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 | 56 | Details |
3 | Solutions Architect | $ 186,500 | 28 | Details |
4 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 179,000 | 26 | Details |
5 | Security Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 180 | Details |
6 | SOC Engineer | $ 174,000 | 31 | Details |
7 | Product Security Lead | $ 173,647 | 10 | Details |
8 | Security Architect | $ 170,000 | 452 | Details |
9 | Director of Information Security | $ 170,000 | 36 | Details |
10 | Security Researcher | $ 170,000 | 186 | Details |
11 | Cyber Security Technologist | $ 169,500 | 6 | Details |
12 | Privacy Engineer | $ 168,000 | 62 | Details |
13 | Software Engineer | $ 168,000 | 469 | Details |
14 | Data Scientist | $ 165,050 | 14 | Details |
15 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 163,850 | 34 | Details |
16 | Software Reverse Engineer | $ 162,500 | 10 | Details |
17 | Solution Architect | $ 160,375 | 6 | Details |
18 | Solutions Engineer | $ 160,000 | 52 | Details |
19 | Product Manager | $ 160,000 | 47 | Details |
20 | Security Solution Architect | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
21 | Vulnerability Management Specialist | $ 158,650 | 16 | Details |
22 | Enterprise Architect | $ 156,800 | 16 | Details |
23 | Privacy Officer | $ 156,749 | 18 | Details |
24 | Malware Analyst | $ 156,000 | 14 | Details |
25 | Security Operations Manager | $ 155,187 | 36 | Details |
26 | Security Engineer | $ 155,000 | 4234 | Details |
27 | Systems Engineer | $ 154,960 | 250 | Details |
28 | Sales Engineer | $ 154,750 | 72 | Details |
29 | Compliance Officer | $ 154,444 | 14 | Details |
30 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 153,600 | 12 | Details |
31 | Program Manager | $ 152,500 | 114 | Details |
32 | Security Program Manager | $ 150,550 | 8 | Details |
33 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 150,000 | 8 | Details |
34 | Head of Information Security | $ 150,000 | 24 | Details |
35 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 150,000 | 100 | Details |
36 | Project Manager | $ 150,000 | 37 | Details |
37 | Security Lead | $ 148,800 | 82 | Details |
38 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 148,388 | 36 | Details |
39 | Security Control Assessor | $ 147,687 | 52 | Details |
40 | GRC Specialist | $ 147,500 | 18 | Details |
41 | SIEM Engineer | $ 147,150 | 6 | Details |
42 | Information System Security Manager | $ 146,450 | 88 | Details |
43 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 146,000 | 72 | Details |
44 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 146,000 | 15 | Details |
45 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 145,000 | 126 | Details |
46 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 144,450 | 14 | Details |
47 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 143,872 | 22 | Details |
48 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 142,500 | 6 | Details |
49 | Cloud Engineer | $ 140,875 | 40 | Details |
50 | Compliance Manager | $ 140,000 | 114 | Details |
51 | DevSecOps | $ 139,750 | 96 | Details |
52 | IAM Engineer | $ 139,672 | 39 | Details |
53 | Incident Response Lead | $ 139,300 | 20 | Details |
54 | Incident Response Manager | $ 139,000 | 15 | Details |
55 | Information Security Officer | $ 138,000 | 275 | Details |
56 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 138,000 | 5 | Details |
57 | Red Team Operator | $ 137,750 | 19 | Details |
58 | SOC Manager | $ 137,000 | 13 | Details |
59 | Penetration Tester | $ 137,000 | 166 | Details |
60 | Threat Hunter | $ 136,500 | 42 | Details |
61 | Reverse Engineer | $ 136,000 | 22 | Details |
62 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,750 | 36 | Details |
63 | Privacy Manager | $ 135,353 | 22 | Details |
64 | Security Solutions Architect | $ 135,100 | 20 | Details |
65 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 15 | Details |
66 | Firewall Engineer | $ 134,486 | 30 | Details |
67 | DevOps Engineer | $ 132,310 | 68 | Details |
68 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 132,242 | 64 | Details |
69 | Consultant | $ 132,000 | 261 | Details |
70 | Incident Responder | $ 131,598 | 42 | Details |
71 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 130,000 | 308 | Details |
72 | Splunk Engineer | $ 130,000 | 38 | Details |
73 | Security Consultant | $ 130,000 | 139 | Details |
74 | System Engineer | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
75 | Cyber Engineer | $ 129,030 | 157 | Details |
76 | Cyber Security | $ 127,951 | 40 | Details |
77 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 126,600 | 11 | Details |
78 | Network Engineer | $ 125,688 | 100 | Details |
79 | Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 6 | Details |
80 | Technical Account Manager | $ 124,500 | 16 | Details |
81 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 123,750 | 12 | Details |
82 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 121,500 | 14 | Details |
83 | IT Audit Manager | $ 120,250 | 18 | Details |
84 | SecOps Engineer | $ 119,444 | 8 | Details |
85 | Threat Analyst | $ 116,979 | 34 | Details |
86 | Information Security Specialist | $ 116,979 | 49 | Details |
87 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 114,400 | 10 | Details |
88 | Technical Consultant | $ 114,400 | 30 | Details |
89 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
90 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 112,500 | 7 | Details |
91 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 112,500 | 38 | Details |
92 | Information Security Manager | $ 111,111 | 37 | Details |
93 | Systems Administrator | $ 111,025 | 182 | Details |
94 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 14 | Details |
95 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 110,000 | 34 | Details |
96 | IT Security Manager | $ 110,000 | 9 | Details |
97 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 110,000 | 17 | Details |
98 | GRC Analyst | $ 110,000 | 38 | Details |
99 | Security Specialist | $ 109,550 | 258 | Details |
100 | Compliance Analyst | $ 109,500 | 152 | Details |
101 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 108,391 | 10 | Details |
102 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 107,550 | 100 | Details |
103 | Customer Success Manager | $ 106,785 | 6 | Details |
104 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 106,675 | 22 | Details |
105 | Information Security Lead | $ 106,350 | 22 | Details |
106 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 105,420 | 18 | Details |
107 | Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 1101 | Details |
108 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 104,200 | 17 | Details |
109 | Compliance Specialist | $ 103,125 | 28 | Details |
110 | IT Auditor | $ 101,150 | 24 | Details |
111 | Information Security Analyst | $ 100,000 | 50 | Details |
112 | System Administrator | $ 99,000 | 52 | Details |
113 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 98,000 | 71 | Details |
114 | Risk Operations Analyst | $ 96,600 | 10 | Details |
115 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 96,250 | 7 | Details |
116 | Security Administrator | $ 96,000 | 106 | Details |
117 | Incident Handler | $ 95,033 | 6 | Details |
118 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 94,450 | 30 | Details |
119 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,222 | 38 | Details |
120 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 90,800 | 16 | Details |
121 | SOC Analyst | $ 90,180 | 181 | Details |
122 | Cyber Analyst | $ 85,000 | 37 | Details |
123 | Cyber Support Engineer | $ 84,600 | 6 | Details |
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