Salary for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security Analyst in United States during 2022

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security Analyst in United States during 2022 is USD 62,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 16 individual salaries reported during 2022

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Cyber Security Analyst salary lies between USD 55,000 and USD 70,000 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
Cyber Security Analyst
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2022
Sample size
16
Top 10%
$ 72,000
Top 25%
$ 70,000
Median
$ 62,500
Bottom 25%
$ 55,000
Bottom 10%
$ 50,000

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

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Cyber Security Analyst job listings are SIEM, Monitoring and Vulnerabilities. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

SIEM | 16 jobs Monitoring | 16 jobs Vulnerabilities | 15 jobs Firewalls | 15 jobs Cloud | 15 jobs IDS | 13 jobs IPS | 13 jobs Computer Science | 13 jobs Python | 11 jobs Privacy | 11 jobs Scripting | 11 jobs Network security | 10 jobs Incident response | 10 jobs C | 10 jobs Clearance | 10 jobs VPN | 10 jobs Strategy | 9 jobs Malware | 9 jobs Azure | 9 jobs Automation | 9 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Cyber Security Analyst job listings are Team events, 401(k) matching and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Team events | 15 jobs 401(k) matching | 13 jobs Health care | 11 jobs Competitive pay | 6 jobs Career development | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs

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