The Global InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index for 2025 💰📊
See below our global salary index in 2025 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.
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| # | Role | Median Salary in 2025 | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Security | $ 215,950 | 24 | Details |
| 2 | Information Security Director | $ 210,000 | 5 | Details |
| 3 | Director of Security | $ 208,000 | 21 | Details |
| 4 | Head of Security | $ 205,316 | 36 | Details |
| 5 | Director Information Security | $ 203,000 | 5 | Details |
| 6 | IT Director | $ 200,000 | 13 | Details |
| 7 | CISO | $ 200,000 | 25 | Details |
| 8 | Cloud Security SME | $ 198,500 | 6 | Details |
| 9 | IT Security Team Lead | $ 195,000 | 6 | Details |
| 10 | Backend Engineer | $ 190,000 | 8 | Details |
| 11 | Solution Architect | $ 186,336 | 76 | Details |
| 12 | Product Manager | $ 185,400 | 166 | Details |
| 13 | Security Research Engineer | $ 185,000 | 10 | Details |
| 14 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 185,000 | 8 | Details |
| 15 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 184,350 | 22 | Details |
| 16 | Data Architect | $ 183,498 | 10 | Details |
| 17 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,498 | 185 | Details |
| 18 | Privacy Engineer | $ 180,000 | 42 | Details |
| 19 | Security Researcher | $ 178,000 | 110 | Details |
| 20 | Cyber Architect | $ 175,700 | 18 | Details |
| 21 | Sales Engineer | $ 175,500 | 172 | Details |
| 22 | Threat Researcher | $ 175,500 | 20 | Details |
| 23 | Customer Success Engineer | $ 174,000 | 16 | Details |
| 24 | Database Administrator | $ 171,764 | 10 | Details |
| 25 | Director of Information Technology | $ 170,000 | 14 | Details |
| 26 | Director of IT | $ 170,000 | 17 | Details |
| 27 | Systems Architect | $ 169,214 | 40 | Details |
| 28 | Resident Engineer | $ 165,750 | 6 | Details |
| 29 | Program Manager | $ 165,000 | 493 | Details |
| 30 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 165,000 | 22 | Details |
| 31 | Cyber Incident Response Attorney | $ 165,000 | 22 | Details |
| 32 | Principal Engineer | $ 164,150 | 112 | Details |
| 33 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 164,000 | 28 | Details |
| 34 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 162,500 | 16 | Details |
| 35 | Technical Architect | $ 162,000 | 6 | Details |
| 36 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 161,962 | 14 | Details |
| 37 | Security Architect | $ 161,850 | 666 | Details |
| 38 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 161,687 | 22 | Details |
| 39 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 160,000 | 68 | Details |
| 40 | Software Engineer | $ 159,400 | 1150 | Details |
| 41 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 158,300 | 24 | Details |
| 42 | Risk Manager | $ 157,650 | 30 | Details |
| 43 | IT Operations Manager | $ 157,048 | 8 | Details |
| 44 | Enterprise Architect | $ 156,855 | 48 | Details |
| 45 | Manager Information Security | $ 156,060 | 24 | Details |
| 46 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 155,587 | 18 | Details |
| 47 | Cloud Architect | $ 155,203 | 42 | Details |
| 48 | Security Sales Specialist | $ 155,162 | 22 | Details |
| 49 | Cloud Engineer | $ 155,000 | 100 | Details |
| 50 | SOC Lead | $ 154,083 | 12 | Details |
| 51 | Manager | $ 154,000 | 1922 | Details |
| 52 | Head of Information Security | $ 153,157 | 12 | Details |
| 53 | Platform Engineer | $ 152,500 | 118 | Details |
| 54 | Threat Hunter | $ 151,925 | 48 | Details |
| 55 | GRC Specialist | $ 151,150 | 14 | Details |
| 56 | Software Development Engineer | $ 150,650 | 20 | Details |
| 57 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 150,000 | 6 | Details |
| 58 | Solutions Engineer | $ 150,000 | 114 | Details |
| 59 | Security Engineer | $ 150,000 | 5232 | Details |
| 60 | Security Operations Lead | $ 150,000 | 16 | Details |
| 61 | Security Lead | $ 149,800 | 50 | Details |
| 62 | Detection Engineer | $ 149,300 | 136 | Details |
| 63 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 149,150 | 18 | Details |
| 64 | DevSecOps | $ 149,013 | 184 | Details |
| 65 | Data Scientist | $ 148,175 | 60 | Details |
| 66 | SIEM Engineer | $ 147,500 | 20 | Details |
| 67 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,350 | 116 | Details |
| 68 | Compliance Officer | $ 147,200 | 54 | Details |
| 69 | Splunk Engineer | $ 146,962 | 42 | Details |
| 70 | Information Security Officer | $ 146,600 | 229 | Details |
| 71 | Incident Response Lead | $ 146,200 | 16 | Details |
| 72 | DevOps Engineer | $ 145,695 | 194 | Details |
| 73 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 145,480 | 136 | Details |
| 74 | Technical Account Manager | $ 145,000 | 52 | Details |
| 75 | Lead Analyst | $ 144,421 | 24 | Details |
| 76 | SOC Manager | $ 144,050 | 34 | Details |
| 77 | Systems Engineer | $ 143,750 | 815 | Details |
| 78 | Identity Engineer | $ 142,400 | 8 | Details |
| 79 | Application Security Lead | $ 142,300 | 6 | Details |
| 80 | Consultant | $ 141,800 | 552 | Details |
| 81 | Red Team Operator | $ 141,300 | 27 | Details |
| 82 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 141,000 | 11 | Details |
| 83 | SecOps Engineer | $ 140,800 | 8 | Details |
| 84 | IAM Architect | $ 140,000 | 11 | Details |
| 85 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 140,000 | 408 | Details |
| 86 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 140,000 | 16 | Details |
| 87 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 16 | Details |
| 88 | Security Manager | $ 140,000 | 56 | Details |
| 89 | Database Engineer | $ 139,984 | 18 | Details |
| 90 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 139,984 | 106 | Details |
| 91 | Director of Information Security | $ 139,757 | 16 | Details |
| 92 | Red Team Engineer | $ 139,350 | 6 | Details |
| 93 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 139,189 | 48 | Details |
| 94 | Reverse Engineer | $ 139,000 | 122 | Details |
| 95 | Malware Analyst | $ 139,000 | 10 | Details |
| 96 | Target Digital Network Analyst | $ 138,500 | 10 | Details |
| 97 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 137,500 | 26 | Details |
| 98 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 137,338 | 38 | Details |
| 99 | IT Manager | $ 136,900 | 118 | Details |
| 100 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,750 | 76 | Details |
| 101 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 48 | Details |
| 102 | Security Developer | $ 135,000 | 28 | Details |
| 103 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,000 | 43 | Details |
| 104 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 135,000 | 8 | Details |
| 105 | Penetration Tester | $ 135,000 | 191 | Details |
| 106 | Account Executive | $ 134,700 | 60 | Details |
| 107 | Full Stack Developer | $ 133,917 | 26 | Details |
| 108 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 133,125 | 20 | Details |
| 109 | SOAR Engineer | $ 133,000 | 16 | Details |
| 110 | Test Engineer | $ 132,712 | 108 | Details |
| 111 | IAM Engineer | $ 132,200 | 96 | Details |
| 112 | Project Manager | $ 132,000 | 136 | Details |
| 113 | Security Expert | $ 131,970 | 16 | Details |
| 114 | IT Audit Manager | $ 131,850 | 34 | Details |
| 115 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 131,282 | 56 | Details |
| 116 | GRC Engineer | $ 131,050 | 16 | Details |
| 117 | PKI Engineer | $ 131,000 | 10 | Details |
| 118 | System Engineer | $ 130,000 | 86 | Details |
| 119 | Network Engineer | $ 130,000 | 351 | Details |
| 120 | Cyber Engineer | $ 130,000 | 123 | Details |
| 121 | Technical Lead | $ 130,000 | 30 | Details |
| 122 | Application Developer | $ 129,649 | 6 | Details |
| 123 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 129,200 | 16 | Details |
| 124 | Information Assurance Analyst | $ 128,550 | 18 | Details |
| 125 | Automation Engineer | $ 128,000 | 54 | Details |
| 126 | Privacy Officer | $ 127,246 | 60 | Details |
| 127 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 126,191 | 20 | Details |
| 128 | Isso | $ 126,100 | 64 | Details |
| 129 | Technical Writer | $ 125,840 | 20 | Details |
| 130 | Incident Responder | $ 125,760 | 50 | Details |
| 131 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 125,500 | 46 | Details |
| 132 | Threat Analyst | $ 125,000 | 78 | Details |
| 133 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 125,000 | 12 | Details |
| 134 | Compliance Manager | $ 125,000 | 101 | Details |
| 135 | GRC Analyst | $ 125,000 | 81 | Details |
| 136 | Customer Success Manager | $ 125,000 | 22 | Details |
| 137 | Cyber Security | $ 124,489 | 432 | Details |
| 138 | Product Owner | $ 124,303 | 22 | Details |
| 139 | OSINT Collector | $ 124,200 | 16 | Details |
| 140 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 124,100 | 66 | Details |
| 141 | Software Developer | $ 124,000 | 140 | Details |
| 142 | Threat Intelligence Specialist | $ 123,400 | 10 | Details |
| 143 | Information Security Lead | $ 123,050 | 10 | Details |
| 144 | Cyber Operations Specialist | $ 120,424 | 6 | Details |
| 145 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 120,000 | 6 | Details |
| 146 | Associate | $ 120,000 | 382 | Details |
| 147 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 120,000 | 107 | Details |
| 148 | Cyber Analyst | $ 119,025 | 64 | Details |
| 149 | Risk Analyst | $ 119,000 | 54 | Details |
| 150 | Ethical Hacker | $ 118,700 | 6 | Details |
| 151 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 117,721 | 26 | Details |
| 152 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 117,350 | 90 | Details |
| 153 | Privacy Manager | $ 117,000 | 36 | Details |
| 154 | SOC Engineer | $ 116,645 | 16 | Details |
| 155 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 10 | Details |
| 156 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 115,250 | 12 | Details |
| 157 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 115,000 | 32 | Details |
| 158 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 115,000 | 54 | Details |
| 159 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 114,750 | 40 | Details |
| 160 | Security Consultant | $ 114,000 | 136 | Details |
| 161 | Information Security Manager | $ 113,924 | 65 | Details |
| 162 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 113,500 | 110 | Details |
| 163 | Firewall Engineer | $ 113,100 | 48 | Details |
| 164 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 113,000 | 19 | Details |
| 165 | Network Analyst | $ 113,000 | 28 | Details |
| 166 | IT Specialist | $ 113,000 | 24 | Details |
| 167 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 168 | Vulnerability Engineer | $ 112,500 | 12 | Details |
| 169 | Analyst | $ 111,940 | 1337 | Details |
| 170 | Information Security Specialist | $ 111,800 | 120 | Details |
| 171 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 111,800 | 34 | Details |
| 172 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 10 | Details |
| 173 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,900 | 525 | Details |
| 174 | Data Engineer | $ 110,850 | 60 | Details |
| 175 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 8 | Details |
| 176 | Data Analyst | $ 110,500 | 46 | Details |
| 177 | Security Operations Manager | $ 110,150 | 46 | Details |
| 178 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 110,000 | 88 | Details |
| 179 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 198 | Details |
| 180 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 28 | Details |
| 181 | Compliance Specialist | $ 107,604 | 101 | Details |
| 182 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 107,375 | 28 | Details |
| 183 | Security Specialist | $ 107,300 | 418 | Details |
| 184 | IT Auditor | $ 106,540 | 84 | Details |
| 185 | Security Analyst | $ 105,800 | 2101 | Details |
| 186 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 187 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 103,089 | 120 | Details |
| 188 | OSINT Analyst | $ 102,500 | 14 | Details |
| 189 | Incident Response Manager | $ 102,475 | 16 | Details |
| 190 | Compliance Analyst | $ 100,600 | 228 | Details |
| 191 | QA Engineer | $ 100,000 | 5 | Details |
| 192 | Business Analyst | $ 100,000 | 35 | Details |
| 193 | Product Security Lead | $ 100,000 | 22 | Details |
| 194 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 195 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 196 | Network Administrator | $ 97,750 | 55 | Details |
| 197 | Internal Auditor | $ 95,750 | 32 | Details |
| 198 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 199 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,700 | 92 | Details |
| 200 | IAM Analyst | $ 94,200 | 10 | Details |
| 201 | Security Administrator | $ 93,170 | 156 | Details |
| 202 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 87,500 | 18 | Details |
| 203 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 83,575 | 14 | Details |
| 204 | Compliance Associate | $ 82,500 | 6 | Details |
| 205 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 82,278 | 30 | Details |
| 206 | Pentester | $ 76,700 | 11 | Details |
| 207 | SOC Analyst | $ 74,500 | 208 | Details |
| 208 | Dev Security Operations | $ 72,000 | 12 | Details |
| 209 | Sales Development Representative | $ 55,000 | 18 | Details |
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