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 | GRC Director | $ 260,000 | 10 | Details |
2 | Head of Security | $ 200,000 | 62 | Details |
3 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 198,768 | 10 | Details |
4 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,500 | 52 | Details |
5 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 179,000 | 28 | Details |
6 | Security Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 228 | Details |
7 | Product Security Lead | $ 173,647 | 12 | Details |
8 | Director of Information Security | $ 172,500 | 42 | Details |
9 | Cyber Security Technologist | $ 169,500 | 6 | Details |
10 | Security Researcher | $ 169,000 | 212 | Details |
11 | Security Architect | $ 168,105 | 580 | Details |
12 | Privacy Engineer | $ 168,000 | 74 | Details |
13 | Cyber Architect | $ 166,250 | 8 | Details |
14 | Security Manager | $ 165,384 | 14 | Details |
15 | Security Solutions Architect | $ 164,058 | 26 | Details |
16 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 163,850 | 40 | Details |
17 | Enterprise Architect | $ 163,250 | 32 | Details |
18 | Program Manager | $ 161,000 | 235 | Details |
19 | Software Engineer | $ 161,000 | 715 | Details |
20 | Sales Engineer | $ 160,850 | 108 | Details |
21 | Solution Architect | $ 160,375 | 24 | Details |
22 | Security Solution Architect | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
23 | Solutions Engineer | $ 160,000 | 68 | Details |
24 | Threat Detection Engineer | $ 157,950 | 14 | Details |
25 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 157,768 | 13 | Details |
26 | Manager | $ 155,940 | 92 | Details |
27 | Product Manager | $ 155,000 | 92 | Details |
28 | Vulnerability Management Specialist | $ 154,800 | 20 | Details |
29 | Compliance Officer | $ 154,444 | 24 | Details |
30 | Security Engineer | $ 154,000 | 5283 | Details |
31 | Systems Engineer | $ 153,500 | 414 | Details |
32 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 153,500 | 32 | Details |
33 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 153,080 | 20 | Details |
34 | Application Security Lead | $ 152,500 | 8 | Details |
35 | Security Lead | $ 151,800 | 94 | Details |
36 | Security Operations Manager | $ 151,137 | 40 | Details |
37 | Security Program Manager | $ 150,550 | 8 | Details |
38 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 150,000 | 142 | Details |
39 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 150,000 | 8 | Details |
40 | Head of Information Security | $ 150,000 | 24 | Details |
41 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 148,388 | 38 | Details |
42 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,900 | 100 | Details |
43 | Security Control Assessor | $ 147,687 | 74 | Details |
44 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 146,000 | 72 | Details |
45 | Privacy Officer | $ 145,586 | 26 | Details |
46 | Consultant | $ 145,098 | 521 | Details |
47 | SecOps Engineer | $ 144,750 | 16 | Details |
48 | SOC Manager | $ 144,666 | 23 | Details |
49 | Project Manager | $ 144,500 | 73 | Details |
50 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 143,520 | 22 | Details |
51 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 142,500 | 6 | Details |
52 | Data Scientist | $ 142,150 | 30 | Details |
53 | Malware Analyst | $ 142,000 | 20 | Details |
54 | DevSecOps | $ 141,500 | 116 | Details |
55 | Incident Response Manager | $ 141,350 | 30 | Details |
56 | Incident Response Lead | $ 140,000 | 34 | Details |
57 | SOC Engineer | $ 139,680 | 33 | Details |
58 | Compliance Manager | $ 139,500 | 130 | Details |
59 | Information Security Officer | $ 139,400 | 333 | Details |
60 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 138,000 | 7 | Details |
61 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 137,877 | 100 | Details |
62 | Red Team Operator | $ 137,750 | 31 | Details |
63 | Associate | $ 137,100 | 14 | Details |
64 | Penetration Tester | $ 137,000 | 222 | Details |
65 | Threat Hunter | $ 136,500 | 58 | Details |
66 | Reverse Engineer | $ 136,000 | 36 | Details |
67 | Cloud Engineer | $ 135,500 | 66 | Details |
68 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 15 | Details |
69 | Firewall Engineer | $ 135,000 | 50 | Details |
70 | DevOps Engineer | $ 135,000 | 113 | Details |
71 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 134,537 | 10 | Details |
72 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 134,250 | 42 | Details |
73 | System Engineer | $ 133,475 | 24 | Details |
74 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 133,000 | 156 | Details |
75 | IAM Engineer | $ 131,600 | 51 | Details |
76 | Splunk Engineer | $ 131,500 | 48 | Details |
77 | GRC Specialist | $ 130,100 | 22 | Details |
78 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 130,000 | 48 | Details |
79 | Incident Responder | $ 129,300 | 54 | Details |
80 | Cyber Engineer | $ 129,030 | 207 | Details |
81 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 128,845 | 434 | Details |
82 | Risk Analyst | $ 125,700 | 18 | Details |
83 | Network Engineer | $ 125,688 | 182 | Details |
84 | IT Security Manager | $ 125,000 | 15 | Details |
85 | Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 8 | Details |
86 | Security Consultant | $ 125,000 | 181 | Details |
87 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 123,750 | 22 | Details |
88 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 122,000 | 6 | Details |
89 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 121,500 | 14 | Details |
90 | Cyber Security | $ 121,468 | 146 | Details |
91 | Privacy Manager | $ 121,253 | 26 | Details |
92 | SOAR Engineer | $ 120,490 | 10 | Details |
93 | Software Developer | $ 120,375 | 30 | Details |
94 | IT Audit Manager | $ 120,250 | 24 | Details |
95 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 119,548 | 50 | Details |
96 | Software Reverse Engineer | $ 117,700 | 16 | Details |
97 | Information Security Specialist | $ 116,979 | 61 | Details |
98 | Information Security Lead | $ 115,050 | 26 | Details |
99 | Technical Account Manager | $ 115,000 | 34 | Details |
100 | Technical Consultant | $ 114,400 | 30 | Details |
101 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
102 | Technical Writer | $ 112,400 | 24 | Details |
103 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 112,000 | 25 | Details |
104 | Threat Analyst | $ 111,750 | 52 | Details |
105 | SIEM Engineer | $ 111,400 | 16 | Details |
106 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 16 | Details |
107 | Information Security Manager | $ 110,543 | 49 | Details |
108 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,450 | 274 | Details |
109 | GRC Analyst | $ 110,000 | 52 | Details |
110 | Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 336 | Details |
111 | Cyber Analyst | $ 110,000 | 53 | Details |
112 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 109,000 | 29 | Details |
113 | IT Auditor | $ 108,925 | 38 | Details |
114 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 108,500 | 54 | Details |
115 | Compliance Specialist | $ 108,450 | 42 | Details |
116 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 36 | Details |
117 | Customer Success Manager | $ 106,785 | 6 | Details |
118 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 106,675 | 28 | Details |
119 | Test Engineer | $ 106,437 | 18 | Details |
120 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 106,000 | 128 | Details |
121 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 105,420 | 18 | Details |
122 | Compliance Analyst | $ 105,000 | 202 | Details |
123 | Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 1481 | Details |
124 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 102,695 | 16 | Details |
125 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,300 | 22 | Details |
126 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 100,000 | 81 | Details |
127 | Information Security Analyst | $ 100,000 | 86 | Details |
128 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 98,800 | 21 | Details |
129 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 98,000 | 10 | Details |
130 | System Administrator | $ 97,500 | 88 | Details |
131 | Risk Operations Analyst | $ 96,600 | 22 | Details |
132 | Business Analyst | $ 96,400 | 11 | Details |
133 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 96,250 | 7 | Details |
134 | Security Administrator | $ 96,000 | 134 | Details |
135 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 96,000 | 15 | Details |
136 | Incident Handler | $ 95,033 | 10 | Details |
137 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,722 | 54 | Details |
138 | Pentester | $ 92,883 | 8 | Details |
139 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 90,500 | 28 | Details |
140 | SOC Analyst | $ 86,500 | 211 | Details |
141 | Cyber Support Engineer | $ 84,600 | 6 | Details |
142 | OSINT Analyst | $ 78,412 | 16 | Details |
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