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 | Consulting Director | $ 217,500 | 6 | Details |
| 2 | Information Security Director | $ 210,000 | 5 | Details |
| 3 | Director of Security | $ 208,000 | 21 | Details |
| 4 | Director Information Security | $ 203,000 | 5 | Details |
| 5 | Cloud Security SME | $ 198,500 | 6 | Details |
| 6 | CISO | $ 196,500 | 26 | Details |
| 7 | Head of Information Security | $ 196,000 | 14 | Details |
| 8 | IT Security Team Lead | $ 195,000 | 6 | Details |
| 9 | Cloud Security | $ 194,320 | 32 | Details |
| 10 | Solution Architect | $ 186,336 | 90 | Details |
| 11 | IT Director | $ 185,000 | 23 | Details |
| 12 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 185,000 | 10 | Details |
| 13 | Head of Security | $ 183,571 | 40 | Details |
| 14 | Data Architect | $ 183,498 | 12 | Details |
| 15 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,498 | 205 | Details |
| 16 | Backend Engineer | $ 182,500 | 12 | Details |
| 17 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 180,000 | 26 | Details |
| 18 | Product Manager | $ 180,000 | 186 | Details |
| 19 | Security Researcher | $ 180,000 | 126 | Details |
| 20 | Privacy Engineer | $ 179,500 | 50 | Details |
| 21 | Sales Engineer | $ 177,293 | 188 | Details |
| 22 | Cyber Architect | $ 175,700 | 18 | Details |
| 23 | Threat Researcher | $ 175,500 | 20 | Details |
| 24 | Customer Success Engineer | $ 174,000 | 16 | Details |
| 25 | Director of IT | $ 173,127 | 19 | Details |
| 26 | Director of Information Security | $ 172,154 | 22 | Details |
| 27 | Database Administrator | $ 171,764 | 10 | Details |
| 28 | Security Research Engineer | $ 170,000 | 16 | Details |
| 29 | Systems Architect | $ 169,214 | 52 | Details |
| 30 | Director of Information Technology | $ 167,500 | 18 | Details |
| 31 | Resident Engineer | $ 165,750 | 8 | Details |
| 32 | Program Manager | $ 165,500 | 559 | Details |
| 33 | Cyber Incident Response Attorney | $ 165,000 | 22 | Details |
| 34 | Principal Engineer | $ 164,150 | 130 | Details |
| 35 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 163,500 | 24 | Details |
| 36 | Security Architect | $ 162,919 | 744 | Details |
| 37 | Enterprise Architect | $ 162,681 | 58 | Details |
| 38 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 162,500 | 20 | Details |
| 39 | Technical Architect | $ 162,000 | 8 | Details |
| 40 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 161,687 | 24 | Details |
| 41 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 160,000 | 72 | Details |
| 42 | SOC Lead | $ 159,166 | 14 | Details |
| 43 | Software Engineer | $ 159,000 | 1316 | Details |
| 44 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 158,300 | 24 | Details |
| 45 | Risk Manager | $ 157,650 | 30 | Details |
| 46 | IT Operations Manager | $ 157,048 | 14 | Details |
| 47 | Manager Information Security | $ 156,060 | 24 | Details |
| 48 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 155,587 | 20 | Details |
| 49 | Cloud Architect | $ 155,203 | 44 | Details |
| 50 | Security Sales Specialist | $ 155,162 | 22 | Details |
| 51 | Compliance Officer | $ 155,000 | 58 | Details |
| 52 | Threat Hunter | $ 154,500 | 66 | Details |
| 53 | Cloud Engineer | $ 154,462 | 114 | Details |
| 54 | Manager | $ 154,000 | 2188 | Details |
| 55 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 151,712 | 18 | Details |
| 56 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 151,400 | 36 | Details |
| 57 | Identity Engineer | $ 150,850 | 10 | Details |
| 58 | Security Lead | $ 150,700 | 52 | Details |
| 59 | Software Development Engineer | $ 150,650 | 20 | Details |
| 60 | Solutions Engineer | $ 150,350 | 116 | Details |
| 61 | Security Engineer | $ 150,000 | 5967 | Details |
| 62 | GRC Specialist | $ 150,000 | 16 | Details |
| 63 | Platform Engineer | $ 150,000 | 134 | Details |
| 64 | Security Operations Lead | $ 150,000 | 20 | Details |
| 65 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 150,000 | 6 | Details |
| 66 | Detection Engineer | $ 149,300 | 148 | Details |
| 67 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 149,150 | 18 | Details |
| 68 | DevSecOps | $ 147,700 | 201 | Details |
| 69 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,350 | 128 | Details |
| 70 | Splunk Engineer | $ 146,962 | 58 | Details |
| 71 | Lead Analyst | $ 146,237 | 26 | Details |
| 72 | Incident Response Lead | $ 146,200 | 22 | Details |
| 73 | Data Scientist | $ 146,175 | 68 | Details |
| 74 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 145,480 | 140 | Details |
| 75 | SIEM Engineer | $ 145,000 | 22 | Details |
| 76 | DevOps Engineer | $ 145,000 | 208 | Details |
| 77 | Technical Account Manager | $ 145,000 | 66 | Details |
| 78 | Systems Engineer | $ 144,410 | 929 | Details |
| 79 | Security Manager | $ 143,500 | 62 | Details |
| 80 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 143,005 | 13 | Details |
| 81 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 142,900 | 18 | Details |
| 82 | Information Security Officer | $ 142,500 | 261 | Details |
| 83 | Application Security Lead | $ 142,300 | 8 | Details |
| 84 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 142,000 | 14 | Details |
| 85 | Red Team Operator | $ 141,300 | 37 | Details |
| 86 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 141,292 | 118 | Details |
| 87 | SOC Manager | $ 140,875 | 44 | Details |
| 88 | SecOps Engineer | $ 140,800 | 8 | Details |
| 89 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 16 | Details |
| 90 | IAM Architect | $ 140,000 | 11 | Details |
| 91 | Account Executive | $ 140,000 | 70 | Details |
| 92 | Reverse Engineer | $ 140,000 | 146 | Details |
| 93 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 140,000 | 454 | Details |
| 94 | Full Stack Developer | $ 139,992 | 30 | Details |
| 95 | Red Team Engineer | $ 139,350 | 6 | Details |
| 96 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 139,189 | 54 | Details |
| 97 | Malware Analyst | $ 139,000 | 10 | Details |
| 98 | Database Engineer | $ 138,992 | 20 | Details |
| 99 | PKI Engineer | $ 138,500 | 14 | Details |
| 100 | Target Digital Network Analyst | $ 138,500 | 10 | Details |
| 101 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 138,000 | 28 | Details |
| 102 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 137,338 | 38 | Details |
| 103 | SOC Engineer | $ 137,208 | 20 | Details |
| 104 | IT Manager | $ 136,800 | 134 | Details |
| 105 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,750 | 80 | Details |
| 106 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 54 | Details |
| 107 | Security Developer | $ 135,000 | 30 | Details |
| 108 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 135,000 | 10 | Details |
| 109 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,000 | 47 | Details |
| 110 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 134,450 | 58 | Details |
| 111 | Consultant | $ 134,235 | 638 | Details |
| 112 | Automation Engineer | $ 133,400 | 64 | Details |
| 113 | SOAR Engineer | $ 133,000 | 16 | Details |
| 114 | Test Engineer | $ 132,712 | 130 | Details |
| 115 | IAM Engineer | $ 132,200 | 108 | Details |
| 116 | Project Manager | $ 132,000 | 146 | Details |
| 117 | Security Expert | $ 131,970 | 16 | Details |
| 118 | IT Audit Manager | $ 131,850 | 40 | Details |
| 119 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 131,500 | 18 | Details |
| 120 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 131,282 | 62 | Details |
| 121 | GRC Engineer | $ 131,050 | 16 | Details |
| 122 | Threat Analyst | $ 131,000 | 93 | Details |
| 123 | Isso | $ 130,500 | 76 | Details |
| 124 | System Engineer | $ 130,212 | 92 | Details |
| 125 | Cyber Operations Specialist | $ 130,023 | 8 | Details |
| 126 | Technical Lead | $ 130,000 | 32 | Details |
| 127 | Penetration Tester | $ 130,000 | 218 | Details |
| 128 | Cyber Engineer | $ 130,000 | 139 | Details |
| 129 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 129,200 | 16 | Details |
| 130 | Network Engineer | $ 128,400 | 403 | Details |
| 131 | Information Assurance Analyst | $ 128,050 | 20 | Details |
| 132 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 128,000 | 129 | Details |
| 133 | Product Owner | $ 127,701 | 34 | Details |
| 134 | Technical Writer | $ 127,500 | 22 | Details |
| 135 | Privacy Officer | $ 126,902 | 74 | Details |
| 136 | Cyber Security | $ 126,500 | 512 | Details |
| 137 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 126,191 | 22 | Details |
| 138 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 126,125 | 22 | Details |
| 139 | Customer Success Manager | $ 125,000 | 26 | Details |
| 140 | Compliance Manager | $ 125,000 | 113 | Details |
| 141 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 124,260 | 8 | Details |
| 142 | OSINT Collector | $ 124,200 | 16 | Details |
| 143 | Information Security Auditor | $ 124,200 | 6 | Details |
| 144 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 124,100 | 74 | Details |
| 145 | Software Developer | $ 124,000 | 162 | Details |
| 146 | Application Developer | $ 123,050 | 10 | Details |
| 147 | Information Security Lead | $ 123,050 | 12 | Details |
| 148 | Incident Responder | $ 122,880 | 52 | Details |
| 149 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 122,875 | 30 | Details |
| 150 | Threat Intelligence Specialist | $ 121,900 | 12 | Details |
| 151 | GRC Analyst | $ 121,572 | 91 | Details |
| 152 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 120,949 | 98 | Details |
| 153 | Business Analyst | $ 120,750 | 49 | Details |
| 154 | Network Analyst | $ 120,137 | 34 | Details |
| 155 | Security Operations Manager | $ 120,000 | 56 | Details |
| 156 | Associate | $ 120,000 | 434 | Details |
| 157 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,000 | 77 | Details |
| 158 | Cyber Analyst | $ 119,025 | 77 | Details |
| 159 | Ethical Hacker | $ 118,700 | 6 | Details |
| 160 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 117,721 | 26 | Details |
| 161 | Security Consultant | $ 117,500 | 148 | Details |
| 162 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 117,500 | 124 | Details |
| 163 | Risk Analyst | $ 116,500 | 56 | Details |
| 164 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 10 | Details |
| 165 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 115,000 | 38 | Details |
| 166 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 115,000 | 60 | Details |
| 167 | Privacy Manager | $ 115,000 | 48 | Details |
| 168 | Firewall Engineer | $ 113,100 | 56 | Details |
| 169 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 113,000 | 21 | Details |
| 170 | Data Engineer | $ 113,000 | 68 | Details |
| 171 | IT Specialist | $ 113,000 | 30 | Details |
| 172 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 112,700 | 42 | Details |
| 173 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 174 | Vulnerability Engineer | $ 112,500 | 12 | Details |
| 175 | Analyst | $ 112,257 | 1608 | Details |
| 176 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 111,800 | 34 | Details |
| 177 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 10 | Details |
| 178 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 8 | Details |
| 179 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,614 | 581 | Details |
| 180 | Product Security Lead | $ 110,000 | 26 | Details |
| 181 | Information Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 144 | Details |
| 182 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 240 | Details |
| 183 | Head of IT Security | $ 109,593 | 6 | Details |
| 184 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 108,000 | 6 | Details |
| 185 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 32 | Details |
| 186 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 108,000 | 112 | Details |
| 187 | Incident Response Manager | $ 107,575 | 20 | Details |
| 188 | Data Analyst | $ 107,550 | 60 | Details |
| 189 | Compliance Specialist | $ 107,500 | 119 | Details |
| 190 | Security Specialist | $ 106,388 | 494 | Details |
| 191 | Security Analyst | $ 105,500 | 2411 | Details |
| 192 | IT Auditor | $ 104,300 | 94 | Details |
| 193 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 104,089 | 142 | Details |
| 194 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 195 | OSINT Analyst | $ 102,500 | 16 | Details |
| 196 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 101,339 | 106 | Details |
| 197 | Compliance Analyst | $ 100,600 | 264 | Details |
| 198 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 199 | Internal Auditor | $ 97,875 | 36 | Details |
| 200 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 201 | Network Administrator | $ 97,750 | 59 | Details |
| 202 | QA Engineer | $ 96,790 | 6 | Details |
| 203 | IT Security Manager | $ 95,526 | 8 | Details |
| 204 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 205 | Security Administrator | $ 95,000 | 176 | Details |
| 206 | IAM Analyst | $ 94,200 | 10 | Details |
| 207 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 87,500 | 20 | Details |
| 208 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 86,139 | 32 | Details |
| 209 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 83,575 | 16 | Details |
| 210 | Compliance Associate | $ 82,500 | 6 | Details |
| 211 | Pentester | $ 82,278 | 13 | Details |
| 212 | SOC Analyst | $ 75,550 | 231 | Details |
| 213 | Dev Security Operations | $ 72,000 | 12 | Details |
| 214 | Sales Development Representative | $ 55,000 | 18 | Details |
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