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.

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# Role Median Salary in 2024 n
1 GRC Director $ 260,000 10 Details
2 Account Executive $ 234,000 16 Details
3 Head of Security $ 200,000 74 Details
4 Director of Security $ 194,700 10 Details
5 Solutions Architect $ 180,000 90 Details
6 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 179,000 28 Details
7 Director of Information Security $ 177,500 48 Details
8 Technical Targeting Analyst $ 177,500 10 Details
9 Product Security Lead $ 177,350 14 Details
10 Security Software Engineer $ 175,000 228 Details
11 Cloud Architect $ 174,500 10 Details
12 Cyber Security Project Engineer $ 172,781 12 Details
13 Security Researcher $ 170,000 262 Details
14 Cyber Security Technologist $ 169,500 6 Details
15 Privacy Engineer $ 168,000 86 Details
16 Systems Architect $ 167,500 14 Details
17 Application Security Manager $ 167,500 6 Details
18 Cyber Architect $ 166,250 12 Details
19 Resident Engineer $ 166,140 6 Details
20 Product Manager $ 166,000 151 Details
21 Security Architect $ 165,000 774 Details
22 Security Solutions Architect $ 164,058 30 Details
23 Incident Response Engineer $ 163,850 48 Details
24 Threat Hunting Analyst $ 163,600 6 Details
25 Security Manager $ 163,505 26 Details
26 Enterprise Architect $ 163,250 38 Details
27 Sales Engineer $ 162,750 156 Details
28 Threat Detection Engineer $ 161,913 20 Details
29 Principal Engineer $ 161,800 14 Details
30 Program Manager $ 161,000 369 Details
31 Software Engineer $ 160,000 1051 Details
32 Security Solution Architect $ 160,000 10 Details
33 Site Reliability Engineer $ 156,160 56 Details
34 Cyber Security Project Manager $ 155,750 10 Details
35 Solutions Engineer $ 155,000 114 Details
36 Vulnerability Management Specialist $ 154,800 22 Details
37 Compliance Officer $ 154,444 40 Details
38 Penetration Testing Engineer $ 153,500 32 Details
39 Solution Architect $ 152,850 58 Details
40 Application Security Lead $ 152,500 10 Details
41 Manager $ 152,037 646 Details
42 Consultant $ 151,000 827 Details
43 Security Engineer $ 151,000 6489 Details
44 Security Program Manager $ 150,550 8 Details
45 Data Scientist $ 150,475 36 Details
46 Systems Engineer $ 150,000 645 Details
47 SOC Engineer $ 150,000 35 Details
48 Security Lead $ 148,800 114 Details
49 Security Control Assessor $ 148,750 96 Details
50 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 148,388 48 Details
51 Technology Risk Manager $ 148,025 6 Details
52 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 146,000 72 Details
53 Head of Information Security $ 145,000 30 Details
54 Information System Security Manager $ 144,950 132 Details
55 SOC Manager $ 144,666 27 Details
56 Security Operations Manager $ 144,550 50 Details
57 SOC Lead $ 144,075 8 Details
58 IT Security Manager $ 143,485 24 Details
59 Detection Engineer $ 143,000 32 Details
60 Cryptologic Computer Scientist $ 142,500 6 Details
61 Malware Analyst $ 142,000 22 Details
62 Security Controls Assessor $ 141,937 26 Details
63 Security Operations Engineer $ 141,905 172 Details
64 Incident Response Manager $ 141,350 38 Details
65 Security Expert $ 140,250 6 Details
66 Incident Response Lead $ 140,000 38 Details
67 Compliance Manager $ 140,000 162 Details
68 Business Analyst $ 140,000 19 Details
69 DevSecOps $ 140,000 166 Details
70 Information Security Officer $ 139,000 409 Details
71 Information Systems Security Manager $ 137,885 166 Details
72 Red Team Operator $ 137,750 49 Details
73 Threat Hunter $ 137,000 78 Details
74 DevOps Engineer $ 137,000 185 Details
75 System Engineer $ 136,500 40 Details
76 Splunk Engineer $ 136,000 64 Details
77 Cloud Engineer $ 136,000 94 Details
78 Project Manager $ 135,400 125 Details
79 Security Operations Lead $ 135,000 17 Details
80 Firewall Engineer $ 134,987 62 Details
81 Platform Engineer $ 132,755 26 Details
82 Privacy Officer $ 132,086 42 Details
83 IAM Engineer $ 131,600 85 Details
84 Infrastructure Engineer $ 130,779 66 Details
85 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 130,750 50 Details
86 GRC Specialist $ 130,100 22 Details
87 Penetration Tester $ 129,950 297 Details
88 Security Operations Specialist $ 129,320 24 Details
89 IT Manager $ 129,000 22 Details
90 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 128,300 198 Details
91 Data Engineer $ 128,150 10 Details
92 Cyber Engineer $ 128,000 237 Details
93 Software Developer $ 127,000 57 Details
94 DevSecOps Engineer $ 126,825 554 Details
95 Network Engineer $ 126,500 280 Details
96 Vulnerability Management Lead $ 126,200 6 Details
97 Incident Responder $ 126,115 70 Details
98 Information Assurance Engineer $ 125,500 8 Details
99 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 125,500 62 Details
100 Associate $ 125,000 174 Details
101 Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst $ 125,000 12 Details
102 Privacy Manager $ 124,600 46 Details
103 Technical Account Manager $ 124,500 44 Details
104 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 124,100 63 Details
105 Security Consultant $ 123,000 223 Details
106 Reverse Engineer $ 122,500 50 Details
107 SIEM Engineer $ 122,400 22 Details
108 Cyber Security $ 122,126 280 Details
109 Security Compliance Engineer $ 122,000 6 Details
110 Professional Services Engineer $ 121,500 14 Details
111 Information Security Lead $ 121,400 28 Details
112 SOAR Engineer $ 120,490 12 Details
113 IT Audit Manager $ 120,250 46 Details
114 Cyber Security Manager $ 120,000 19 Details
115 Risk Analyst $ 119,000 46 Details
116 Software Reverse Engineer $ 117,700 18 Details
117 Cyber Network Defense Analyst $ 117,500 28 Details
118 Information Security Specialist $ 116,979 105 Details
119 Threat Analyst $ 116,979 84 Details
120 Technical Consultant $ 114,400 30 Details
121 DevSecOps Architect $ 114,000 8 Details
122 Technical Writer $ 112,400 28 Details
123 Cyber Analyst $ 112,000 69 Details
124 Cyber Risk Analyst $ 111,891 10 Details
125 Customer Success Manager $ 110,845 16 Details
126 Cyber Range Engineer $ 110,800 10 Details
127 Cyber Mission Specialist $ 110,800 22 Details
128 Information Security Manager $ 110,543 59 Details
129 Vulnerability Researcher $ 110,500 42 Details
130 Security Specialist $ 110,500 448 Details
131 Compliance Analyst $ 110,000 292 Details
132 Vulnerability Management Analyst $ 110,000 27 Details
133 GRC Analyst $ 110,000 66 Details
134 Vulnerability Analyst $ 109,652 70 Details
135 Systems Administrator $ 109,250 434 Details
136 Incident Response Analyst $ 109,100 162 Details
137 Test Engineer $ 109,000 48 Details
138 Technical Support Engineer $ 108,000 52 Details
139 Insider Threat Analyst $ 107,100 42 Details
140 IT Auditor $ 106,900 68 Details
141 Data Analyst $ 106,350 8 Details
142 Professional Services Consultant $ 105,420 18 Details
143 Security Analyst $ 105,100 1943 Details
144 System Administrator $ 105,000 142 Details
145 Information Security Analyst $ 105,000 142 Details
146 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 104,200 33 Details
147 Cyber Defense Analyst $ 104,000 19 Details
148 Compliance Specialist $ 103,125 70 Details
149 Security Operations Analyst $ 101,500 103 Details
150 Information Security Risk Specialist $ 101,300 34 Details
151 Cyber Security Lead $ 100,500 18 Details
152 Incident Response Specialist $ 99,852 32 Details
153 Cyber Operations Analyst $ 98,000 16 Details
154 Risk Operations Analyst $ 96,600 24 Details
155 Cyber Security Consultant $ 96,250 7 Details
156 Network Administrator $ 95,887 12 Details
157 Incident Handler $ 95,033 12 Details
158 Security Administrator $ 95,000 162 Details
159 Cyber Security Specialist $ 94,722 56 Details
160 OSINT Analyst $ 89,010 32 Details
161 CyberArk Engineer $ 86,700 6 Details
162 SecOps Engineer $ 85,072 30 Details
163 Cyber Support Engineer $ 84,600 6 Details
164 SOC Analyst $ 82,000 291 Details
165 Ethical Hacker $ 78,479 6 Details
166 Pentester $ 68,888 10 Details
167 Help Desk Technician $ 60,000 8 Details

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