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 | 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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