Salary for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security Analyst in United States during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Cyber Security Analyst in United States during 2023 is USD 72,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Cyber Security Analyst salary lies between USD 70,000 and USD 80,000 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
2023
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 85,200
Top 25%
$ 80,000
Median
$ 72,500
Bottom 25%
$ 70,000
Bottom 10%
$ 60,000

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 Monitoring, SIEM and Incident response. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Monitoring | 17 jobs SIEM | 16 jobs Incident response | 14 jobs Windows | 14 jobs Vulnerabilities | 13 jobs Linux | 12 jobs Cloud | 11 jobs Clearance | 10 jobs Compliance | 10 jobs Computer Science | 10 jobs SOC | 10 jobs Security assessment | 9 jobs Firewalls | 9 jobs Vulnerability management | 8 jobs Analytics | 8 jobs Python | 8 jobs GSEC | 8 jobs CISSP | 7 jobs Security Clearance | 7 jobs CompTIA | 7 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 Career development, Team events and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 20 jobs Team events | 15 jobs Flex hours | 12 jobs Health care | 10 jobs Insurance | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Startup environment | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Equity / stock options | 3 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Travel | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs

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