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.
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| # | Role | Median Salary in 2025 | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of Security | $ 228,500 | 22 | Details |
| 2 | Director of Security | $ 207,850 | 18 | Details |
| 3 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 205,400 | 12 | Details |
| 4 | Director Information Security | $ 203,000 | 5 | Details |
| 5 | CISO | $ 200,000 | 25 | Details |
| 6 | IT Director | $ 200,000 | 13 | Details |
| 7 | Director of Information Technology | $ 191,860 | 8 | Details |
| 8 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,498 | 111 | Details |
| 9 | Threat Researcher | $ 181,500 | 18 | Details |
| 10 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 181,000 | 10 | Details |
| 11 | Privacy Engineer | $ 180,000 | 24 | Details |
| 12 | Cyber Architect | $ 174,100 | 10 | Details |
| 13 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 172,820 | 32 | Details |
| 14 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 171,606 | 5 | Details |
| 15 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 170,000 | 12 | Details |
| 16 | Product Manager | $ 169,630 | 86 | Details |
| 17 | Systems Architect | $ 167,922 | 26 | Details |
| 18 | Security Lead | $ 167,000 | 24 | Details |
| 19 | Sales Engineer | $ 166,000 | 104 | Details |
| 20 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 165,700 | 20 | Details |
| 21 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 165,375 | 8 | Details |
| 22 | Security Architect | $ 165,000 | 374 | Details |
| 23 | Cyber Incident Response Attorney | $ 165,000 | 16 | Details |
| 24 | Cloud Engineer | $ 163,250 | 48 | Details |
| 25 | Principal Engineer | $ 162,550 | 72 | Details |
| 26 | Program Manager | $ 162,000 | 267 | Details |
| 27 | Security Researcher | $ 161,615 | 58 | Details |
| 28 | Splunk Engineer | $ 161,462 | 20 | Details |
| 29 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 160,000 | 10 | Details |
| 30 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 159,730 | 12 | Details |
| 31 | IT Operations Manager | $ 159,423 | 6 | Details |
| 32 | Risk Manager | $ 157,650 | 30 | Details |
| 33 | Manager | $ 157,550 | 1026 | Details |
| 34 | Threat Hunter | $ 156,925 | 22 | Details |
| 35 | Information Assurance Analyst | $ 156,700 | 8 | Details |
| 36 | Security Sales Specialist | $ 155,334 | 6 | Details |
| 37 | Cloud Architect | $ 155,203 | 28 | Details |
| 38 | Solution Architect | $ 155,100 | 46 | Details |
| 39 | Information Security Officer | $ 155,000 | 125 | Details |
| 40 | SOC Lead | $ 154,083 | 8 | Details |
| 41 | Software Engineer | $ 153,925 | 561 | Details |
| 42 | Security Manager | $ 153,000 | 22 | Details |
| 43 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 153,000 | 10 | Details |
| 44 | Solutions Engineer | $ 152,113 | 54 | Details |
| 45 | GRC Specialist | $ 151,150 | 12 | Details |
| 46 | Security Operations Lead | $ 150,700 | 10 | Details |
| 47 | Security Engineer | $ 150,000 | 2822 | Details |
| 48 | Technical Account Manager | $ 150,000 | 18 | Details |
| 49 | IAM Architect | $ 150,000 | 7 | Details |
| 50 | Detection Engineer | $ 149,000 | 71 | Details |
| 51 | Automation Engineer | $ 147,741 | 24 | Details |
| 52 | Data Scientist | $ 146,175 | 26 | Details |
| 53 | DevSecOps | $ 145,725 | 88 | Details |
| 54 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 145,500 | 20 | Details |
| 55 | Platform Engineer | $ 144,955 | 54 | Details |
| 56 | DevOps Engineer | $ 144,000 | 70 | Details |
| 57 | Systems Engineer | $ 143,750 | 485 | Details |
| 58 | Reverse Engineer | $ 141,600 | 72 | Details |
| 59 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 141,600 | 12 | Details |
| 60 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 141,292 | 60 | Details |
| 61 | Enterprise Architect | $ 141,197 | 22 | Details |
| 62 | Full Stack Developer | $ 140,750 | 14 | Details |
| 63 | Information System Security Manager | $ 140,700 | 78 | Details |
| 64 | Consultant | $ 140,000 | 272 | Details |
| 65 | Security Expert | $ 140,000 | 6 | Details |
| 66 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 8 | Details |
| 67 | Compliance Manager | $ 140,000 | 62 | Details |
| 68 | Incident Response Lead | $ 139,469 | 6 | Details |
| 69 | Lead Analyst | $ 138,796 | 16 | Details |
| 70 | IT Manager | $ 138,715 | 62 | Details |
| 71 | SOC Manager | $ 138,500 | 14 | Details |
| 72 | Database Engineer | $ 138,392 | 14 | Details |
| 73 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 137,900 | 96 | Details |
| 74 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 137,500 | 20 | Details |
| 75 | Security Developer | $ 137,500 | 12 | Details |
| 76 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 137,338 | 24 | Details |
| 77 | Penetration Tester | $ 137,000 | 103 | Details |
| 78 | Cyber Engineer | $ 137,000 | 75 | Details |
| 79 | IT Audit Manager | $ 136,500 | 28 | Details |
| 80 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,500 | 32 | Details |
| 81 | Technical Writer | $ 136,500 | 14 | Details |
| 82 | Compliance Officer | $ 136,125 | 20 | Details |
| 83 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 26 | Details |
| 84 | Malware Analyst | $ 135,325 | 6 | Details |
| 85 | Red Team Operator | $ 135,000 | 11 | Details |
| 86 | IAM Engineer | $ 133,700 | 54 | Details |
| 87 | Threat Intelligence Specialist | $ 132,000 | 6 | Details |
| 88 | Project Manager | $ 132,000 | 78 | Details |
| 89 | Threat Analyst | $ 131,852 | 46 | Details |
| 90 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 131,662 | 20 | Details |
| 91 | Manager Information Security | $ 131,550 | 6 | Details |
| 92 | PKI Engineer | $ 131,000 | 8 | Details |
| 93 | Test Engineer | $ 130,212 | 56 | Details |
| 94 | Network Engineer | $ 130,000 | 187 | Details |
| 95 | Director of Information Security | $ 130,000 | 8 | Details |
| 96 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 129,751 | 222 | Details |
| 97 | Software Development Engineer | $ 129,300 | 12 | Details |
| 98 | System Engineer | $ 128,600 | 34 | Details |
| 99 | Data Analyst | $ 128,500 | 18 | Details |
| 100 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 127,500 | 8 | Details |
| 101 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 127,000 | 14 | Details |
| 102 | Technical Lead | $ 126,750 | 16 | Details |
| 103 | Isso | $ 126,100 | 34 | Details |
| 104 | Software Developer | $ 125,250 | 62 | Details |
| 105 | Account Executive | $ 125,000 | 14 | Details |
| 106 | Associate | $ 124,400 | 202 | Details |
| 107 | Cyber Security | $ 124,150 | 224 | Details |
| 108 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 123,550 | 6 | Details |
| 109 | Incident Responder | $ 122,880 | 18 | Details |
| 110 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 121,127 | 10 | Details |
| 111 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,253 | 31 | Details |
| 112 | Cyber Analyst | $ 119,512 | 34 | Details |
| 113 | SOAR Engineer | $ 117,900 | 8 | Details |
| 114 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 117,500 | 30 | Details |
| 115 | GRC Analyst | $ 117,498 | 53 | Details |
| 116 | Data Engineer | $ 117,000 | 34 | Details |
| 117 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 116,950 | 24 | Details |
| 118 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 116,100 | 60 | Details |
| 119 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 6 | Details |
| 120 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 116,000 | 63 | Details |
| 121 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 115,750 | 8 | Details |
| 122 | Customer Success Manager | $ 115,000 | 10 | Details |
| 123 | Analyst | $ 114,000 | 644 | Details |
| 124 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 113,100 | 26 | Details |
| 125 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 113,000 | 11 | Details |
| 126 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 127 | Information Security Lead | $ 112,500 | 6 | Details |
| 128 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 112,000 | 10 | Details |
| 129 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 6 | Details |
| 130 | Systems Administrator | $ 110,900 | 327 | Details |
| 131 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 6 | Details |
| 132 | Firewall Engineer | $ 110,635 | 24 | Details |
| 133 | Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 204 | Details |
| 134 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 110,000 | 50 | Details |
| 135 | Information Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 78 | Details |
| 136 | System Administrator | $ 108,625 | 104 | Details |
| 137 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 108,260 | 18 | Details |
| 138 | Compliance Specialist | $ 107,604 | 47 | Details |
| 139 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 107,430 | 20 | Details |
| 140 | Privacy Officer | $ 107,376 | 34 | Details |
| 141 | Risk Analyst | $ 105,820 | 28 | Details |
| 142 | Network Analyst | $ 105,807 | 10 | Details |
| 143 | Security Analyst | $ 105,400 | 1268 | Details |
| 144 | Security Consultant | $ 104,830 | 68 | Details |
| 145 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 104,725 | 72 | Details |
| 146 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 104,200 | 10 | Details |
| 147 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 148 | Privacy Manager | $ 102,500 | 20 | Details |
| 149 | Compliance Analyst | $ 102,350 | 110 | Details |
| 150 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 101,455 | 14 | Details |
| 151 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,125 | 20 | Details |
| 152 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 100,337 | 14 | Details |
| 153 | Incident Response Manager | $ 100,043 | 12 | Details |
| 154 | QA Engineer | $ 100,000 | 5 | Details |
| 155 | IT Auditor | $ 100,000 | 42 | Details |
| 156 | Product Security Lead | $ 100,000 | 12 | Details |
| 157 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 158 | Security Operations Manager | $ 98,300 | 12 | Details |
| 159 | IAM Analyst | $ 98,200 | 6 | Details |
| 160 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 161 | SOC Engineer | $ 96,779 | 6 | Details |
| 162 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 163 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 95,000 | 9 | Details |
| 164 | Security Administrator | $ 95,000 | 72 | Details |
| 165 | OSINT Analyst | $ 92,500 | 8 | Details |
| 166 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 92,110 | 50 | Details |
| 167 | Network Administrator | $ 92,000 | 31 | Details |
| 168 | Business Analyst | $ 91,875 | 16 | Details |
| 169 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 91,750 | 62 | Details |
| 170 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 89,950 | 12 | Details |
| 171 | IT Specialist | $ 87,600 | 10 | Details |
| 172 | Internal Auditor | $ 87,450 | 12 | Details |
| 173 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 83,575 | 10 | Details |
| 174 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 82,278 | 16 | Details |
| 175 | Pentester | $ 76,700 | 7 | Details |
| 176 | SOC Analyst | $ 72,200 | 130 | Details |
| 177 | Sales Development Representative | $ 57,500 | 12 | Details |
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