Information Security Specialist Salary in Canada during 2024

💰 The median Information Security Specialist Salary in Canada during 2024 is USD 130,900

✏️ This salary info is based on 9 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 96,923 and USD 150,223 in Canada. 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
Information Security Specialist
Experience
all levels
Region
Canada
Salary year
2024
Sample size
9
Top 10%
$ 196,400
Top 25%
$ 150,223
Median
$ 130,900
Bottom 25%
$ 96,923
Bottom 10%
$ 80,000

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.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Information Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, CISSP and Risk management. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Compliance | 119 jobs CISSP | 79 jobs Risk management | 70 jobs NIST | 64 jobs Cloud | 64 jobs Monitoring | 61 jobs CISA | 60 jobs ISO 27001 | 59 jobs Risk assessment | 58 jobs Audits | 56 jobs Computer Science | 54 jobs Governance | 52 jobs CISM | 51 jobs Privacy | 47 jobs Incident response | 44 jobs Vulnerabilities | 39 jobs GDPR | 35 jobs Strategy | 34 jobs Security assessment | 33 jobs Automation | 30 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Information Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 76 jobs Health care | 51 jobs Flex hours | 46 jobs Team events | 46 jobs Competitive pay | 32 jobs Equity / stock options | 31 jobs Insurance | 25 jobs Medical leave | 18 jobs Salary bonus | 18 jobs Flex vacation | 17 jobs 401(k) matching | 16 jobs Parental leave | 16 jobs Wellness | 13 jobs Startup environment | 13 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs Relocation support | 7 jobs Transparency | 6 jobs Gear | 4 jobs Conferences | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 3 jobs

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