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 | $ 232,000 | 20 | Details |
| 2 | Director of Security | $ 207,850 | 14 | Details |
| 3 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 205,400 | 10 | Details |
| 4 | CISO | $ 200,000 | 25 | Details |
| 5 | IT Director | $ 200,000 | 11 | Details |
| 6 | Director of Information Technology | $ 191,860 | 6 | Details |
| 7 | Product Manager | $ 188,055 | 56 | Details |
| 8 | Threat Researcher | $ 186,000 | 12 | Details |
| 9 | Solutions Architect | $ 182,000 | 91 | Details |
| 10 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 181,000 | 8 | Details |
| 11 | Privacy Engineer | $ 177,900 | 16 | Details |
| 12 | Cyber Architect | $ 174,100 | 10 | Details |
| 13 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 172,650 | 16 | Details |
| 14 | Sales Engineer | $ 172,315 | 80 | Details |
| 15 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 171,606 | 5 | Details |
| 16 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 171,140 | 30 | Details |
| 17 | Splunk Engineer | $ 169,650 | 12 | Details |
| 18 | Security Researcher | $ 169,000 | 48 | Details |
| 19 | Security Architect | $ 167,400 | 314 | Details |
| 20 | Principal Engineer | $ 167,050 | 60 | Details |
| 21 | Security Lead | $ 167,000 | 24 | Details |
| 22 | Systems Architect | $ 166,922 | 22 | Details |
| 23 | Program Manager | $ 162,000 | 207 | Details |
| 24 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 161,962 | 10 | Details |
| 25 | Cloud Engineer | $ 161,250 | 44 | Details |
| 26 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 160,000 | 6 | Details |
| 27 | IT Operations Manager | $ 159,423 | 6 | Details |
| 28 | Threat Hunter | $ 156,925 | 20 | Details |
| 29 | Cloud Architect | $ 156,125 | 20 | Details |
| 30 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 156,080 | 8 | Details |
| 31 | Automation Engineer | $ 155,891 | 18 | Details |
| 32 | Manager | $ 155,000 | 828 | Details |
| 33 | Software Engineer | $ 155,000 | 475 | Details |
| 34 | SOC Lead | $ 154,083 | 6 | Details |
| 35 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 153,350 | 18 | Details |
| 36 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 153,000 | 10 | Details |
| 37 | Solutions Engineer | $ 152,000 | 48 | Details |
| 38 | Solution Architect | $ 151,300 | 40 | Details |
| 39 | GRC Specialist | $ 151,150 | 8 | Details |
| 40 | Security Operations Lead | $ 150,700 | 10 | Details |
| 41 | DevOps Engineer | $ 150,000 | 46 | Details |
| 42 | Security Engineer | $ 150,000 | 2290 | Details |
| 43 | Technical Account Manager | $ 150,000 | 14 | Details |
| 44 | Detection Engineer | $ 150,000 | 59 | Details |
| 45 | Data Scientist | $ 146,175 | 24 | Details |
| 46 | DevSecOps | $ 145,725 | 76 | Details |
| 47 | IT Manager | $ 145,000 | 48 | Details |
| 48 | Platform Engineer | $ 143,205 | 50 | Details |
| 49 | Risk Manager | $ 143,050 | 14 | Details |
| 50 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 142,600 | 54 | Details |
| 51 | Information Security Officer | $ 142,500 | 97 | Details |
| 52 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 141,600 | 10 | Details |
| 53 | Enterprise Architect | $ 141,197 | 22 | Details |
| 54 | Data Analyst | $ 141,100 | 10 | Details |
| 55 | Full Stack Developer | $ 140,750 | 14 | Details |
| 56 | Information System Security Manager | $ 140,700 | 62 | Details |
| 57 | Security Expert | $ 140,000 | 6 | Details |
| 58 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 8 | Details |
| 59 | Reverse Engineer | $ 138,850 | 60 | Details |
| 60 | SOC Manager | $ 138,500 | 10 | Details |
| 61 | Consultant | $ 138,500 | 244 | Details |
| 62 | Database Engineer | $ 138,392 | 14 | Details |
| 63 | Systems Engineer | $ 138,000 | 393 | Details |
| 64 | Security Manager | $ 138,000 | 16 | Details |
| 65 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 137,500 | 18 | Details |
| 66 | Security Developer | $ 137,500 | 12 | Details |
| 67 | Cyber Engineer | $ 137,000 | 63 | Details |
| 68 | Technical Writer | $ 136,500 | 14 | Details |
| 69 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,500 | 32 | Details |
| 70 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 26 | Details |
| 71 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 135,817 | 6 | Details |
| 72 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 135,641 | 92 | Details |
| 73 | Threat Analyst | $ 135,352 | 36 | Details |
| 74 | Malware Analyst | $ 135,325 | 6 | Details |
| 75 | IAM Engineer | $ 135,000 | 42 | Details |
| 76 | Penetration Tester | $ 135,000 | 75 | Details |
| 77 | Red Team Operator | $ 135,000 | 9 | Details |
| 78 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 133,500 | 190 | Details |
| 79 | IT Audit Manager | $ 132,950 | 22 | Details |
| 80 | Project Manager | $ 132,000 | 66 | Details |
| 81 | Compliance Manager | $ 131,500 | 50 | Details |
| 82 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 131,500 | 6 | Details |
| 83 | Compliance Officer | $ 131,125 | 18 | Details |
| 84 | PKI Engineer | $ 131,000 | 8 | Details |
| 85 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 130,669 | 20 | Details |
| 86 | Technical Lead | $ 130,500 | 10 | Details |
| 87 | Test Engineer | $ 130,212 | 48 | Details |
| 88 | Network Engineer | $ 130,000 | 157 | Details |
| 89 | Director of Information Security | $ 130,000 | 8 | Details |
| 90 | System Engineer | $ 129,300 | 24 | Details |
| 91 | Lead Analyst | $ 128,630 | 8 | Details |
| 92 | Isso | $ 128,550 | 24 | Details |
| 93 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 127,150 | 26 | Details |
| 94 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 127,000 | 14 | Details |
| 95 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 126,612 | 18 | Details |
| 96 | Incident Responder | $ 125,760 | 16 | Details |
| 97 | Account Executive | $ 125,000 | 12 | Details |
| 98 | Cyber Analyst | $ 123,937 | 26 | Details |
| 99 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 123,550 | 6 | Details |
| 100 | Cyber Security | $ 121,800 | 184 | Details |
| 101 | Software Developer | $ 121,475 | 40 | Details |
| 102 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 121,127 | 10 | Details |
| 103 | Data Engineer | $ 121,100 | 30 | Details |
| 104 | Associate | $ 120,450 | 162 | Details |
| 105 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,253 | 31 | Details |
| 106 | Software Development Engineer | $ 119,898 | 6 | Details |
| 107 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 117,000 | 20 | Details |
| 108 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 116,950 | 18 | Details |
| 109 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 116,100 | 52 | Details |
| 110 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 6 | Details |
| 111 | Risk Analyst | $ 114,000 | 24 | Details |
| 112 | GRC Analyst | $ 113,000 | 43 | Details |
| 113 | Information Security Specialist | $ 112,740 | 64 | Details |
| 114 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 115 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 111,800 | 51 | Details |
| 116 | SOAR Engineer | $ 111,500 | 6 | Details |
| 117 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 6 | Details |
| 118 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 6 | Details |
| 119 | Analyst | $ 110,757 | 514 | Details |
| 120 | Firewall Engineer | $ 110,635 | 20 | Details |
| 121 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,614 | 291 | Details |
| 122 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 94 | Details |
| 123 | Compliance Specialist | $ 109,000 | 35 | Details |
| 124 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 108,260 | 18 | Details |
| 125 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 108,000 | 8 | Details |
| 126 | Security Specialist | $ 107,638 | 176 | Details |
| 127 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 107,430 | 20 | Details |
| 128 | Privacy Officer | $ 107,376 | 34 | Details |
| 129 | Compliance Analyst | $ 106,400 | 86 | Details |
| 130 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 106,300 | 38 | Details |
| 131 | Security Analyst | $ 105,400 | 1094 | Details |
| 132 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 104,725 | 70 | Details |
| 133 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 104,200 | 10 | Details |
| 134 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 135 | Privacy Manager | $ 102,500 | 18 | Details |
| 136 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 102,255 | 12 | Details |
| 137 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,125 | 18 | Details |
| 138 | Incident Response Manager | $ 100,043 | 10 | Details |
| 139 | Product Security Lead | $ 100,000 | 8 | Details |
| 140 | IT Auditor | $ 100,000 | 32 | Details |
| 141 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 142 | Customer Success Manager | $ 99,000 | 8 | Details |
| 143 | IAM Analyst | $ 98,200 | 6 | Details |
| 144 | Security Operations Manager | $ 97,800 | 10 | Details |
| 145 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 146 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 147 | Network Analyst | $ 95,054 | 6 | Details |
| 148 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 95,000 | 46 | Details |
| 149 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 95,000 | 9 | Details |
| 150 | Network Administrator | $ 94,875 | 25 | Details |
| 151 | Security Consultant | $ 93,500 | 58 | Details |
| 152 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 92,437 | 10 | Details |
| 153 | Business Analyst | $ 91,875 | 14 | Details |
| 154 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 91,750 | 46 | Details |
| 155 | Security Administrator | $ 91,685 | 58 | Details |
| 156 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 90,000 | 9 | Details |
| 157 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 89,950 | 12 | Details |
| 158 | IT Specialist | $ 87,600 | 6 | Details |
| 159 | Internal Auditor | $ 87,450 | 10 | Details |
| 160 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 86,139 | 10 | Details |
| 161 | SOC Analyst | $ 70,600 | 104 | Details |
| 162 | Pentester | $ 56,210 | 5 | Details |
| 163 | Sales Development Representative | $ 55,000 | 8 | Details |
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