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 | Consulting Director | $ 244,000 | 14 | Details |
| 2 | Cloud Security | $ 215,950 | 46 | Details |
| 3 | Information Security Director | $ 210,000 | 5 | Details |
| 4 | Director of Security | $ 205,000 | 23 | Details |
| 5 | Cloud Security SME | $ 198,500 | 6 | Details |
| 6 | CISO | $ 196,500 | 26 | Details |
| 7 | Head of Information Security | $ 196,000 | 14 | Details |
| 8 | Data Architect | $ 195,249 | 14 | Details |
| 9 | IT Security Team Lead | $ 195,000 | 6 | Details |
| 10 | Director Information Security | $ 192,400 | 7 | Details |
| 11 | IT Director | $ 185,000 | 23 | Details |
| 12 | Cyber Security Project Engineer | $ 185,000 | 18 | Details |
| 13 | Product Manager | $ 184,100 | 212 | Details |
| 14 | Head of Security | $ 183,571 | 40 | Details |
| 15 | Solutions Architect | $ 182,000 | 217 | Details |
| 16 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 180,000 | 26 | Details |
| 17 | Privacy Engineer | $ 179,500 | 50 | Details |
| 18 | Security Researcher | $ 178,000 | 142 | Details |
| 19 | Solution Architect | $ 176,329 | 96 | Details |
| 20 | Network Architect | $ 176,000 | 8 | Details |
| 21 | Cyber Architect | $ 175,700 | 18 | Details |
| 22 | Threat Researcher | $ 175,500 | 26 | Details |
| 23 | Issm | $ 175,000 | 6 | Details |
| 24 | Director of IT | $ 175,000 | 23 | Details |
| 25 | Director of Information Security | $ 174,054 | 26 | Details |
| 26 | Customer Success Engineer | $ 174,000 | 18 | Details |
| 27 | Sales Engineer | $ 173,815 | 202 | Details |
| 28 | Security Research Engineer | $ 170,000 | 16 | Details |
| 29 | Threat Intelligence Researcher | $ 169,500 | 6 | Details |
| 30 | Systems Architect | $ 169,214 | 56 | Details |
| 31 | Director of Information Technology | $ 167,500 | 18 | Details |
| 32 | Resident Engineer | $ 165,750 | 8 | Details |
| 33 | Manager Information Security | $ 165,610 | 26 | Details |
| 34 | Cyber Incident Response Attorney | $ 165,000 | 22 | Details |
| 35 | Program Manager | $ 165,000 | 591 | Details |
| 36 | Principal Engineer | $ 164,150 | 130 | Details |
| 37 | Security Architect | $ 163,900 | 800 | Details |
| 38 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 163,500 | 24 | Details |
| 39 | Enterprise Architect | $ 162,681 | 58 | Details |
| 40 | Technical Targeting Analyst | $ 162,500 | 22 | Details |
| 41 | Technical Architect | $ 162,000 | 8 | Details |
| 42 | Security Operations Center Manager | $ 161,687 | 24 | Details |
| 43 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 160,000 | 80 | Details |
| 44 | Software Engineer | $ 160,000 | 1436 | Details |
| 45 | SOC Lead | $ 159,166 | 14 | Details |
| 46 | Cyber Range Engineer | $ 158,300 | 26 | Details |
| 47 | Risk Manager | $ 157,650 | 30 | Details |
| 48 | IT Operations Manager | $ 157,048 | 14 | Details |
| 49 | Cyber Security Lead | $ 155,587 | 20 | Details |
| 50 | Security Sales Specialist | $ 155,162 | 22 | Details |
| 51 | Compliance Officer | $ 155,000 | 58 | Details |
| 52 | Cloud Architect | $ 154,078 | 48 | Details |
| 53 | Manager | $ 153,925 | 2370 | Details |
| 54 | Cloud Engineer | $ 153,925 | 120 | Details |
| 55 | Security Operations Lead | $ 153,200 | 26 | Details |
| 56 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 153,000 | 148 | Details |
| 57 | Platform Engineer | $ 152,500 | 142 | Details |
| 58 | Backend Engineer | $ 152,500 | 20 | Details |
| 59 | Security Controls Assessor | $ 151,712 | 18 | Details |
| 60 | Threat Hunter | $ 151,425 | 72 | Details |
| 61 | Vulnerability Researcher | $ 151,400 | 40 | Details |
| 62 | Security Lead | $ 150,700 | 54 | Details |
| 63 | Software Development Engineer | $ 150,650 | 20 | Details |
| 64 | Solutions Engineer | $ 150,350 | 116 | Details |
| 65 | DevSecOps Architect | $ 150,000 | 6 | Details |
| 66 | GRC Specialist | $ 150,000 | 16 | Details |
| 67 | Detection Engineer | $ 149,600 | 156 | Details |
| 68 | Security Engineer | $ 149,400 | 6401 | Details |
| 69 | Penetration Testing Engineer | $ 149,150 | 18 | Details |
| 70 | Security Manager | $ 148,204 | 66 | Details |
| 71 | DevSecOps | $ 148,026 | 219 | Details |
| 72 | Information System Security Manager | $ 147,900 | 136 | Details |
| 73 | Splunk Engineer | $ 146,962 | 58 | Details |
| 74 | Incident Response Lead | $ 146,200 | 24 | Details |
| 75 | Data Scientist | $ 146,175 | 70 | Details |
| 76 | DevOps Engineer | $ 145,000 | 236 | Details |
| 77 | SIEM Engineer | $ 145,000 | 24 | Details |
| 78 | Technical Account Manager | $ 145,000 | 66 | Details |
| 79 | Lead Analyst | $ 144,421 | 28 | Details |
| 80 | Systems Engineer | $ 144,410 | 981 | Details |
| 81 | Detection & Response Engineer | $ 143,005 | 13 | Details |
| 82 | Insider Threat Investigator | $ 142,900 | 18 | Details |
| 83 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 142,600 | 134 | Details |
| 84 | Application Security Lead | $ 142,300 | 10 | Details |
| 85 | Digital Forensic Analyst | $ 142,000 | 16 | Details |
| 86 | Information Security Officer | $ 141,700 | 279 | Details |
| 87 | Red Team Operator | $ 141,000 | 45 | Details |
| 88 | Database Administrator | $ 140,900 | 14 | Details |
| 89 | SOC Manager | $ 140,875 | 44 | Details |
| 90 | Reverse Engineer | $ 140,850 | 160 | Details |
| 91 | Consultant | $ 140,000 | 706 | Details |
| 92 | Account Executive | $ 140,000 | 76 | Details |
| 93 | IAM Architect | $ 140,000 | 13 | Details |
| 94 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 140,000 | 508 | Details |
| 95 | Threat Intelligence Lead | $ 140,000 | 16 | Details |
| 96 | Full Stack Developer | $ 139,992 | 30 | Details |
| 97 | Database Engineer | $ 139,984 | 22 | Details |
| 98 | Professional Services Engineer | $ 139,760 | 10 | Details |
| 99 | Red Team Engineer | $ 139,350 | 6 | Details |
| 100 | Information Assurance Engineer | $ 139,189 | 54 | Details |
| 101 | Malware Analyst | $ 139,000 | 10 | Details |
| 102 | PKI Engineer | $ 138,500 | 14 | Details |
| 103 | Target Digital Network Analyst | $ 138,500 | 10 | Details |
| 104 | SOAR Engineer | $ 138,500 | 18 | Details |
| 105 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 138,000 | 30 | Details |
| 106 | Cyber Security Manager | $ 137,338 | 40 | Details |
| 107 | SOC Engineer | $ 137,208 | 22 | Details |
| 108 | IT Manager | $ 136,800 | 152 | Details |
| 109 | Security Control Assessor | $ 136,500 | 92 | Details |
| 110 | Identity Engineer | $ 136,450 | 12 | Details |
| 111 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,900 | 54 | Details |
| 112 | Security Developer | $ 135,000 | 30 | Details |
| 113 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 135,000 | 51 | Details |
| 114 | Cryptologic Computer Scientist | $ 135,000 | 10 | Details |
| 115 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 134,450 | 62 | Details |
| 116 | IAM Engineer | $ 133,700 | 110 | Details |
| 117 | Isso | $ 133,000 | 80 | Details |
| 118 | Project Manager | $ 132,800 | 164 | Details |
| 119 | IT Audit Manager | $ 131,850 | 44 | Details |
| 120 | System Engineer | $ 131,770 | 96 | Details |
| 121 | Threat Analyst | $ 131,500 | 97 | Details |
| 122 | CyberArk Engineer | $ 131,500 | 18 | Details |
| 123 | Security Compliance Engineer | $ 131,289 | 6 | Details |
| 124 | GRC Engineer | $ 131,050 | 16 | Details |
| 125 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 130,240 | 70 | Details |
| 126 | Cyber Operations Specialist | $ 130,023 | 8 | Details |
| 127 | Cyber Engineer | $ 130,000 | 151 | Details |
| 128 | Cyber Security | $ 130,000 | 542 | Details |
| 129 | Network Engineer | $ 130,000 | 443 | Details |
| 130 | Penetration Tester | $ 130,000 | 228 | Details |
| 131 | Technical Lead | $ 130,000 | 38 | Details |
| 132 | Test Engineer | $ 129,250 | 144 | Details |
| 133 | Information Assurance Specialist | $ 129,200 | 20 | Details |
| 134 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 128,000 | 135 | Details |
| 135 | Product Owner | $ 127,701 | 34 | Details |
| 136 | Systems Integration Engineer | $ 126,191 | 28 | Details |
| 137 | Automation Engineer | $ 125,930 | 88 | Details |
| 138 | Application Developer | $ 125,858 | 14 | Details |
| 139 | Customer Success Manager | $ 125,000 | 26 | Details |
| 140 | Compliance Manager | $ 125,000 | 125 | Details |
| 141 | Software Developer | $ 124,675 | 176 | Details |
| 142 | Information Security Auditor | $ 124,200 | 6 | Details |
| 143 | OSINT Collector | $ 124,200 | 16 | Details |
| 144 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 124,100 | 74 | Details |
| 145 | Security Expert | $ 123,941 | 18 | Details |
| 146 | SecOps Engineer | $ 123,750 | 10 | Details |
| 147 | Information Assurance Analyst | $ 123,425 | 22 | Details |
| 148 | Information Security Lead | $ 123,050 | 12 | Details |
| 149 | Electronic Warfare Engineer | $ 123,000 | 28 | Details |
| 150 | Information Security Risk Specialist | $ 122,875 | 32 | Details |
| 151 | Threat Intelligence Specialist | $ 121,900 | 12 | Details |
| 152 | Infrastructure Engineer | $ 121,600 | 132 | Details |
| 153 | Business Analyst | $ 120,750 | 51 | Details |
| 154 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 120,150 | 102 | Details |
| 155 | Information Security Manager | $ 120,100 | 83 | Details |
| 156 | Associate | $ 120,000 | 444 | Details |
| 157 | Security Consultant | $ 120,000 | 152 | Details |
| 158 | Security Operations Manager | $ 120,000 | 66 | Details |
| 159 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 119,494 | 40 | Details |
| 160 | Cyber Analyst | $ 119,025 | 85 | Details |
| 161 | Ethical Hacker | $ 118,700 | 6 | Details |
| 162 | Incident Responder | $ 118,600 | 62 | Details |
| 163 | Privacy Officer | $ 117,529 | 80 | Details |
| 164 | GRC Analyst | $ 117,498 | 105 | Details |
| 165 | Risk Analyst | $ 116,500 | 56 | Details |
| 166 | Splunk Administrator | $ 116,100 | 10 | Details |
| 167 | Firewall Engineer | $ 115,950 | 60 | Details |
| 168 | Insider Threat Analyst | $ 115,000 | 62 | Details |
| 169 | Privacy Manager | $ 115,000 | 50 | Details |
| 170 | Incident Response Manager | $ 114,800 | 22 | Details |
| 171 | Security Operations Specialist | $ 114,071 | 28 | Details |
| 172 | Technical Writer | $ 113,950 | 32 | Details |
| 173 | Network Analyst | $ 113,000 | 36 | Details |
| 174 | Cyber Risk Analyst | $ 113,000 | 21 | Details |
| 175 | Data Engineer | $ 113,000 | 72 | Details |
| 176 | IT Specialist | $ 113,000 | 34 | Details |
| 177 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | $ 112,700 | 44 | Details |
| 178 | Systems Analyst | $ 112,550 | 16 | Details |
| 179 | Vulnerability Engineer | $ 112,500 | 12 | Details |
| 180 | Analyst | $ 112,500 | 1726 | Details |
| 181 | Cyber Defense Analyst | $ 111,800 | 36 | Details |
| 182 | Systems Administrator | $ 111,702 | 623 | Details |
| 183 | Product Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 10 | Details |
| 184 | Technical Support Engineer | $ 111,000 | 34 | Details |
| 185 | Cyber Mission Specialist | $ 110,800 | 8 | Details |
| 186 | Data Analyst | $ 110,500 | 62 | Details |
| 187 | Information Security Specialist | $ 110,000 | 150 | Details |
| 188 | Product Security Lead | $ 110,000 | 26 | Details |
| 189 | System Administrator | $ 110,000 | 260 | Details |
| 190 | Head of IT Security | $ 109,593 | 6 | Details |
| 191 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 109,000 | 122 | Details |
| 192 | Compliance Specialist | $ 108,497 | 133 | Details |
| 193 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 108,000 | 6 | Details |
| 194 | Security Specialist | $ 106,000 | 544 | Details |
| 195 | Security Analyst | $ 105,800 | 2563 | Details |
| 196 | IT Auditor | $ 104,300 | 94 | Details |
| 197 | Incident Handler | $ 104,000 | 8 | Details |
| 198 | Intelligence Analyst | $ 103,425 | 154 | Details |
| 199 | OSINT Analyst | $ 102,500 | 16 | Details |
| 200 | Compliance Analyst | $ 101,950 | 290 | Details |
| 201 | Information Security Systems Manager | $ 99,346 | 18 | Details |
| 202 | Internal Auditor | $ 97,875 | 36 | Details |
| 203 | IT Support Specialist | $ 97,750 | 6 | Details |
| 204 | QA Engineer | $ 96,790 | 8 | Details |
| 205 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 96,750 | 108 | Details |
| 206 | IAM Analyst | $ 96,000 | 12 | Details |
| 207 | IT Security Manager | $ 95,526 | 8 | Details |
| 208 | Cyber Operations Analyst | $ 95,300 | 6 | Details |
| 209 | Security Administrator | $ 95,000 | 186 | Details |
| 210 | Network Administrator | $ 92,575 | 67 | Details |
| 211 | Cyber Defense Engineer | $ 90,250 | 6 | Details |
| 212 | IT Internal Auditor | $ 87,500 | 28 | Details |
| 213 | Compliance Associate | $ 87,500 | 8 | Details |
| 214 | Incident Response Specialist | $ 86,139 | 32 | Details |
| 215 | Pentester | $ 84,210 | 15 | Details |
| 216 | Cyber Network Defense Analyst | $ 83,575 | 16 | Details |
| 217 | SOC Analyst | $ 78,320 | 251 | Details |
| 218 | Dev Security Operations | $ 72,000 | 12 | Details |
| 219 | Sales Development Representative | $ 60,360 | 22 | Details |
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