Salary for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Officer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Officer during 2025 is USD 72,842

✏️ This salary info is based on 16 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Information Security Officer salary lies between USD 41,578 and USD 101,178 globally. 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 Officer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
16
Top 10%
$ 200,000
Top 25%
$ 101,178
Median
$ 72,842
Bottom 25%
$ 41,578
Bottom 10%
$ 26,535

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Officer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Information Security Officer job listings are ISO 27001, CISM and CISA. 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:

ISO 27001 | 11 jobs CISM | 10 jobs CISA | 9 jobs Audits | 8 jobs CISSP | 8 jobs Compliance | 8 jobs ISMS | 8 jobs Cloud | 7 jobs Computer Science | 7 jobs Risk management | 5 jobs CISO | 5 jobs BISO | 5 jobs Strategy | 4 jobs NIST | 4 jobs CRISC | 4 jobs Privacy | 4 jobs Vulnerabilities | 3 jobs COBIT | 3 jobs Agile | 3 jobs Monitoring | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Officer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Information Security Officer job listings are Flex hours, Career development 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:

Flex hours | 5 jobs Career development | 4 jobs Team events | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Health care | 2 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Signing bonus | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Medical leave | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs

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