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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRC Director | $ 260,000 | 10 | Details |
| 2 | Account Executive | $ 219,000 | 14 | Details |
| 3 | Head of Security | $ 200,000 | 74 | Details |
| 4 | Director of Security | $ 194,700 | 8 | Details |
| 5 | Solutions Architect | $ 180,000 | 84 | Details |
| 6 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 179,000 | 28 | Details |
| 7 | Director of Information Security | $ 177,500 | 48 | Details |
| 8 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 177,500 | 10 | Details |
| 9 | Product Security Lead | $ 177,350 | 14 | Details |
| 10 | Security Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 228 | Details |
| 11 | Principal Engineer | $ 175,000 | 8 | Details |
| 12 | Cloud Architect | $ 174,500 | 6 | Details |
| 13 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 172,781 | 12 | Details |
| 14 | Security Researcher | $ 170,000 | 258 | Details |
| 15 | Cyber Security Technologist | $ 169,500 | 6 | Details |
| 16 | Privacy Engineer | $ 168,000 | 84 | Details |
| 17 | Systems Architect | $ 167,500 | 12 | Details |
| 18 | Application Security Manager | $ 167,500 | 6 | Details |
| 19 | Cyber Architect | $ 166,250 | 12 | Details |
| 20 | Resident Engineer | $ 166,140 | 6 | Details |
| 21 | Product Manager | $ 166,000 | 147 | Details |
| 22 | Security Architect | $ 165,000 | 762 | Details |
| 23 | Security Solutions Architect | $ 164,058 | 30 | Details |
| 24 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 163,850 | 48 | Details |
| 25 | Security Manager | $ 163,505 | 24 | Details |
| 26 | Enterprise Architect | $ 163,250 | 38 | Details |
| 27 | Sales Engineer | $ 162,750 | 154 | Details |
| 28 | Threat Detection Engineer | $ 161,913 | 20 | Details |
| 29 | Security Solution Architect | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
| 30 | Software Engineer | $ 160,000 | 1035 | Details |
| 31 | Program Manager | $ 160,000 | 357 | Details |
| 32 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 156,160 | 56 | Details |
| 33 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 155,750 | 10 | Details |
| 34 | Solutions Engineer | $ 155,000 | 114 | Details |
| 35 | Vulnerability Management Specialist | $ 154,800 | 22 | Details |
| 36 | Compliance Officer | $ 154,444 | 40 | Details |
| 37 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 153,500 | 32 | Details |
| 38 | Solution Architect | $ 152,850 | 58 | Details |
| 39 | Application Security Lead | $ 152,500 | 10 | Details |
| 40 | Security Engineer | $ 152,000 | 6415 | Details |
| 41 | Security Lead | $ 151,800 | 110 | Details |
| 42 | Security Program Manager | $ 150,550 | 8 | Details |
| 43 | Manager | $ 150,504 | 578 | Details |
| 44 | Data Scientist | $ 150,475 | 36 | Details |
| 45 | SOC Engineer | $ 150,000 | 35 | Details |
| 46 | Systems Engineer | $ 150,000 | 617 | Details |
| 47 | Security Control Assessor | $ 148,750 | 92 | Details |
| 48 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 148,388 | 48 | Details |
| 49 | Consultant | $ 147,675 | 801 | Details |
| 50 | Security Operations Manager | $ 146,037 | 48 | Details |
| 51 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 146,000 | 72 | Details |
| 52 | Head of Information Security | $ 145,000 | 30 | Details |
| 53 | Information System Security Manager | $ 144,950 | 130 | Details |
| 54 | SOC Manager | $ 144,666 | 27 | Details |
| 55 | SOC Lead | $ 144,075 | 8 | Details |
| 56 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 143,905 | 170 | Details |
| 57 | IT Security Manager | $ 143,485 | 24 | Details |
| 58 | Detection Engineer | $ 143,000 | 32 | Details |
| 59 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 142,500 | 6 | Details |
| 60 | Malware Analyst | $ 142,000 | 22 | Details |
| 61 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 141,937 | 26 | Details |
| 62 | DevSecOps | $ 141,500 | 162 | Details |
| 63 | Incident Response Manager | $ 141,350 | 38 | Details |
| 64 | Security Expert | $ 140,250 | 6 | Details |
| 65 | Business Analyst | $ 140,000 | 19 | Details |
| 66 | Incident Response Lead | $ 140,000 | 38 | Details |
| 67 | Compliance Manager | $ 140,000 | 162 | Details |
| 68 | Information Security Officer | $ 139,000 | 407 | Details |
| 69 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 138,000 | 17 | Details |
| 70 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 137,942 | 158 | Details |
| 71 | Red Team Operator | $ 137,750 | 49 | Details |
| 72 | DevOps Engineer | $ 137,000 | 177 | Details |
| 73 | Threat Hunter | $ 137,000 | 76 | Details |
| 74 | System Engineer | $ 136,500 | 40 | Details |
| 75 | Splunk Engineer | $ 136,000 | 64 | Details |
| 76 | Cloud Engineer | $ 136,000 | 94 | Details |
| 77 | Project Manager | $ 135,400 | 123 | Details |
| 78 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 17 | Details |
| 79 | Firewall Engineer | $ 134,486 | 60 | Details |
| 80 | Platform Engineer | $ 132,755 | 18 | Details |
| 81 | Privacy Officer | $ 132,086 | 42 | Details |
| 82 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 130,779 | 66 | Details |
| 83 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 130,750 | 48 | Details |
| 84 | IAM Engineer | $ 130,600 | 79 | Details |
| 85 | GRC Specialist | $ 130,100 | 22 | Details |
| 86 | Penetration Tester | $ 129,950 | 289 | Details |
| 87 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 129,320 | 24 | Details |
| 88 | Software Developer | $ 128,400 | 55 | Details |
| 89 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 128,300 | 194 | Details |
| 90 | Data Engineer | $ 128,150 | 10 | Details |
| 91 | Cyber Engineer | $ 128,000 | 235 | Details |
| 92 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 127,825 | 546 | Details |
| 93 | Network Engineer | $ 126,463 | 270 | Details |
| 94 | Vulnerability Management Lead | $ 126,200 | 6 | Details |
| 95 | Incident Responder | $ 126,115 | 70 | Details |
| 96 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 125,500 | 62 | Details |
| 97 | Associate | $ 125,000 | 170 | Details |
| 98 | Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 12 | Details |
| 99 | Privacy Manager | $ 124,600 | 46 | Details |
| 100 | Technical Account Manager | $ 124,500 | 42 | Details |
| 101 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 124,100 | 59 | Details |
| 102 | Security Consultant | $ 123,720 | 221 | Details |
| 103 | Risk Analyst | $ 122,700 | 42 | Details |
| 104 | Reverse Engineer | $ 122,500 | 46 | Details |
| 105 | SIEM Engineer | $ 122,400 | 22 | Details |
| 106 | Cyber Security | $ 122,126 | 274 | Details |
| 107 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 122,000 | 6 | Details |
| 108 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 121,500 | 14 | Details |
| 109 | Information Security Lead | $ 121,400 | 28 | Details |
| 110 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 121,341 | 8 | Details |
| 111 | SOAR Engineer | $ 120,490 | 12 | Details |
| 112 | IT Audit Manager | $ 120,250 | 46 | Details |
| 113 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 120,000 | 19 | Details |
| 114 | IT Manager | $ 120,000 | 18 | Details |
| 115 | Software Reverse Engineer | $ 117,700 | 18 | Details |
| 116 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 117,500 | 28 | Details |
| 117 | Information Security Specialist | $ 116,979 | 105 | Details |
| 118 | Threat Analyst | $ 116,979 | 84 | Details |
| 119 | Technical Consultant | $ 114,400 | 30 | Details |
| 120 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
| 121 | Technical Writer | $ 112,400 | 28 | Details |
| 122 | Cyber Analyst | $ 112,000 | 67 | Details |
| 123 | Customer Success Manager | $ 110,845 | 14 | Details |
| 124 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 110,800 | 10 | Details |
| 125 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 22 | Details |
| 126 | Information Security Manager | $ 110,543 | 59 | Details |
| 127 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 110,500 | 42 | Details |
| 128 | Security Specialist | $ 110,500 | 446 | Details |
| 129 | GRC Analyst | $ 110,000 | 66 | Details |
| 130 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 110,000 | 27 | Details |
| 131 | Compliance Analyst | $ 110,000 | 286 | Details |
| 132 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 109,652 | 70 | Details |
| 133 | Systems Administrator | $ 109,250 | 428 | Details |
| 134 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 109,100 | 158 | Details |
| 135 | Test Engineer | $ 109,000 | 42 | Details |
| 136 | IT Auditor | $ 108,100 | 66 | Details |
| 137 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 52 | Details |
| 138 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 107,100 | 42 | Details |
| 139 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 105,420 | 18 | Details |
| 140 | Security Analyst | $ 105,353 | 1893 | Details |
| 141 | Information Security Analyst | $ 105,000 | 142 | Details |
| 142 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 104,853 | 6 | Details |
| 143 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 104,200 | 33 | Details |
| 144 | System Administrator | $ 103,500 | 140 | Details |
| 145 | Compliance Specialist | $ 103,125 | 68 | Details |
| 146 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 101,500 | 103 | Details |
| 147 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,300 | 32 | Details |
| 148 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 100,500 | 18 | Details |
| 149 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 99,852 | 32 | Details |
| 150 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 98,000 | 16 | Details |
| 151 | Risk Operations Analyst | $ 96,600 | 24 | Details |
| 152 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 96,250 | 7 | Details |
| 153 | Network Administrator | $ 95,887 | 12 | Details |
| 154 | Security Administrator | $ 95,500 | 160 | Details |
| 155 | Incident Handler | $ 95,033 | 12 | Details |
| 156 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 94,722 | 56 | Details |
| 157 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 86,700 | 6 | Details |
| 158 | SecOps Engineer | $ 85,072 | 30 | Details |
| 159 | OSINT Analyst | $ 84,772 | 30 | Details |
| 160 | Cyber Support Engineer | $ 84,600 | 6 | Details |
| 161 | SOC Analyst | $ 82,000 | 289 | Details |
| 162 | Ethical Hacker | $ 78,479 | 6 | Details |
| 163 | Pentester | $ 68,888 | 10 | Details |
| 164 | Help Desk Technician | $ 60,000 | 8 | Details |
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