Salary for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Specialist in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Specialist in United States during 2025 is USD 97,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 51,500 and USD 124,000 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
- Information Security Specialist
- Experience
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 6
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Last updated:Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Specialist roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Information Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, Incident response and NIST. 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:
Compliance | 4 jobs Incident response | 3 jobs NIST | 3 jobs CISSP | 3 jobs Risk management | 3 jobs Governance | 3 jobs Computer Science | 3 jobs Audits | 2 jobs Security assessment | 2 jobs Vulnerabilities | 2 jobs Strategy | 2 jobs Risk assessment | 2 jobs CISM | 2 jobs Clearance | 2 jobs Top Secret | 2 jobs TS/SCI | 2 jobs Security Clearance | 2 jobs Risk analysis | 2 jobs DoD | 2 jobs ISMS | 2 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Information Security Specialist roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Information Security Specialist job listings are Health care, Career development and Competitive pay. 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:
Health care | 3 jobs Career development | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Medical leave | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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