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 Incident Response Engineer $ 214,500 6 Details
3 Information Security Officer $ 212,900 20 Details
4 Security Software Engineer $ 197,750 26 Details
5 Security Operations Manager $ 192,500 8 Details
6 Security Architect $ 180,000 82 Details
7 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 177,000 10 Details
8 Cyber Security Consultant $ 175,000 5 Details
9 Security Engineer $ 160,000 668 Details
10 Security Operations Engineer $ 150,000 15 Details
11 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 150,000 5 Details
12 Professional Services Consultant $ 148,800 6 Details
13 Security Researcher $ 147,100 38 Details
14 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 142,000 6 Details
15 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 142,000 18 Details
16 Technical Consultant $ 140,600 10 Details
17 Penetration Tester $ 138,000 35 Details
18 Compliance Manager $ 134,350 24 Details
19 DevSecOps $ 134,000 16 Details
20 Information Systems Security Officer $ 133,000 36 Details
21 Information System Security Manager $ 131,050 18 Details
22 Security Operations Analyst $ 131,000 9 Details
23 SOC Manager $ 130,000 5 Details
24 Security Lead $ 125,900 26 Details
25 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 125,000 12 Details
26 DevSecOps Engineer $ 122,850 58 Details
27 Incident Response Analyst $ 120,000 13 Details
28 Cyber Engineer $ 118,000 39 Details
29 Information System Security Officer $ 117,798 26 Details
30 Threat Hunter $ 117,500 6 Details
31 Information Systems Security Manager $ 116,564 6 Details
32 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 115,548 8 Details
33 Information Security Analyst $ 114,000 34 Details
34 Security Analyst $ 110,000 150 Details
35 Security Specialist $ 106,000 26 Details
36 Information Security Manager $ 105,555 12 Details
37 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 105,000 6 Details
38 Security Administrator $ 98,650 18 Details
39 Information Security Specialist $ 95,067 12 Details
40 Cyber Security Specialist $ 95,000 10 Details
41 Compliance Analyst $ 90,000 18 Details
42 Security Consultant $ 89,375 14 Details
43 Security Operations Center Analyst $ 85,000 11 Details
44 SOC Analyst $ 82,000 25 Details
45 GRC Analyst $ 81,250 12 Details
46 Security Officer $ 81,000 30 Details

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