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 | GRC Director | $ 260,000 | 10 | Details |
| 2 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 205,000 | 8 | Details |
| 3 | Head of Security | $ 200,000 | 68 | Details |
| 4 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 198,768 | 10 | Details |
| 5 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 182,000 | 38 | Details |
| 6 | Solutions Architect | $ 179,416 | 66 | Details |
| 7 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 179,000 | 28 | Details |
| 8 | Product Security Lead | $ 177,350 | 14 | Details |
| 9 | Security Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 228 | Details |
| 10 | Director of Information Security | $ 172,500 | 46 | Details |
| 11 | Cyber Security Technologist | $ 169,500 | 6 | Details |
| 12 | Security Researcher | $ 169,000 | 238 | Details |
| 13 | Privacy Engineer | $ 168,000 | 78 | Details |
| 14 | Application Security Manager | $ 167,500 | 6 | Details |
| 15 | Cyber Architect | $ 166,250 | 12 | Details |
| 16 | Product Manager | $ 166,000 | 122 | Details |
| 17 | Security Manager | $ 165,384 | 20 | Details |
| 18 | Security Architect | $ 165,000 | 658 | Details |
| 19 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 163,850 | 46 | Details |
| 20 | Enterprise Architect | $ 163,250 | 32 | Details |
| 21 | Security Solutions Architect | $ 163,116 | 28 | Details |
| 22 | Sales Engineer | $ 162,750 | 144 | Details |
| 23 | Solution Architect | $ 162,750 | 38 | Details |
| 24 | Threat Detection Engineer | $ 161,913 | 20 | Details |
| 25 | Compliance Officer | $ 161,000 | 34 | Details |
| 26 | Program Manager | $ 160,000 | 299 | Details |
| 27 | Security Solution Architect | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
| 28 | Software Engineer | $ 159,100 | 859 | Details |
| 29 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 157,768 | 15 | Details |
| 30 | Solutions Engineer | $ 157,500 | 78 | Details |
| 31 | Manager | $ 155,940 | 310 | Details |
| 32 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 155,750 | 10 | Details |
| 33 | Vulnerability Management Specialist | $ 154,800 | 20 | Details |
| 34 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 153,500 | 32 | Details |
| 35 | Application Security Lead | $ 152,500 | 8 | Details |
| 36 | Security Engineer | $ 152,000 | 5893 | Details |
| 37 | Security Lead | $ 151,800 | 100 | Details |
| 38 | Systems Engineer | $ 151,300 | 531 | Details |
| 39 | Security Operations Manager | $ 151,137 | 44 | Details |
| 40 | Security Program Manager | $ 150,550 | 8 | Details |
| 41 | SOC Engineer | $ 150,000 | 35 | Details |
| 42 | Security Control Assessor | $ 148,750 | 78 | Details |
| 43 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,900 | 112 | Details |
| 44 | Consultant | $ 147,675 | 695 | Details |
| 45 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 146,875 | 18 | Details |
| 46 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 146,000 | 72 | Details |
| 47 | Privacy Officer | $ 145,586 | 38 | Details |
| 48 | Head of Information Security | $ 145,000 | 30 | Details |
| 49 | Red Team Operator | $ 145,000 | 37 | Details |
| 50 | SOC Manager | $ 144,666 | 25 | Details |
| 51 | Project Manager | $ 144,400 | 97 | Details |
| 52 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 144,050 | 160 | Details |
| 53 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 143,425 | 44 | Details |
| 54 | Data Scientist | $ 143,100 | 32 | Details |
| 55 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 142,500 | 6 | Details |
| 56 | Malware Analyst | $ 142,000 | 22 | Details |
| 57 | DevSecOps | $ 141,500 | 134 | Details |
| 58 | Incident Response Manager | $ 141,350 | 34 | Details |
| 59 | Compliance Manager | $ 140,000 | 146 | Details |
| 60 | Incident Response Lead | $ 140,000 | 34 | Details |
| 61 | Information Security Officer | $ 138,760 | 381 | Details |
| 62 | IT Security Manager | $ 138,685 | 18 | Details |
| 63 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 138,000 | 13 | Details |
| 64 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 137,885 | 130 | Details |
| 65 | Threat Hunter | $ 137,000 | 70 | Details |
| 66 | Splunk Engineer | $ 136,000 | 58 | Details |
| 67 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 135,779 | 54 | Details |
| 68 | Cloud Engineer | $ 135,500 | 86 | Details |
| 69 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 15 | Details |
| 70 | Firewall Engineer | $ 134,486 | 54 | Details |
| 71 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 134,250 | 44 | Details |
| 72 | System Engineer | $ 133,475 | 30 | Details |
| 73 | Account Executive | $ 132,100 | 10 | Details |
| 74 | IAM Engineer | $ 131,600 | 67 | Details |
| 75 | DevOps Engineer | $ 131,584 | 137 | Details |
| 76 | GRC Specialist | $ 130,100 | 22 | Details |
| 77 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 129,700 | 170 | Details |
| 78 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 129,320 | 24 | Details |
| 79 | Cyber Engineer | $ 129,030 | 223 | Details |
| 80 | Reverse Engineer | $ 129,000 | 38 | Details |
| 81 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 128,000 | 498 | Details |
| 82 | Software Developer | $ 126,750 | 42 | Details |
| 83 | Vulnerability Management Lead | $ 126,200 | 6 | Details |
| 84 | Network Engineer | $ 125,713 | 230 | Details |
| 85 | Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 8 | Details |
| 86 | Penetration Tester | $ 125,000 | 263 | Details |
| 87 | Associate | $ 125,000 | 96 | Details |
| 88 | Cyber Security | $ 124,850 | 218 | Details |
| 89 | Privacy Manager | $ 124,800 | 40 | Details |
| 90 | Technical Account Manager | $ 124,500 | 42 | Details |
| 91 | Security Consultant | $ 123,720 | 205 | Details |
| 92 | Incident Responder | $ 123,400 | 62 | Details |
| 93 | Risk Analyst | $ 122,700 | 40 | Details |
| 94 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 122,000 | 6 | Details |
| 95 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 121,500 | 14 | Details |
| 96 | Information Security Lead | $ 121,400 | 28 | Details |
| 97 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 121,341 | 6 | Details |
| 98 | IT Manager | $ 121,000 | 6 | Details |
| 99 | Customer Success Manager | $ 120,845 | 12 | Details |
| 100 | SOAR Engineer | $ 120,490 | 12 | Details |
| 101 | IT Audit Manager | $ 120,250 | 28 | Details |
| 102 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 119,548 | 56 | Details |
| 103 | Software Reverse Engineer | $ 117,700 | 16 | Details |
| 104 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 117,500 | 26 | Details |
| 105 | Information Security Specialist | $ 116,979 | 79 | Details |
| 106 | Threat Analyst | $ 116,979 | 74 | Details |
| 107 | Technical Consultant | $ 114,400 | 30 | Details |
| 108 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
| 109 | IT Auditor | $ 113,225 | 42 | Details |
| 110 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 112,000 | 43 | Details |
| 111 | SIEM Engineer | $ 111,400 | 20 | Details |
| 112 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 110,800 | 6 | Details |
| 113 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 18 | Details |
| 114 | Detection Engineer | $ 110,795 | 14 | Details |
| 115 | Information Security Manager | $ 110,543 | 53 | Details |
| 116 | Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 384 | Details |
| 117 | Cyber Analyst | $ 110,000 | 57 | Details |
| 118 | Systems Administrator | $ 109,847 | 350 | Details |
| 119 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 109,652 | 68 | Details |
| 120 | GRC Analyst | $ 109,000 | 58 | Details |
| 121 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 48 | Details |
| 122 | Compliance Analyst | $ 108,000 | 250 | Details |
| 123 | Business Analyst | $ 107,658 | 13 | Details |
| 124 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 107,100 | 36 | Details |
| 125 | Technical Writer | $ 106,750 | 26 | Details |
| 126 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 106,000 | 146 | Details |
| 127 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 105,420 | 18 | Details |
| 128 | Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 1685 | Details |
| 129 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 104,853 | 6 | Details |
| 130 | Test Engineer | $ 104,250 | 28 | Details |
| 131 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 104,200 | 33 | Details |
| 132 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,300 | 28 | Details |
| 133 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 100,650 | 40 | Details |
| 134 | Compliance Specialist | $ 100,000 | 58 | Details |
| 135 | Information Security Analyst | $ 100,000 | 96 | Details |
| 136 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 100,000 | 93 | Details |
| 137 | System Administrator | $ 99,000 | 108 | Details |
| 138 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 98,800 | 23 | Details |
| 139 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 98,415 | 28 | Details |
| 140 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 98,000 | 10 | Details |
| 141 | Risk Operations Analyst | $ 96,600 | 22 | Details |
| 142 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 96,250 | 7 | Details |
| 143 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 96,000 | 17 | Details |
| 144 | Security Administrator | $ 96,000 | 152 | Details |
| 145 | Incident Handler | $ 95,033 | 12 | Details |
| 146 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,722 | 54 | Details |
| 147 | Pentester | $ 92,883 | 8 | Details |
| 148 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 86,700 | 6 | Details |
| 149 | SOC Analyst | $ 85,000 | 241 | Details |
| 150 | Cyber Support Engineer | $ 84,600 | 6 | Details |
| 151 | Network Administrator | $ 80,568 | 6 | Details |
| 152 | OSINT Analyst | $ 78,412 | 22 | Details |
| 153 | SecOps Engineer | $ 68,888 | 28 | Details |
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