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 $ 234,000 16 Details
3 Head of Security $ 200,000 74 Details
4 Director of Security $ 194,700 10 Details
5 Solutions Architect $ 180,000 92 Details
6 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 179,000 30 Details
7 Technical Targeting Analyst $ 177,500 10 Details
8 Director of Information Security $ 177,500 48 Details
9 Product Security Lead $ 177,350 14 Details
10 Security Software Engineer $ 175,000 228 Details
11 Cloud Architect $ 174,500 10 Details
12 Cyber Security Project Engineer $ 172,781 12 Details
13 Security Researcher $ 170,000 262 Details
14 Cyber Security Technologist $ 169,500 6 Details
15 Privacy Engineer $ 168,000 90 Details
16 Application Security Manager $ 167,500 6 Details
17 Cyber Architect $ 166,250 12 Details
18 Resident Engineer $ 166,140 6 Details
19 Product Manager $ 166,000 153 Details
20 Security Architect $ 165,000 776 Details
21 Security Solutions Architect $ 164,058 30 Details
22 Incident Response Engineer $ 163,850 48 Details
23 Threat Hunting Analyst $ 163,600 8 Details
24 Security Manager $ 163,505 26 Details
25 Enterprise Architect $ 163,250 38 Details
26 Sales Engineer $ 162,750 156 Details
27 Threat Detection Engineer $ 161,913 20 Details
28 Program Manager $ 161,000 369 Details
29 SOC Engineer $ 160,000 37 Details
30 Security Solution Architect $ 160,000 10 Details
31 Software Engineer $ 160,000 1057 Details
32 Systems Architect $ 158,750 18 Details
33 Site Reliability Engineer $ 156,160 56 Details
34 Cyber Security Project Manager $ 155,750 10 Details
35 Solutions Engineer $ 155,000 118 Details
36 Vulnerability Management Specialist $ 154,800 22 Details
37 Compliance Officer $ 154,444 40 Details
38 Principal Engineer $ 153,800 16 Details
39 Penetration Testing Engineer $ 153,500 32 Details
40 Solution Architect $ 152,850 60 Details
41 Manager $ 152,796 654 Details
42 Application Security Lead $ 152,500 10 Details
43 Security Engineer $ 151,200 6531 Details
44 Consultant $ 151,000 833 Details
45 Security Program Manager $ 150,550 8 Details
46 Data Scientist $ 150,475 36 Details
47 Systems Engineer $ 150,000 655 Details
48 Security Lead $ 148,800 114 Details
49 Security Control Assessor $ 148,750 96 Details
50 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 148,388 48 Details
51 Technology Risk Manager $ 148,025 6 Details
52 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 146,000 72 Details
53 Head of Information Security $ 145,000 30 Details
54 Information System Security Manager $ 144,950 132 Details
55 SOC Manager $ 144,666 27 Details
56 Security Operations Manager $ 144,550 50 Details
57 SOC Lead $ 144,075 10 Details
58 IT Security Manager $ 143,485 24 Details
59 Detection Engineer $ 143,000 32 Details
60 Cryptologic Computer Scientist $ 142,500 6 Details
61 Malware Analyst $ 142,000 22 Details
62 Security Controls Assessor $ 141,937 28 Details
63 Security Operations Engineer $ 141,905 172 Details
64 Incident Response Manager $ 141,350 38 Details
65 Security Expert $ 140,250 6 Details
66 DevSecOps $ 140,000 166 Details
67 Compliance Manager $ 140,000 162 Details
68 Incident Response Lead $ 140,000 40 Details
69 Business Analyst $ 140,000 19 Details
70 Information Security Officer $ 138,760 413 Details
71 Information Systems Security Manager $ 137,885 166 Details
72 Red Team Operator $ 137,750 49 Details
73 Platform Engineer $ 137,510 28 Details
74 IT Audit Manager $ 137,200 48 Details
75 DevOps Engineer $ 137,000 185 Details
76 Security Operations Lead $ 137,000 19 Details
77 Threat Hunter $ 137,000 78 Details
78 System Engineer $ 136,500 40 Details
79 Splunk Engineer $ 136,000 64 Details
80 Cloud Engineer $ 136,000 94 Details
81 Project Manager $ 135,400 125 Details
82 Firewall Engineer $ 134,987 62 Details
83 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 134,250 52 Details
84 Privacy Officer $ 132,086 42 Details
85 IAM Engineer $ 131,600 87 Details
86 Information Assurance Engineer $ 131,531 12 Details
87 Infrastructure Engineer $ 130,779 66 Details
88 GRC Specialist $ 130,100 22 Details
89 Penetration Tester $ 129,950 298 Details
90 Security Operations Specialist $ 129,320 24 Details
91 IT Manager $ 129,000 24 Details
92 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 128,300 198 Details
93 Data Engineer $ 128,150 10 Details
94 Cyber Engineer $ 128,000 237 Details
95 DevSecOps Engineer $ 127,825 556 Details
96 Software Developer $ 127,000 57 Details
97 Vulnerability Management Lead $ 126,200 6 Details
98 Incident Responder $ 126,115 70 Details
99 Network Engineer $ 125,713 284 Details
100 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 125,500 62 Details
101 Associate $ 125,000 174 Details
102 Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst $ 125,000 12 Details
103 Privacy Manager $ 124,600 46 Details
104 Technical Account Manager $ 124,500 44 Details
105 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 124,100 63 Details
106 Security Consultant $ 123,000 223 Details
107 Reverse Engineer $ 122,500 50 Details
108 SIEM Engineer $ 122,400 22 Details
109 Cyber Security $ 122,126 280 Details
110 Security Compliance Engineer $ 122,000 6 Details
111 Systems Analyst $ 121,500 8 Details
112 Professional Services Engineer $ 121,500 14 Details
113 Information Security Lead $ 121,400 28 Details
114 SOAR Engineer $ 120,490 12 Details
115 Cyber Security Manager $ 120,000 19 Details
116 Risk Analyst $ 119,000 48 Details
117 Software Reverse Engineer $ 117,700 18 Details
118 Cyber Network Defense Analyst $ 117,500 28 Details
119 Information Security Specialist $ 116,979 105 Details
120 Threat Analyst $ 116,979 84 Details
121 Technical Consultant $ 114,400 30 Details
122 DevSecOps Architect $ 114,000 8 Details
123 Test Engineer $ 113,096 52 Details
124 Technical Writer $ 112,400 28 Details
125 Cyber Analyst $ 112,000 69 Details
126 Cyber Risk Analyst $ 111,891 10 Details
127 Security Specialist $ 111,812 460 Details
128 Customer Success Manager $ 110,845 16 Details
129 Cyber Mission Specialist $ 110,800 22 Details
130 Cyber Range Engineer $ 110,800 10 Details
131 Information Security Manager $ 110,543 59 Details
132 Vulnerability Researcher $ 110,500 42 Details
133 GRC Analyst $ 110,000 66 Details
134 Vulnerability Management Analyst $ 110,000 27 Details
135 Compliance Analyst $ 110,000 292 Details
136 Vulnerability Analyst $ 109,652 72 Details
137 Systems Administrator $ 109,250 438 Details
138 Incident Response Analyst $ 109,100 162 Details
139 Technical Support Engineer $ 108,000 52 Details
140 Insider Threat Analyst $ 107,100 42 Details
141 IT Auditor $ 106,900 68 Details
142 Data Analyst $ 106,350 8 Details
143 Professional Services Consultant $ 105,420 18 Details
144 Security Analyst $ 105,100 1947 Details
145 Information Security Analyst $ 105,000 142 Details
146 System Administrator $ 105,000 142 Details
147 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 104,200 33 Details
148 Cyber Defense Analyst $ 104,000 19 Details
149 Compliance Specialist $ 103,125 70 Details
150 Security Operations Analyst $ 101,500 103 Details
151 Information Security Risk Specialist $ 101,300 36 Details
152 Cyber Security Lead $ 100,500 18 Details
153 Incident Response Specialist $ 99,852 32 Details
154 Cyber Operations Analyst $ 98,000 16 Details
155 Risk Operations Analyst $ 96,600 24 Details
156 Cyber Security Consultant $ 96,250 7 Details
157 Network Administrator $ 95,887 12 Details
158 Incident Handler $ 95,033 12 Details
159 Security Administrator $ 95,000 162 Details
160 Cyber Security Specialist $ 94,722 56 Details
161 OSINT Analyst $ 89,010 32 Details
162 CyberArk Engineer $ 86,700 6 Details
163 SecOps Engineer $ 85,072 30 Details
164 Cyber Support Engineer $ 84,600 6 Details
165 SOC Analyst $ 82,000 291 Details
166 Ethical Hacker $ 78,479 6 Details
167 Pentester $ 68,888 10 Details
168 Help Desk Technician $ 60,000 8 Details

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