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 | Consulting Director | $ 244,000 | 20 | Details |
| 2 | Director of Security | $ 205,000 | 23 | Details |
| 3 | Information Security Director | $ 200,000 | 6 | Details |
| 4 | Cloud Security | $ 200,000 | 58 | Details |
| 5 | CISO | $ 200,000 | 27 | Details |
| 6 | Cloud Security SME | $ 198,500 | 6 | Details |
| 7 | Data Architect | $ 195,249 | 14 | Details |
| 8 | IT Security Team Lead | $ 195,000 | 6 | Details |
| 9 | Director Information Security | $ 192,400 | 9 | Details |
| 10 | Product Manager | $ 189,000 | 238 | Details |
| 11 | Exploitation Analyst | $ 186,500 | 10 | Details |
| 12 | Head of Security | $ 185,316 | 42 | Details |
| 13 | IT Director | $ 185,000 | 27 | Details |
| 14 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 185,000 | 18 | Details |
| 15 | Security Researcher | $ 182,000 | 166 | Details |
| 16 | Solution Architect | $ 180,078 | 114 | Details |
| 17 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 180,000 | 28 | Details |
| 18 | Solutions Architect | $ 180,000 | 245 | Details |
| 19 | Principal Consultant | $ 179,500 | 8 | Details |
| 20 | Privacy Engineer | $ 179,500 | 52 | Details |
| 21 | Cyber Architect | $ 175,700 | 18 | Details |
| 22 | Sales Engineer | $ 175,500 | 222 | Details |
| 23 | Threat Researcher | $ 175,500 | 26 | Details |
| 24 | Director of Information Security | $ 175,450 | 32 | Details |
| 25 | Issm | $ 175,000 | 6 | Details |
| 26 | Director of IT | $ 175,000 | 23 | Details |
| 27 | Customer Success Engineer | $ 174,000 | 18 | Details |
| 28 | Security Research Engineer | $ 170,000 | 20 | Details |
| 29 | Threat Intelligence Researcher | $ 169,500 | 8 | Details |
| 30 | Backend Engineer | $ 167,500 | 24 | Details |
| 31 | Enterprise Architect | $ 166,406 | 62 | Details |
| 32 | Resident Engineer | $ 166,250 | 12 | Details |
| 33 | Manager Information Security | $ 165,610 | 26 | Details |
| 34 | Head of Information Security | $ 165,000 | 18 | Details |
| 35 | Cyber Incident Response Attorney | $ 165,000 | 22 | Details |
| 36 | Program Manager | $ 165,000 | 649 | Details |
| 37 | Principal Engineer | $ 164,150 | 130 | Details |
| 38 | Security Architect | $ 163,900 | 878 | Details |
| 39 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 163,500 | 24 | Details |
| 40 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 162,500 | 24 | Details |
| 41 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 161,687 | 24 | Details |
| 42 | Technical Architect | $ 161,000 | 10 | Details |
| 43 | Software Engineer | $ 160,000 | 1580 | Details |
| 44 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 160,000 | 92 | Details |
| 45 | Network Architect | $ 159,750 | 12 | Details |
| 46 | IT Operations Manager | $ 159,423 | 16 | Details |
| 47 | SOC Lead | $ 159,166 | 14 | Details |
| 48 | Systems Architect | $ 159,000 | 72 | Details |
| 49 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 158,300 | 30 | Details |
| 50 | Risk Manager | $ 157,650 | 30 | Details |
| 51 | Director of Information Technology | $ 157,500 | 20 | Details |
| 52 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 157,250 | 22 | Details |
| 53 | Security Sales Specialist | $ 157,201 | 24 | Details |
| 54 | Threat Hunter | $ 155,187 | 84 | Details |
| 55 | Principal Software Architect | $ 155,000 | 6 | Details |
| 56 | Security Lead | $ 154,819 | 62 | Details |
| 57 | Product Owner | $ 154,500 | 46 | Details |
| 58 | Cloud Architect | $ 154,078 | 54 | Details |
| 59 | Manager | $ 153,737 | 2688 | Details |
| 60 | Data Scientist | $ 153,350 | 84 | Details |
| 61 | Security Operations Lead | $ 153,200 | 30 | Details |
| 62 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 151,400 | 44 | Details |
| 63 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 151,000 | 174 | Details |
| 64 | Identity Engineer | $ 150,850 | 16 | Details |
| 65 | Solutions Engineer | $ 150,000 | 128 | Details |
| 66 | GRC Specialist | $ 150,000 | 16 | Details |
| 67 | Security Engineer | $ 150,000 | 7133 | Details |
| 68 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 150,000 | 6 | Details |
| 69 | Platform Engineer | $ 150,000 | 164 | Details |
| 70 | Detection Engineer | $ 149,600 | 172 | Details |
| 71 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 149,150 | 18 | Details |
| 72 | Cloud Engineer | $ 149,000 | 134 | Details |
| 73 | Red Team Engineer | $ 148,000 | 12 | Details |
| 74 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,900 | 152 | Details |
| 75 | DevSecOps | $ 147,700 | 239 | Details |
| 76 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 147,250 | 24 | Details |
| 77 | Security Manager | $ 146,204 | 78 | Details |
| 78 | Incident Response Lead | $ 146,200 | 24 | Details |
| 79 | DevOps Engineer | $ 145,000 | 254 | Details |
| 80 | Technical Account Manager | $ 145,000 | 74 | Details |
| 81 | Lead Analyst | $ 144,421 | 28 | Details |
| 82 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 143,462 | 158 | Details |
| 83 | Ethical Hacker | $ 143,300 | 10 | Details |
| 84 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 143,005 | 13 | Details |
| 85 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 142,900 | 18 | Details |
| 86 | Splunk Engineer | $ 142,500 | 68 | Details |
| 87 | SIEM Engineer | $ 142,500 | 28 | Details |
| 88 | Systems Engineer | $ 142,400 | 1101 | Details |
| 89 | Application Security Lead | $ 142,300 | 10 | Details |
| 90 | Software Development Engineer | $ 142,000 | 26 | Details |
| 91 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 142,000 | 16 | Details |
| 92 | Information Security Officer | $ 141,700 | 315 | Details |
| 93 | SOC Manager | $ 141,379 | 54 | Details |
| 94 | Red Team Operator | $ 141,000 | 51 | Details |
| 95 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 141,000 | 592 | Details |
| 96 | Reverse Engineer | $ 141,000 | 190 | Details |
| 97 | Cyber Engineer | $ 140,900 | 169 | Details |
| 98 | Database Administrator | $ 140,900 | 14 | Details |
| 99 | Compliance Officer | $ 140,002 | 66 | Details |
| 100 | Account Executive | $ 140,000 | 90 | Details |
| 101 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 16 | Details |
| 102 | IAM Architect | $ 140,000 | 13 | Details |
| 103 | Full Stack Developer | $ 139,992 | 34 | Details |
| 104 | Database Engineer | $ 139,984 | 22 | Details |
| 105 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 139,760 | 10 | Details |
| 106 | Malware Analyst | $ 139,000 | 10 | Details |
| 107 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 138,594 | 58 | Details |
| 108 | Target Digital Network Analyst | $ 138,500 | 10 | Details |
| 109 | SOAR Engineer | $ 138,500 | 18 | Details |
| 110 | PKI Engineer | $ 138,500 | 14 | Details |
| 111 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 138,439 | 8 | Details |
| 112 | Consultant | $ 138,000 | 782 | Details |
| 113 | Product Marketing Manager | $ 137,500 | 16 | Details |
| 114 | Chief Information Officer | $ 137,500 | 6 | Details |
| 115 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 137,338 | 48 | Details |
| 116 | Security Control Assessor | $ 137,000 | 102 | Details |
| 117 | IT Manager | $ 136,800 | 180 | Details |
| 118 | IT Audit Manager | $ 136,650 | 56 | Details |
| 119 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 64 | Details |
| 120 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 135,500 | 34 | Details |
| 121 | Test Engineer | $ 135,000 | 160 | Details |
| 122 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,000 | 53 | Details |
| 123 | Security Developer | $ 135,000 | 32 | Details |
| 124 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 135,000 | 10 | Details |
| 125 | IT Security Auditor | $ 134,438 | 6 | Details |
| 126 | Isso | $ 133,000 | 98 | Details |
| 127 | Project Manager | $ 132,800 | 182 | Details |
| 128 | Technical Lead | $ 132,000 | 42 | Details |
| 129 | System Engineer | $ 131,770 | 106 | Details |
| 130 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 131,500 | 20 | Details |
| 131 | GRC Engineer | $ 131,050 | 16 | Details |
| 132 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 130,620 | 88 | Details |
| 133 | Cyber Operations Specialist | $ 130,023 | 8 | Details |
| 134 | Cyber Security | $ 130,000 | 602 | Details |
| 135 | IAM Engineer | $ 130,000 | 134 | Details |
| 136 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 130,000 | 24 | Details |
| 137 | Network Engineer | $ 130,000 | 491 | Details |
| 138 | IT Risk Manager | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
| 139 | Penetration Tester | $ 130,000 | 259 | Details |
| 140 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 129,550 | 84 | Details |
| 141 | Privacy Officer | $ 128,455 | 88 | Details |
| 142 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 128,000 | 137 | Details |
| 143 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 127,350 | 68 | Details |
| 144 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 126,191 | 30 | Details |
| 145 | Automation Engineer | $ 125,930 | 96 | Details |
| 146 | Application Developer | $ 125,858 | 16 | Details |
| 147 | InfoSec Engineer | $ 125,650 | 6 | Details |
| 148 | Customer Success Manager | $ 125,500 | 32 | Details |
| 149 | Software Developer | $ 125,350 | 204 | Details |
| 150 | Compliance Manager | $ 125,000 | 140 | Details |
| 151 | Threat Analyst | $ 125,000 | 107 | Details |
| 152 | OSINT Collector | $ 124,200 | 16 | Details |
| 153 | Information Security Auditor | $ 124,200 | 6 | Details |
| 154 | Security Expert | $ 123,941 | 18 | Details |
| 155 | SecOps Engineer | $ 123,750 | 12 | Details |
| 156 | Information Security Lead | $ 123,050 | 14 | Details |
| 157 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 122,875 | 38 | Details |
| 158 | Incident Responder | $ 122,750 | 66 | Details |
| 159 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 122,500 | 42 | Details |
| 160 | Threat Intelligence Specialist | $ 121,900 | 12 | Details |
| 161 | Electronic Warfare Operator | $ 121,437 | 6 | Details |
| 162 | SOC Team Lead | $ 121,300 | 6 | Details |
| 163 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 120,949 | 106 | Details |
| 164 | Business Analyst | $ 120,750 | 51 | Details |
| 165 | Information Assurance Analyst | $ 120,162 | 24 | Details |
| 166 | Security Consultant | $ 120,000 | 176 | Details |
| 167 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,000 | 89 | Details |
| 168 | Data Analyst | $ 120,000 | 72 | Details |
| 169 | Security Operations Manager | $ 120,000 | 70 | Details |
| 170 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 120,000 | 42 | Details |
| 171 | Associate | $ 120,000 | 444 | Details |
| 172 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 119,500 | 140 | Details |
| 173 | Firewall Engineer | $ 119,350 | 62 | Details |
| 174 | User Support Technician | $ 119,250 | 6 | Details |
| 175 | Risk Analyst | $ 119,000 | 58 | Details |
| 176 | Vulnerability Management Lead | $ 118,665 | 6 | Details |
| 177 | Cyber Analyst | $ 117,900 | 91 | Details |
| 178 | GRC Analyst | $ 117,498 | 113 | Details |
| 179 | Privacy Manager | $ 115,000 | 54 | Details |
| 180 | OSINT Analyst | $ 115,000 | 18 | Details |
| 181 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 114,875 | 66 | Details |
| 182 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 114,650 | 38 | Details |
| 183 | Data Engineer | $ 114,300 | 90 | Details |
| 184 | Technical Writer | $ 113,950 | 36 | Details |
| 185 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 113,000 | 21 | Details |
| 186 | Network Analyst | $ 113,000 | 36 | Details |
| 187 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 188 | Vulnerability Engineer | $ 112,500 | 12 | Details |
| 189 | Splunk Administrator | $ 112,500 | 14 | Details |
| 190 | SOC Engineer | $ 112,126 | 26 | Details |
| 191 | Analyst | $ 112,000 | 2002 | Details |
| 192 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 111,900 | 10 | Details |
| 193 | Systems Administrator | $ 111,702 | 695 | Details |
| 194 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 48 | Details |
| 195 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 10 | Details |
| 196 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 110,900 | 48 | Details |
| 197 | Incident Response Manager | $ 110,755 | 24 | Details |
| 198 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 110,550 | 34 | Details |
| 199 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 292 | Details |
| 200 | Information Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 170 | Details |
| 201 | Product Security Lead | $ 110,000 | 26 | Details |
| 202 | Security Operations Team Lead | $ 109,825 | 6 | Details |
| 203 | Head of IT Security | $ 109,593 | 6 | Details |
| 204 | Compliance Specialist | $ 108,497 | 149 | Details |
| 205 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 108,000 | 6 | Details |
| 206 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 108,000 | 138 | Details |
| 207 | Security Specialist | $ 107,682 | 634 | Details |
| 208 | IT Auditor | $ 106,100 | 110 | Details |
| 209 | IT Specialist | $ 106,000 | 38 | Details |
| 210 | Security Analyst | $ 105,800 | 2849 | Details |
| 211 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 104,179 | 116 | Details |
| 212 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 213 | Compliance Analyst | $ 102,683 | 318 | Details |
| 214 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 102,425 | 182 | Details |
| 215 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 216 | Internal Auditor | $ 97,875 | 44 | Details |
| 217 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 218 | QA Engineer | $ 96,790 | 8 | Details |
| 219 | IAM Analyst | $ 96,000 | 12 | Details |
| 220 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 221 | Security Administrator | $ 95,000 | 208 | Details |
| 222 | Network Administrator | $ 94,300 | 87 | Details |
| 223 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 93,500 | 34 | Details |
| 224 | Cyber Defense Engineer | $ 90,250 | 6 | Details |
| 225 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 87,500 | 30 | Details |
| 226 | IT Security Manager | $ 86,955 | 10 | Details |
| 227 | Pentester | $ 84,210 | 15 | Details |
| 228 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 83,575 | 16 | Details |
| 229 | Compliance Associate | $ 80,850 | 14 | Details |
| 230 | SOC Analyst | $ 78,520 | 277 | Details |
| 231 | Security Administrative Assistant | $ 77,000 | 6 | Details |
| 232 | Dev Security Operations | $ 72,000 | 12 | Details |
| 233 | Sales Development Representative | $ 62,860 | 24 | Details |
| 234 | Security Operations Center Operator | $ 52,403 | 6 | Details |
| 235 | Incident Response Technician | $ 42,000 | 120 | Details |
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