Cloud Security Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Cloud Security Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 236,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 18 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average Cloud Security salary lies between USD 166,816 and USD 275,000 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Cloud Security
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
18
Top 10%
$ 275,000
Top 25%
$ 275,000
Median
$ 236,000
Bottom 25%
$ 166,816
Bottom 10%
$ 125,760

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Cloud Security roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Cloud Security job listings are Cloud, AWS and Azure. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 1098 jobs AWS | 803 jobs Azure | 745 jobs GCP | 606 jobs Compliance | 572 jobs Python | 516 jobs Automation | 485 jobs Computer Science | 402 jobs Terraform | 399 jobs IAM | 391 jobs Monitoring | 384 jobs Vulnerabilities | 360 jobs CI/CD | 357 jobs Kubernetes | 354 jobs Scripting | 346 jobs Strategy | 320 jobs DevOps | 317 jobs NIST | 315 jobs Incident response | 301 jobs SIEM | 263 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Cloud Security roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Cloud Security job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 643 jobs Health care | 420 jobs Equity / stock options | 305 jobs Flex hours | 255 jobs Team events | 243 jobs Salary bonus | 221 jobs Insurance | 219 jobs Competitive pay | 216 jobs Medical leave | 208 jobs Startup environment | 178 jobs Flex vacation | 172 jobs Parental leave | 153 jobs Wellness | 120 jobs 401(k) matching | 107 jobs Transparency | 52 jobs Conferences | 43 jobs Relocation support | 39 jobs Fitness / gym | 31 jobs Home office stipend | 30 jobs Gear | 29 jobs

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