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 6 Details
3 Head of Security $ 220,375 8 Details
4 Information Security Officer $ 200,000 33 Details
5 Security Software Engineer $ 197,750 32 Details
6 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 184,500 20 Details
7 Incident Response Engineer $ 180,400 8 Details
8 Security Operations Manager $ 180,000 10 Details
9 Director of Information Security $ 177,500 6 Details
10 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 177,000 14 Details
11 Security Architect $ 176,000 116 Details
12 Cyber Security Consultant $ 175,000 5 Details
13 Privacy Manager $ 175,000 8 Details
14 Security Researcher $ 159,750 64 Details
15 Security Engineer $ 159,700 996 Details
16 Security Operations Engineer $ 150,000 23 Details
17 Professional Services Consultant $ 148,800 8 Details
18 Information System Security Manager $ 142,950 24 Details
19 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 142,463 8 Details
20 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 142,000 12 Details
21 Technical Consultant $ 140,600 10 Details
22 DevSecOps $ 138,750 32 Details
23 Threat Hunter $ 138,500 8 Details
24 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 138,000 20 Details
25 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 135,500 24 Details
26 Security Operations Lead $ 135,000 5 Details
27 Compliance Manager $ 134,350 32 Details
28 Information Systems Security Officer $ 133,000 40 Details
29 Security Consultant $ 130,516 32 Details
30 SOC Manager $ 130,000 5 Details
31 Information System Security Officer $ 127,548 34 Details
32 IAM Engineer $ 126,900 11 Details
33 DevSecOps Engineer $ 124,150 84 Details
34 Security Lead $ 123,350 38 Details
35 Splunk Engineer $ 121,000 6 Details
36 Incident Response Analyst $ 120,000 13 Details
37 Information Systems Security Manager $ 118,564 8 Details
38 Cyber Engineer $ 118,000 41 Details
39 Compliance Analyst $ 115,000 32 Details
40 Information Security Analyst $ 114,000 40 Details
41 Information Security Manager $ 113,055 14 Details
42 Penetration Tester $ 112,000 49 Details
43 Security Analyst $ 106,000 228 Details
44 Security Specialist $ 106,000 34 Details
45 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 105,676 14 Details
46 Security Operations Analyst $ 105,000 19 Details
47 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 99,300 7 Details
48 Security Administrator $ 98,650 22 Details
49 Information Security Specialist $ 96,923 15 Details
50 Cyber Security Specialist $ 90,000 12 Details
51 Security Officer $ 85,500 52 Details
52 Security Operations Center Analyst $ 85,000 15 Details
53 SOC Analyst $ 83,900 33 Details
54 GRC Analyst $ 81,250 12 Details

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