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 | Head of Security | $ 261,500 | 6 | Details |
| 2 | Director of Security | $ 257,500 | 6 | Details |
| 3 | IT Director | $ 200,000 | 9 | Details |
| 4 | Privacy Engineer | $ 200,000 | 8 | Details |
| 5 | Ciso | $ 196,500 | 16 | Details |
| 6 | Product Manager | $ 184,500 | 26 | Details |
| 7 | Solutions Architect | $ 181,500 | 38 | Details |
| 8 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 181,000 | 6 | Details |
| 9 | Threat Researcher | $ 180,000 | 8 | Details |
| 10 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 177,500 | 20 | Details |
| 11 | Sales Engineer | $ 175,500 | 44 | Details |
| 12 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 172,650 | 12 | Details |
| 13 | Splunk Engineer | $ 169,650 | 8 | Details |
| 14 | Security Architect | $ 167,500 | 162 | Details |
| 15 | Cloud Engineer | $ 165,500 | 28 | Details |
| 16 | Solutions Engineer | $ 165,000 | 32 | Details |
| 17 | DevOps Engineer | $ 164,000 | 22 | Details |
| 18 | Program Manager | $ 162,600 | 107 | Details |
| 19 | Security Researcher | $ 160,615 | 26 | Details |
| 20 | Cyber Analyst | $ 158,014 | 14 | Details |
| 21 | Systems Architect | $ 158,000 | 16 | Details |
| 22 | Information Security Officer | $ 156,160 | 43 | Details |
| 23 | Cloud Architect | $ 156,125 | 10 | Details |
| 24 | Principal Engineer | $ 155,800 | 28 | Details |
| 25 | Security Operations Lead | $ 155,500 | 8 | Details |
| 26 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 155,380 | 6 | Details |
| 27 | Manager | $ 155,150 | 416 | Details |
| 28 | Cyber Engineer | $ 154,968 | 35 | Details |
| 29 | Security Lead | $ 154,825 | 6 | Details |
| 30 | Compliance Manager | $ 154,154 | 32 | Details |
| 31 | Software Engineer | $ 153,925 | 230 | Details |
| 32 | Data Scientist | $ 151,525 | 18 | Details |
| 33 | Information System Security Manager | $ 150,912 | 22 | Details |
| 34 | Solution Architect | $ 150,025 | 14 | Details |
| 35 | Technical Account Manager | $ 150,000 | 10 | Details |
| 36 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 149,462 | 8 | Details |
| 37 | Isso | $ 149,000 | 8 | Details |
| 38 | DevSecOps | $ 147,863 | 38 | Details |
| 39 | IT Manager | $ 147,500 | 32 | Details |
| 40 | Security Engineer | $ 147,000 | 1123 | Details |
| 41 | Test Engineer | $ 146,000 | 20 | Details |
| 42 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 144,800 | 6 | Details |
| 43 | SOC Manager | $ 144,000 | 6 | Details |
| 44 | Detection Engineer | $ 143,600 | 27 | Details |
| 45 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 141,600 | 8 | Details |
| 46 | Platform Engineer | $ 140,000 | 26 | Details |
| 47 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 139,900 | 10 | Details |
| 48 | Threat Analyst | $ 138,750 | 22 | Details |
| 49 | Systems Engineer | $ 138,000 | 209 | Details |
| 50 | Reverse Engineer | $ 137,000 | 20 | Details |
| 51 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 137,000 | 104 | Details |
| 52 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,750 | 10 | Details |
| 53 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 135,500 | 10 | Details |
| 54 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 135,482 | 42 | Details |
| 55 | IT Audit Manager | $ 134,500 | 12 | Details |
| 56 | IAM Engineer | $ 133,700 | 22 | Details |
| 57 | Incident Responder | $ 132,872 | 10 | Details |
| 58 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 131,662 | 10 | Details |
| 59 | PKI Engineer | $ 130,500 | 6 | Details |
| 60 | Compliance Officer | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
| 61 | Director of Information Security | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
| 62 | Penetration Tester | $ 130,000 | 35 | Details |
| 63 | Enterprise Architect | $ 128,925 | 8 | Details |
| 64 | Lead Analyst | $ 128,630 | 6 | Details |
| 65 | Project Manager | $ 128,000 | 38 | Details |
| 66 | Cyber Security | $ 127,250 | 80 | Details |
| 67 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 127,000 | 6 | Details |
| 68 | Consultant | $ 126,500 | 154 | Details |
| 69 | System Engineer | $ 125,857 | 6 | Details |
| 70 | Network Engineer | $ 124,950 | 64 | Details |
| 71 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 124,931 | 6 | Details |
| 72 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 123,250 | 22 | Details |
| 73 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 122,200 | 32 | Details |
| 74 | Security Specialist | $ 120,000 | 74 | Details |
| 75 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 120,000 | 21 | Details |
| 76 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,000 | 21 | Details |
| 77 | Information Security Specialist | $ 117,500 | 24 | Details |
| 78 | Firewall Engineer | $ 117,317 | 14 | Details |
| 79 | Associate | $ 115,900 | 88 | Details |
| 80 | Compliance Analyst | $ 115,400 | 40 | Details |
| 81 | Compliance Specialist | $ 115,150 | 19 | Details |
| 82 | Business Analyst | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
| 83 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 113,850 | 18 | Details |
| 84 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 113,100 | 14 | Details |
| 85 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 86 | Analyst | $ 112,500 | 146 | Details |
| 87 | SOAR Engineer | $ 111,500 | 6 | Details |
| 88 | Software Developer | $ 111,311 | 20 | Details |
| 89 | GRC Analyst | $ 110,000 | 23 | Details |
| 90 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 107,430 | 16 | Details |
| 91 | Automation Engineer | $ 107,379 | 8 | Details |
| 92 | Systems Administrator | $ 106,000 | 145 | Details |
| 93 | Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 591 | Details |
| 94 | Data Analyst | $ 105,000 | 6 | Details |
| 95 | System Administrator | $ 105,000 | 34 | Details |
| 96 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 104,725 | 46 | Details |
| 97 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 104,706 | 8 | Details |
| 98 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 104,425 | 26 | Details |
| 99 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 6 | Details |
| 100 | Privacy Officer | $ 103,755 | 16 | Details |
| 101 | Privacy Manager | $ 102,500 | 12 | Details |
| 102 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 102,255 | 10 | Details |
| 103 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,125 | 10 | Details |
| 104 | Risk Analyst | $ 101,070 | 16 | Details |
| 105 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 100,337 | 6 | Details |
| 106 | IT Auditor | $ 100,000 | 16 | Details |
| 107 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 99,000 | 6 | Details |
| 108 | Product Security Lead | $ 97,500 | 6 | Details |
| 109 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 96,000 | 6 | Details |
| 110 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 111 | Network Administrator | $ 94,987 | 14 | Details |
| 112 | Security Operations Manager | $ 94,650 | 6 | Details |
| 113 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 93,900 | 14 | Details |
| 114 | Security Consultant | $ 89,891 | 28 | Details |
| 115 | Security Administrator | $ 89,625 | 32 | Details |
| 116 | Data Engineer | $ 87,857 | 8 | Details |
| 117 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 82,278 | 6 | Details |
| 118 | SOC Analyst | $ 70,600 | 55 | Details |
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