Incident Response Analyst Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median Incident Response Analyst Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 116,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 25 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Incident Response Analyst salary lies between USD 85,300 and USD 140,000 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.
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- Incident Response Analyst
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 25
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Top 20 Job Tags for Incident Response Analyst roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Incident Response Analyst job listings are Incident response, Monitoring and SIEM. 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:
Incident response | 42 jobs Monitoring | 25 jobs SIEM | 23 jobs Forensics | 22 jobs Malware | 19 jobs Threat intelligence | 17 jobs GCIH | 17 jobs Python | 17 jobs Computer Science | 17 jobs Windows | 16 jobs Cloud | 16 jobs SOC | 16 jobs Compliance | 15 jobs EDR | 15 jobs GCFA | 13 jobs PowerShell | 13 jobs Scripting | 13 jobs Linux | 12 jobs IDS | 11 jobs Vulnerabilities | 11 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Incident Response Analyst roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Incident Response Analyst job listings are Career development, Health care and Team events. 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 | 26 jobs Health care | 24 jobs Team events | 19 jobs Equity / stock options | 11 jobs Flex hours | 11 jobs 401(k) matching | 10 jobs Flex vacation | 10 jobs Competitive pay | 10 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs Insurance | 7 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Startup environment | 6 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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