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
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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