261,500 6 Details
2 Principal Business Value Consultant $ 250,600 8 Details
3 Privacy Officer $ 244,500 6 Details
4 Head of Security $ 220,375 8 Details
5 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 190,000 30 Details
6 Incident Response Engineer $ 180,400 10 Details
7 Director of Information Security $ 177,500 12 Details
8 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 177,000 14 Details
9 Cyber Security Consultant $ 175,000 5 Details
10 Security Software Engineer $ 175,000 38 Details
11 Security Architect $ 173,436 144 Details
12 Privacy Manager $ 172,500 10 Details
13 Security Operations Manager $ 170,000 12 Details
14 Security Researcher $ 160,000 74 Details
15 Security Engineer $ 160,000 1172 Details
16 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 154,963 10 Details
17 Information System Security Manager $ 152,150 28 Details
18 Security Operations Engineer $ 150,000 31 Details
19 Vulnerability Analyst $ 149,500 6 Details
20 Professional Services Consultant $ 148,800 8 Details
21 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 142,000 12 Details
22 Technical Consultant $ 140,600 10 Details
23 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 138,000 22 Details
24 DevSecOps $ 137,087 40 Details
25 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 135,500 24 Details
26 Security Operations Lead $ 135,000 5 Details
27 Compliance Manager $ 132,500 40 Details
28 Threat Hunter $ 131,500 10 Details
29 SOC Manager $ 130,000 5 Details
30 Splunk Engineer $ 130,000 8 Details
31 Cyber Security Project Manager $ 130,000 6 Details
32 Information Systems Security Officer $ 129,900 50 Details
33 Information System Security Officer $ 127,548 38 Details
34 Security Consultant $ 127,500 48 Details
35 IAM Engineer $ 126,900 11 Details
36 DevSecOps Engineer $ 124,150 88 Details
37 Security Lead $ 123,350 42 Details
38 Information Systems Security Manager $ 118,564 8 Details
39 Cyber Engineer $ 118,000 41 Details
40 Incident Response Analyst $ 117,500 20 Details
41 Cyber Analyst $ 117,000 8 Details
42 Penetration Tester $ 112,000 64 Details
43 Information Security Analyst $ 112,000 44 Details
44 Information Security Manager $ 111,111 19 Details
45 Security Analyst $ 108,060 256 Details
46 Security Operations Analyst $ 105,000 19 Details
47 Compliance Analyst $ 104,500 38 Details
48 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 99,300 7 Details
49 Security Specialist $ 98,650 46 Details
50 Security Administrator $ 98,650 28 Details
51 Information Security Specialist $ 96,923 15 Details
52 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 95,676 16 Details
53 Cyber Security Specialist $ 92,000 16 Details
54 SOC Analyst $ 85,000 60 Details
55 GRC Analyst $ 81,250 12 Details

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