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 Principal Business Value Consultant $ 250,600 10 Details
2 Head of Security $ 220,375 8 Details
3 Head of Information Security $ 214,000 8 Details
4 Privacy Officer $ 199,000 8 Details
5 Incident Response Engineer $ 180,400 20 Details
6 Incident Response Manager $ 180,200 7 Details
7 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 179,000 16 Details
8 Director of Information Security $ 177,500 12 Details
9 Cyber Security Consultant $ 175,000 5 Details
10 Security Software Engineer $ 175,000 78 Details
11 Security Architect $ 170,000 198 Details
12 Security Researcher $ 167,900 98 Details
13 GRC Specialist $ 163,000 6 Details
14 Security Engineer $ 159,550 1584 Details
15 Privacy Manager $ 159,500 12 Details
16 Security Operations Engineer $ 155,000 38 Details
17 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 154,963 10 Details
18 Security Operations Manager $ 151,650 16 Details
19 Professional Services Consultant $ 148,800 8 Details
20 Information System Security Manager $ 147,900 42 Details
21 Vulnerability Analyst $ 147,500 10 Details
22 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 146,000 46 Details
23 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 145,000 60 Details
24 DevSecOps $ 142,750 48 Details
25 Malware Analyst $ 142,000 6 Details
26 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 142,000 12 Details
27 Technical Consultant $ 140,600 10 Details
28 Information Systems Security Manager $ 140,000 12 Details
29 Threat Hunter $ 138,500 12 Details
30 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 138,000 26 Details
31 Firewall Engineer $ 131,000 8 Details
32 Cyber Security Project Manager $ 130,000 6 Details
33 Splunk Engineer $ 130,000 8 Details
34 SOC Manager $ 130,000 5 Details
35 Compliance Manager $ 127,500 42 Details
36 IAM Engineer $ 126,900 15 Details
37 Security Lead $ 125,900 52 Details
38 Information Security Lead $ 125,800 8 Details
39 Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst $ 125,000 6 Details
40 Information Security Officer $ 125,000 210 Details
41 DevSecOps Engineer $ 125,000 112 Details
42 Security Consultant $ 124,360 58 Details
43 Cyber Engineer $ 120,100 49 Details
44 Incident Response Analyst $ 117,500 30 Details
45 Penetration Tester $ 112,000 90 Details
46 Information Security Manager $ 111,111 23 Details
47 Vulnerability Management Analyst $ 110,000 5 Details
48 Security Control Assessor $ 109,000 6 Details
49 GRC Analyst $ 106,500 20 Details
50 Security Analyst $ 106,100 370 Details
51 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 104,200 11 Details
52 Information Security Specialist $ 100,000 23 Details
53 Information Security Analyst $ 100,000 50 Details
54 Security Operations Analyst $ 98,000 37 Details
55 Compliance Analyst $ 96,462 46 Details
56 Security Specialist $ 95,750 68 Details
57 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 95,676 18 Details
58 Security Operations Lead $ 95,550 7 Details
59 Security Administrator $ 95,000 38 Details
60 Cyber Security Specialist $ 90,833 20 Details
61 SOC Analyst $ 85,500 76 Details
62 Cyber Analyst $ 85,000 20 Details
63 Incident Responder $ 61,850 6 Details

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