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 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 205,000 | 6 | Details |
| 3 | Head of Security | $ 200,000 | 64 | Details |
| 4 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 198,768 | 10 | Details |
| 5 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,500 | 60 | Details |
| 6 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 182,000 | 38 | Details |
| 7 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 179,000 | 28 | Details |
| 8 | Product Security Lead | $ 177,350 | 14 | Details |
| 9 | Security Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 228 | Details |
| 10 | Director of Information Security | $ 172,500 | 46 | Details |
| 11 | Cyber Security Technologist | $ 169,500 | 6 | Details |
| 12 | Privacy Engineer | $ 168,000 | 76 | Details |
| 13 | Application Security Manager | $ 167,500 | 6 | Details |
| 14 | Security Researcher | $ 167,300 | 234 | Details |
| 15 | Security Architect | $ 167,200 | 641 | Details |
| 16 | Cyber Architect | $ 166,250 | 12 | Details |
| 17 | Product Manager | $ 166,000 | 118 | Details |
| 18 | Security Manager | $ 165,384 | 18 | Details |
| 19 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 163,850 | 46 | Details |
| 20 | Enterprise Architect | $ 163,250 | 32 | Details |
| 21 | Security Solutions Architect | $ 163,116 | 28 | Details |
| 22 | Sales Engineer | $ 162,750 | 136 | Details |
| 23 | Threat Detection Engineer | $ 161,913 | 20 | Details |
| 24 | Program Manager | $ 160,923 | 287 | Details |
| 25 | Compliance Officer | $ 160,500 | 32 | Details |
| 26 | Solution Architect | $ 160,375 | 32 | Details |
| 27 | Security Solution Architect | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
| 28 | Software Engineer | $ 160,000 | 829 | Details |
| 29 | Manager | $ 157,825 | 252 | Details |
| 30 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 157,768 | 15 | Details |
| 31 | Solutions Engineer | $ 157,500 | 78 | Details |
| 32 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 155,750 | 10 | Details |
| 33 | Vulnerability Management Specialist | $ 154,800 | 20 | Details |
| 34 | Privacy Officer | $ 154,000 | 36 | Details |
| 35 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 153,500 | 32 | Details |
| 36 | Security Lead | $ 153,000 | 98 | Details |
| 37 | Application Security Lead | $ 152,500 | 8 | Details |
| 38 | Security Engineer | $ 152,100 | 5719 | Details |
| 39 | Systems Engineer | $ 151,300 | 511 | Details |
| 40 | Security Operations Manager | $ 151,137 | 44 | Details |
| 41 | Security Program Manager | $ 150,550 | 8 | Details |
| 42 | SOC Engineer | $ 150,000 | 35 | Details |
| 43 | Security Control Assessor | $ 148,750 | 76 | Details |
| 44 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,900 | 112 | Details |
| 45 | Consultant | $ 147,675 | 651 | Details |
| 46 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 146,750 | 156 | Details |
| 47 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 146,000 | 72 | Details |
| 48 | Red Team Operator | $ 145,000 | 35 | Details |
| 49 | SOC Manager | $ 144,666 | 25 | Details |
| 50 | Project Manager | $ 144,400 | 93 | Details |
| 51 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 143,425 | 44 | Details |
| 52 | Data Scientist | $ 143,100 | 32 | Details |
| 53 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 142,500 | 6 | Details |
| 54 | Malware Analyst | $ 142,000 | 22 | Details |
| 55 | DevSecOps | $ 140,500 | 128 | Details |
| 56 | Head of Information Security | $ 140,000 | 28 | Details |
| 57 | Compliance Manager | $ 140,000 | 146 | Details |
| 58 | Incident Response Lead | $ 140,000 | 34 | Details |
| 59 | Information Security Officer | $ 138,000 | 367 | Details |
| 60 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 138,000 | 11 | Details |
| 61 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 137,877 | 114 | Details |
| 62 | Threat Hunter | $ 137,000 | 68 | Details |
| 63 | Reverse Engineer | $ 136,000 | 36 | Details |
| 64 | Cloud Engineer | $ 136,000 | 82 | Details |
| 65 | System Engineer | $ 135,850 | 28 | Details |
| 66 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 135,779 | 54 | Details |
| 67 | Splunk Engineer | $ 135,500 | 54 | Details |
| 68 | Firewall Engineer | $ 135,000 | 52 | Details |
| 69 | DevOps Engineer | $ 135,000 | 127 | Details |
| 70 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 15 | Details |
| 71 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 134,537 | 16 | Details |
| 72 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 134,250 | 44 | Details |
| 73 | IAM Engineer | $ 131,600 | 65 | Details |
| 74 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 130,964 | 168 | Details |
| 75 | Software Developer | $ 130,500 | 40 | Details |
| 76 | GRC Specialist | $ 130,100 | 22 | Details |
| 77 | Incident Response Manager | $ 129,500 | 32 | Details |
| 78 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 129,320 | 24 | Details |
| 79 | Cyber Engineer | $ 129,030 | 223 | Details |
| 80 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 127,825 | 486 | Details |
| 81 | Network Engineer | $ 126,500 | 224 | Details |
| 82 | Associate | $ 125,500 | 76 | Details |
| 83 | IT Security Manager | $ 125,000 | 15 | Details |
| 84 | Penetration Tester | $ 125,000 | 257 | Details |
| 85 | Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 8 | Details |
| 86 | Cyber Security | $ 124,850 | 208 | Details |
| 87 | Privacy Manager | $ 124,600 | 38 | Details |
| 88 | Security Consultant | $ 124,400 | 195 | Details |
| 89 | Incident Responder | $ 123,400 | 60 | Details |
| 90 | Risk Analyst | $ 122,700 | 36 | Details |
| 91 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 122,000 | 6 | Details |
| 92 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 121,500 | 14 | Details |
| 93 | Information Security Lead | $ 121,400 | 28 | Details |
| 94 | SOAR Engineer | $ 120,490 | 10 | Details |
| 95 | IT Audit Manager | $ 120,250 | 28 | Details |
| 96 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 119,548 | 54 | Details |
| 97 | Software Reverse Engineer | $ 117,700 | 16 | Details |
| 98 | Technical Account Manager | $ 117,500 | 40 | Details |
| 99 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 117,500 | 26 | Details |
| 100 | Information Security Specialist | $ 116,979 | 75 | Details |
| 101 | Threat Analyst | $ 116,979 | 68 | Details |
| 102 | Technical Consultant | $ 114,400 | 30 | Details |
| 103 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
| 104 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 112,000 | 31 | Details |
| 105 | SIEM Engineer | $ 111,400 | 20 | Details |
| 106 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 18 | Details |
| 107 | Information Security Manager | $ 110,543 | 53 | Details |
| 108 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,450 | 336 | Details |
| 109 | Detection Engineer | $ 110,330 | 10 | Details |
| 110 | Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 366 | Details |
| 111 | Cyber Analyst | $ 110,000 | 57 | Details |
| 112 | Compliance Analyst | $ 109,500 | 242 | Details |
| 113 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 109,076 | 64 | Details |
| 114 | GRC Analyst | $ 109,000 | 58 | Details |
| 115 | Test Engineer | $ 109,000 | 26 | Details |
| 116 | IT Auditor | $ 108,925 | 40 | Details |
| 117 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 44 | Details |
| 118 | Business Analyst | $ 107,658 | 13 | Details |
| 119 | Compliance Specialist | $ 107,400 | 52 | Details |
| 120 | Customer Success Manager | $ 106,785 | 6 | Details |
| 121 | Technical Writer | $ 106,750 | 26 | Details |
| 122 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 106,675 | 30 | Details |
| 123 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 106,000 | 144 | Details |
| 124 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 105,420 | 18 | Details |
| 125 | Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 1651 | Details |
| 126 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 104,853 | 6 | Details |
| 127 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 104,200 | 33 | Details |
| 128 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,300 | 28 | Details |
| 129 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 100,650 | 36 | Details |
| 130 | Information Security Analyst | $ 100,000 | 94 | Details |
| 131 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 100,000 | 89 | Details |
| 132 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 98,800 | 21 | Details |
| 133 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 98,415 | 26 | Details |
| 134 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 98,000 | 10 | Details |
| 135 | System Administrator | $ 97,500 | 100 | Details |
| 136 | Risk Operations Analyst | $ 96,600 | 22 | Details |
| 137 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 96,250 | 7 | Details |
| 138 | Security Administrator | $ 96,000 | 148 | Details |
| 139 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 96,000 | 17 | Details |
| 140 | Incident Handler | $ 95,033 | 12 | Details |
| 141 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,722 | 54 | Details |
| 142 | Pentester | $ 92,883 | 8 | Details |
| 143 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 86,700 | 6 | Details |
| 144 | SOC Analyst | $ 85,000 | 229 | Details |
| 145 | Cyber Support Engineer | $ 84,600 | 6 | Details |
| 146 | OSINT Analyst | $ 78,412 | 22 | Details |
| 147 | SecOps Engineer | $ 68,888 | 28 | Details |
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