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 | |
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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 | 220 | Details |
11 | Privacy Engineer | $ 168,000 | 76 | Details |
12 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 167,580 | 28 | Details |
13 | Application Security Manager | $ 167,500 | 6 | Details |
14 | Security Architect | $ 167,200 | 607 | Details |
15 | Cyber Architect | $ 166,250 | 12 | Details |
16 | Security Manager | $ 165,879 | 16 | Details |
17 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 163,850 | 40 | Details |
18 | Program Manager | $ 163,260 | 259 | Details |
19 | Enterprise Architect | $ 163,250 | 32 | Details |
20 | Security Solutions Architect | $ 163,116 | 28 | Details |
21 | Software Engineer | $ 161,000 | 761 | Details |
22 | Solution Architect | $ 160,375 | 30 | Details |
23 | Security Solution Architect | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
24 | Solutions Engineer | $ 160,000 | 72 | Details |
25 | Product Manager | $ 160,000 | 100 | Details |
26 | Sales Engineer | $ 158,225 | 114 | Details |
27 | Threat Detection Engineer | $ 157,950 | 16 | Details |
28 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 157,768 | 13 | Details |
29 | Manager | $ 156,905 | 142 | Details |
30 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 155,750 | 10 | Details |
31 | Vulnerability Management Specialist | $ 154,800 | 20 | Details |
32 | Compliance Officer | $ 154,444 | 24 | Details |
33 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 153,500 | 32 | Details |
34 | Security Engineer | $ 153,064 | 5449 | Details |
35 | Application Security Lead | $ 152,500 | 8 | Details |
36 | Security Lead | $ 151,800 | 94 | Details |
37 | Systems Engineer | $ 151,300 | 451 | Details |
38 | Security Operations Manager | $ 151,137 | 40 | Details |
39 | Security Program Manager | $ 150,550 | 8 | Details |
40 | Head of Information Security | $ 150,000 | 24 | Details |
41 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 150,000 | 142 | Details |
42 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 148,388 | 38 | Details |
43 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,900 | 104 | Details |
44 | Security Control Assessor | $ 147,687 | 74 | Details |
45 | Detection Engineer | $ 146,775 | 6 | Details |
46 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 146,000 | 72 | Details |
47 | Consultant | $ 145,700 | 573 | Details |
48 | Red Team Operator | $ 145,000 | 33 | Details |
49 | SOC Manager | $ 144,666 | 23 | Details |
50 | Project Manager | $ 144,500 | 75 | Details |
51 | Data Scientist | $ 143,100 | 32 | Details |
52 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 142,500 | 6 | Details |
53 | Malware Analyst | $ 142,000 | 20 | Details |
54 | DevSecOps | $ 141,500 | 122 | Details |
55 | Compliance Manager | $ 140,000 | 134 | Details |
56 | Incident Response Lead | $ 140,000 | 34 | Details |
57 | SOC Engineer | $ 139,680 | 33 | Details |
58 | Associate | $ 138,750 | 36 | Details |
59 | Information Security Officer | $ 138,000 | 353 | Details |
60 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 138,000 | 7 | Details |
61 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 137,877 | 104 | Details |
62 | Threat Hunter | $ 136,500 | 62 | Details |
63 | Reverse Engineer | $ 136,000 | 36 | Details |
64 | Cloud Engineer | $ 135,500 | 70 | Details |
65 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 15 | Details |
66 | Firewall Engineer | $ 135,000 | 50 | Details |
67 | DevOps Engineer | $ 135,000 | 117 | Details |
68 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 134,537 | 14 | Details |
69 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 134,250 | 42 | Details |
70 | System Engineer | $ 133,475 | 26 | Details |
71 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 133,000 | 158 | Details |
72 | Privacy Officer | $ 132,086 | 32 | Details |
73 | IAM Engineer | $ 131,600 | 55 | Details |
74 | Splunk Engineer | $ 131,500 | 48 | Details |
75 | Network Engineer | $ 130,262 | 192 | Details |
76 | GRC Specialist | $ 130,100 | 22 | Details |
77 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 130,000 | 48 | Details |
78 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 130,000 | 454 | Details |
79 | Incident Response Manager | $ 129,500 | 32 | Details |
80 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 129,320 | 24 | Details |
81 | Cyber Engineer | $ 129,030 | 213 | Details |
82 | Risk Analyst | $ 126,000 | 30 | Details |
83 | Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 8 | Details |
84 | IT Security Manager | $ 125,000 | 15 | Details |
85 | Security Consultant | $ 124,315 | 191 | Details |
86 | Software Developer | $ 123,875 | 38 | Details |
87 | Incident Responder | $ 123,400 | 60 | Details |
88 | Cyber Security | $ 122,126 | 166 | Details |
89 | Penetration Tester | $ 122,050 | 242 | Details |
90 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 122,000 | 6 | Details |
91 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 121,500 | 14 | Details |
92 | Information Security Lead | $ 121,400 | 28 | Details |
93 | Privacy Manager | $ 121,253 | 28 | Details |
94 | SOAR Engineer | $ 120,490 | 10 | Details |
95 | IT Audit Manager | $ 120,250 | 24 | Details |
96 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 119,548 | 50 | Details |
97 | Software Reverse Engineer | $ 117,700 | 16 | Details |
98 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 117,500 | 24 | Details |
99 | Information Security Specialist | $ 116,979 | 73 | Details |
100 | Threat Analyst | $ 115,100 | 56 | Details |
101 | Technical Consultant | $ 114,400 | 30 | Details |
102 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
103 | Technical Account Manager | $ 112,500 | 36 | Details |
104 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 112,000 | 27 | Details |
105 | SIEM Engineer | $ 111,400 | 18 | Details |
106 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 16 | Details |
107 | Information Security Manager | $ 110,543 | 49 | Details |
108 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,500 | 292 | Details |
109 | GRC Analyst | $ 110,000 | 52 | Details |
110 | Cyber Analyst | $ 110,000 | 53 | Details |
111 | Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 346 | Details |
112 | Compliance Specialist | $ 109,500 | 44 | Details |
113 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 109,000 | 29 | Details |
114 | IT Auditor | $ 108,925 | 38 | Details |
115 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 108,500 | 56 | Details |
116 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 40 | Details |
117 | Customer Success Manager | $ 106,785 | 6 | Details |
118 | Technical Writer | $ 106,750 | 26 | Details |
119 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 106,675 | 28 | Details |
120 | Test Engineer | $ 106,437 | 20 | Details |
121 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 106,000 | 134 | Details |
122 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 105,420 | 18 | Details |
123 | Compliance Analyst | $ 105,000 | 212 | Details |
124 | Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 1533 | Details |
125 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 104,853 | 6 | Details |
126 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,300 | 26 | Details |
127 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 100,000 | 87 | Details |
128 | Information Security Analyst | $ 100,000 | 86 | Details |
129 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 98,800 | 21 | Details |
130 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 98,000 | 10 | Details |
131 | System Administrator | $ 97,500 | 94 | Details |
132 | Risk Operations Analyst | $ 96,600 | 22 | Details |
133 | Business Analyst | $ 96,400 | 11 | Details |
134 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 96,250 | 7 | Details |
135 | Security Administrator | $ 96,000 | 140 | Details |
136 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 96,000 | 15 | Details |
137 | Incident Handler | $ 95,033 | 10 | Details |
138 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,722 | 54 | Details |
139 | Pentester | $ 92,883 | 8 | Details |
140 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 92,050 | 22 | Details |
141 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 90,500 | 28 | Details |
142 | SOC Analyst | $ 86,500 | 211 | Details |
143 | Cyber Support Engineer | $ 84,600 | 6 | Details |
144 | OSINT Analyst | $ 78,412 | 22 | Details |
145 | SecOps Engineer | $ 68,888 | 28 | Details |
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