The Global InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index for 2025 💰📊
See below our global salary index in 2025 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 2025 | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of Security | $ 228,500 | 26 | Details |
| 2 | Director of Security | $ 208,000 | 19 | Details |
| 3 | Director Information Security | $ 203,000 | 5 | Details |
| 4 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 202,650 | 14 | Details |
| 5 | CISO | $ 200,000 | 25 | Details |
| 6 | IT Director | $ 200,000 | 13 | Details |
| 7 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 185,000 | 6 | Details |
| 8 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,498 | 149 | Details |
| 9 | Threat Researcher | $ 181,500 | 18 | Details |
| 10 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 181,000 | 12 | Details |
| 11 | Privacy Engineer | $ 180,000 | 30 | Details |
| 12 | Sales Engineer | $ 175,500 | 130 | Details |
| 13 | Solution Architect | $ 175,124 | 54 | Details |
| 14 | Security Research Engineer | $ 175,000 | 6 | Details |
| 15 | Director of IT | $ 174,063 | 8 | Details |
| 16 | Director of Information Technology | $ 172,500 | 12 | Details |
| 17 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 171,606 | 5 | Details |
| 18 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 171,140 | 38 | Details |
| 19 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 170,000 | 12 | Details |
| 20 | Security Researcher | $ 169,000 | 70 | Details |
| 21 | Principal Engineer | $ 168,600 | 82 | Details |
| 22 | Systems Architect | $ 167,922 | 26 | Details |
| 23 | Security Sales Specialist | $ 166,110 | 12 | Details |
| 24 | Resident Engineer | $ 165,750 | 6 | Details |
| 25 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 165,700 | 24 | Details |
| 26 | Manager Information Security | $ 165,610 | 16 | Details |
| 27 | Product Manager | $ 165,600 | 108 | Details |
| 28 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 165,375 | 14 | Details |
| 29 | Cyber Incident Response Attorney | $ 165,000 | 16 | Details |
| 30 | Security Architect | $ 164,500 | 458 | Details |
| 31 | Customer Success Engineer | $ 162,500 | 8 | Details |
| 32 | Program Manager | $ 162,000 | 339 | Details |
| 33 | Cyber Architect | $ 161,600 | 14 | Details |
| 34 | Cloud Engineer | $ 161,000 | 62 | Details |
| 35 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
| 36 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 159,730 | 16 | Details |
| 37 | IT Operations Manager | $ 159,423 | 6 | Details |
| 38 | SOC Lead | $ 159,166 | 10 | Details |
| 39 | Risk Manager | $ 157,650 | 30 | Details |
| 40 | Threat Hunter | $ 156,925 | 24 | Details |
| 41 | Manager | $ 156,000 | 1318 | Details |
| 42 | Security Lead | $ 155,697 | 32 | Details |
| 43 | Cloud Architect | $ 155,203 | 32 | Details |
| 44 | Software Engineer | $ 153,925 | 749 | Details |
| 45 | Security Manager | $ 153,000 | 28 | Details |
| 46 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 151,551 | 14 | Details |
| 47 | Detection Engineer | $ 151,200 | 105 | Details |
| 48 | GRC Specialist | $ 151,150 | 12 | Details |
| 49 | Security Operations Lead | $ 150,700 | 10 | Details |
| 50 | Solutions Engineer | $ 150,350 | 62 | Details |
| 51 | Technical Account Manager | $ 150,000 | 24 | Details |
| 52 | Security Engineer | $ 150,000 | 3585 | Details |
| 53 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 149,700 | 18 | Details |
| 54 | DevSecOps | $ 149,013 | 120 | Details |
| 55 | Platform Engineer | $ 147,175 | 74 | Details |
| 56 | Full Stack Developer | $ 146,992 | 16 | Details |
| 57 | SIEM Engineer | $ 145,000 | 6 | Details |
| 58 | Data Scientist | $ 144,500 | 40 | Details |
| 59 | Systems Engineer | $ 144,500 | 551 | Details |
| 60 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 144,462 | 6 | Details |
| 61 | SOC Manager | $ 144,050 | 20 | Details |
| 62 | Consultant | $ 144,000 | 376 | Details |
| 63 | DevOps Engineer | $ 143,950 | 102 | Details |
| 64 | Information System Security Manager | $ 142,800 | 92 | Details |
| 65 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 142,600 | 74 | Details |
| 66 | Information Security Officer | $ 142,500 | 155 | Details |
| 67 | Automation Engineer | $ 142,450 | 30 | Details |
| 68 | Application Security Lead | $ 142,300 | 6 | Details |
| 69 | Red Team Operator | $ 141,300 | 21 | Details |
| 70 | Enterprise Architect | $ 141,197 | 24 | Details |
| 71 | SecOps Engineer | $ 140,800 | 8 | Details |
| 72 | IAM Architect | $ 140,000 | 11 | Details |
| 73 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 140,000 | 112 | Details |
| 74 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 12 | Details |
| 75 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 140,000 | 280 | Details |
| 76 | Database Engineer | $ 139,984 | 18 | Details |
| 77 | Software Development Engineer | $ 139,650 | 14 | Details |
| 78 | IT Manager | $ 139,550 | 78 | Details |
| 79 | Incident Response Lead | $ 139,469 | 6 | Details |
| 80 | Splunk Engineer | $ 139,350 | 30 | Details |
| 81 | Lead Analyst | $ 138,796 | 16 | Details |
| 82 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 138,594 | 32 | Details |
| 83 | Reverse Engineer | $ 138,500 | 82 | Details |
| 84 | Compliance Manager | $ 137,500 | 72 | Details |
| 85 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 137,500 | 20 | Details |
| 86 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 137,338 | 30 | Details |
| 87 | Technical Writer | $ 136,500 | 16 | Details |
| 88 | GRC Engineer | $ 136,500 | 10 | Details |
| 89 | IT Audit Manager | $ 136,500 | 28 | Details |
| 90 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,500 | 48 | Details |
| 91 | Compliance Officer | $ 136,125 | 40 | Details |
| 92 | Penetration Tester | $ 136,000 | 141 | Details |
| 93 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 136,000 | 28 | Details |
| 94 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 36 | Details |
| 95 | Malware Analyst | $ 135,325 | 6 | Details |
| 96 | Project Manager | $ 132,000 | 90 | Details |
| 97 | Technical Lead | $ 132,000 | 22 | Details |
| 98 | Security Expert | $ 131,970 | 10 | Details |
| 99 | IAM Engineer | $ 131,000 | 72 | Details |
| 100 | PKI Engineer | $ 131,000 | 8 | Details |
| 101 | Account Executive | $ 130,292 | 20 | Details |
| 102 | Director of Information Security | $ 130,000 | 10 | Details |
| 103 | Network Engineer | $ 130,000 | 227 | Details |
| 104 | Test Engineer | $ 129,250 | 72 | Details |
| 105 | Cyber Engineer | $ 129,030 | 101 | Details |
| 106 | System Engineer | $ 128,600 | 48 | Details |
| 107 | Security Developer | $ 128,000 | 18 | Details |
| 108 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 127,000 | 16 | Details |
| 109 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 126,600 | 29 | Details |
| 110 | Software Developer | $ 126,500 | 88 | Details |
| 111 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 126,191 | 20 | Details |
| 112 | Isso | $ 126,100 | 40 | Details |
| 113 | GRC Analyst | $ 125,000 | 61 | Details |
| 114 | Associate | $ 125,000 | 258 | Details |
| 115 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 124,100 | 38 | Details |
| 116 | Threat Analyst | $ 124,100 | 56 | Details |
| 117 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 123,550 | 6 | Details |
| 118 | Threat Intelligence Specialist | $ 123,400 | 10 | Details |
| 119 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 123,250 | 36 | Details |
| 120 | Information Assurance Analyst | $ 122,837 | 10 | Details |
| 121 | Cyber Security | $ 121,800 | 296 | Details |
| 122 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 120,500 | 10 | Details |
| 123 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 120,000 | 83 | Details |
| 124 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,000 | 43 | Details |
| 125 | Cyber Analyst | $ 119,512 | 44 | Details |
| 126 | Ethical Hacker | $ 118,700 | 6 | Details |
| 127 | Incident Responder | $ 118,600 | 24 | Details |
| 128 | SOAR Engineer | $ 117,900 | 8 | Details |
| 129 | Privacy Officer | $ 117,529 | 46 | Details |
| 130 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 117,500 | 36 | Details |
| 131 | Data Engineer | $ 117,000 | 38 | Details |
| 132 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 8 | Details |
| 133 | Data Analyst | $ 115,000 | 24 | Details |
| 134 | Customer Success Manager | $ 115,000 | 12 | Details |
| 135 | Risk Analyst | $ 114,750 | 44 | Details |
| 136 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 114,071 | 20 | Details |
| 137 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 113,000 | 13 | Details |
| 138 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 139 | Information Security Lead | $ 112,500 | 6 | Details |
| 140 | Analyst | $ 112,057 | 890 | Details |
| 141 | Firewall Engineer | $ 112,037 | 38 | Details |
| 142 | Systems Administrator | $ 112,000 | 395 | Details |
| 143 | Privacy Manager | $ 112,000 | 26 | Details |
| 144 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 112,000 | 10 | Details |
| 145 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 111,800 | 24 | Details |
| 146 | Security Operations Manager | $ 111,625 | 26 | Details |
| 147 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 10 | Details |
| 148 | Information Security Specialist | $ 110,900 | 94 | Details |
| 149 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 8 | Details |
| 150 | Security Consultant | $ 110,500 | 92 | Details |
| 151 | Security Specialist | $ 110,450 | 268 | Details |
| 152 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 154 | Details |
| 153 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 110,000 | 24 | Details |
| 154 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 110,000 | 80 | Details |
| 155 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 108,800 | 62 | Details |
| 156 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 108,260 | 24 | Details |
| 157 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 108,000 | 28 | Details |
| 158 | IT Specialist | $ 107,200 | 20 | Details |
| 159 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 106,700 | 12 | Details |
| 160 | Compliance Specialist | $ 106,400 | 63 | Details |
| 161 | Network Analyst | $ 105,807 | 14 | Details |
| 162 | Security Analyst | $ 105,800 | 1557 | Details |
| 163 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 105,031 | 74 | Details |
| 164 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 165 | Compliance Analyst | $ 102,950 | 150 | Details |
| 166 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,125 | 22 | Details |
| 167 | IT Auditor | $ 100,884 | 58 | Details |
| 168 | Incident Response Manager | $ 100,043 | 12 | Details |
| 169 | QA Engineer | $ 100,000 | 5 | Details |
| 170 | Product Security Lead | $ 100,000 | 12 | Details |
| 171 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 172 | IAM Analyst | $ 98,200 | 6 | Details |
| 173 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 174 | SOC Engineer | $ 96,779 | 10 | Details |
| 175 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 176 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 94,746 | 78 | Details |
| 177 | Security Administrator | $ 92,755 | 114 | Details |
| 178 | OSINT Analyst | $ 92,500 | 8 | Details |
| 179 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 92,110 | 60 | Details |
| 180 | Network Administrator | $ 92,000 | 41 | Details |
| 181 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 89,950 | 12 | Details |
| 182 | Internal Auditor | $ 87,450 | 14 | Details |
| 183 | Business Analyst | $ 86,250 | 17 | Details |
| 184 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 83,575 | 12 | Details |
| 185 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 82,278 | 26 | Details |
| 186 | Pentester | $ 76,700 | 11 | Details |
| 187 | SOC Analyst | $ 73,840 | 156 | Details |
| 188 | Dev Security Operations | $ 72,000 | 12 | Details |
| 189 | Sales Development Representative | $ 55,000 | 14 | Details |
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