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 | Director of Security | $ 257,500 | 6 | Details |
| 2 | Head of Security | $ 235,000 | 8 | Details |
| 3 | Privacy Engineer | $ 200,000 | 8 | Details |
| 4 | IT Director | $ 200,000 | 11 | Details |
| 5 | Product Manager | $ 184,500 | 26 | Details |
| 6 | Solutions Architect | $ 183,000 | 47 | Details |
| 7 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 181,000 | 6 | Details |
| 8 | Threat Researcher | $ 180,000 | 8 | Details |
| 9 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 178,500 | 6 | Details |
| 10 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 177,500 | 20 | Details |
| 11 | Sales Engineer | $ 173,815 | 56 | Details |
| 12 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 172,650 | 12 | Details |
| 13 | Splunk Engineer | $ 169,650 | 8 | Details |
| 14 | Security Architect | $ 166,680 | 192 | Details |
| 15 | Ciso | $ 165,800 | 20 | Details |
| 16 | Security Lead | $ 165,557 | 8 | Details |
| 17 | DevOps Engineer | $ 164,000 | 24 | Details |
| 18 | Cloud Engineer | $ 163,250 | 30 | Details |
| 19 | Program Manager | $ 162,600 | 119 | Details |
| 20 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 161,962 | 10 | Details |
| 21 | Principal Engineer | $ 160,650 | 32 | Details |
| 22 | Security Researcher | $ 159,800 | 30 | Details |
| 23 | Systems Architect | $ 158,000 | 16 | Details |
| 24 | DevSecOps | $ 156,600 | 46 | Details |
| 25 | Cloud Architect | $ 156,125 | 10 | Details |
| 26 | Software Engineer | $ 155,850 | 272 | Details |
| 27 | Security Operations Lead | $ 155,500 | 8 | Details |
| 28 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 155,380 | 6 | Details |
| 29 | Information Security Officer | $ 155,000 | 61 | Details |
| 30 | Manager | $ 155,000 | 514 | Details |
| 31 | Solutions Engineer | $ 154,500 | 34 | Details |
| 32 | Compliance Manager | $ 154,154 | 38 | Details |
| 33 | Data Scientist | $ 151,525 | 20 | Details |
| 34 | Security Manager | $ 150,950 | 6 | Details |
| 35 | Solution Architect | $ 150,025 | 18 | Details |
| 36 | Technical Account Manager | $ 150,000 | 10 | Details |
| 37 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,052 | 26 | Details |
| 38 | Security Engineer | $ 147,000 | 1346 | Details |
| 39 | Detection Engineer | $ 147,000 | 29 | Details |
| 40 | Cyber Analyst | $ 145,514 | 16 | Details |
| 41 | Test Engineer | $ 144,500 | 22 | Details |
| 42 | SOC Manager | $ 144,000 | 6 | Details |
| 43 | IT Manager | $ 142,050 | 36 | Details |
| 44 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 141,600 | 8 | Details |
| 45 | Cyber Engineer | $ 140,900 | 45 | Details |
| 46 | Full Stack Developer | $ 140,750 | 6 | Details |
| 47 | Systems Engineer | $ 140,000 | 243 | Details |
| 48 | Security Expert | $ 140,000 | 6 | Details |
| 49 | Platform Engineer | $ 140,000 | 26 | Details |
| 50 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 139,900 | 12 | Details |
| 51 | Threat Analyst | $ 138,750 | 26 | Details |
| 52 | Enterprise Architect | $ 138,200 | 10 | Details |
| 53 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 138,000 | 122 | Details |
| 54 | Reverse Engineer | $ 137,000 | 30 | Details |
| 55 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,750 | 12 | Details |
| 56 | Technical Writer | $ 136,500 | 6 | Details |
| 57 | Penetration Tester | $ 136,000 | 42 | Details |
| 58 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 135,500 | 10 | Details |
| 59 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 135,482 | 64 | Details |
| 60 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 134,550 | 26 | Details |
| 61 | IT Audit Manager | $ 132,950 | 14 | Details |
| 62 | Incident Responder | $ 132,872 | 10 | Details |
| 63 | Security Developer | $ 132,500 | 8 | Details |
| 64 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 132,500 | 8 | Details |
| 65 | Isso | $ 132,050 | 12 | Details |
| 66 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 131,662 | 10 | Details |
| 67 | System Engineer | $ 131,557 | 16 | Details |
| 68 | Compliance Officer | $ 131,125 | 8 | Details |
| 69 | PKI Engineer | $ 130,500 | 6 | Details |
| 70 | Director of Information Security | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
| 71 | Lead Analyst | $ 128,630 | 6 | Details |
| 72 | Consultant | $ 128,000 | 172 | Details |
| 73 | Project Manager | $ 128,000 | 46 | Details |
| 74 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 127,000 | 10 | Details |
| 75 | IAM Engineer | $ 126,900 | 24 | Details |
| 76 | Cyber Security | $ 125,280 | 94 | Details |
| 77 | Account Executive | $ 125,000 | 8 | Details |
| 78 | Network Engineer | $ 124,000 | 91 | Details |
| 79 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 123,600 | 36 | Details |
| 80 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 120,500 | 10 | Details |
| 81 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,000 | 21 | Details |
| 82 | Security Specialist | $ 119,500 | 88 | Details |
| 83 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 116,853 | 10 | Details |
| 84 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 116,650 | 20 | Details |
| 85 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 6 | Details |
| 86 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 116,000 | 25 | Details |
| 87 | Associate | $ 115,900 | 102 | Details |
| 88 | Business Analyst | $ 114,000 | 8 | Details |
| 89 | Compliance Analyst | $ 113,500 | 46 | Details |
| 90 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 113,100 | 14 | Details |
| 91 | GRC Analyst | $ 113,000 | 25 | Details |
| 92 | Information Security Specialist | $ 112,740 | 38 | Details |
| 93 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 94 | Incident Response Manager | $ 112,375 | 6 | Details |
| 95 | Analyst | $ 112,000 | 194 | Details |
| 96 | SOAR Engineer | $ 111,500 | 6 | Details |
| 97 | Software Developer | $ 111,311 | 22 | Details |
| 98 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 110,350 | 10 | Details |
| 99 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 46 | Details |
| 100 | Compliance Specialist | $ 110,000 | 23 | Details |
| 101 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 107,430 | 16 | Details |
| 102 | Automation Engineer | $ 107,379 | 8 | Details |
| 103 | Firewall Engineer | $ 106,117 | 16 | Details |
| 104 | Systems Administrator | $ 106,000 | 175 | Details |
| 105 | Risk Analyst | $ 105,820 | 20 | Details |
| 106 | Security Analyst | $ 105,100 | 679 | Details |
| 107 | Data Engineer | $ 105,000 | 10 | Details |
| 108 | Data Analyst | $ 105,000 | 6 | Details |
| 109 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 104,725 | 52 | Details |
| 110 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 104,425 | 32 | Details |
| 111 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 6 | Details |
| 112 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 103,900 | 18 | Details |
| 113 | Privacy Officer | $ 103,755 | 16 | Details |
| 114 | Privacy Manager | $ 102,500 | 12 | Details |
| 115 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 102,255 | 10 | Details |
| 116 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 101,125 | 10 | Details |
| 117 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 100,337 | 6 | Details |
| 118 | IT Auditor | $ 100,000 | 20 | Details |
| 119 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 99,000 | 6 | Details |
| 120 | Product Security Lead | $ 97,500 | 6 | Details |
| 121 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 97,450 | 6 | Details |
| 122 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 123 | Security Operations Manager | $ 94,650 | 6 | Details |
| 124 | Security Administrator | $ 91,685 | 40 | Details |
| 125 | Security Consultant | $ 89,891 | 28 | Details |
| 126 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 89,435 | 8 | Details |
| 127 | Network Administrator | $ 89,200 | 15 | Details |
| 128 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 82,278 | 6 | Details |
| 129 | SOC Analyst | $ 70,600 | 60 | Details |
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