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

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior SOC Analyst in United States during 2022 is USD 80,000

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior SOC Analyst salary lies between USD 75,000 and USD 88,000 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
SOC Analyst
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2022
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 104,000
Top 25%
$ 88,000
Median
$ 80,000
Bottom 25%
$ 75,000
Bottom 10%
$ 70,000

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 SOC Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior SOC Analyst job listings are Monitoring, Incident response and SIEM. 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:

Monitoring | 12 jobs Incident response | 9 jobs SIEM | 8 jobs Windows | 7 jobs SOC | 7 jobs Threat intelligence | 5 jobs Vulnerabilities | 5 jobs Firewalls | 5 jobs Malware | 5 jobs Linux | 5 jobs Compliance | 5 jobs Risk assessment | 4 jobs Analytics | 4 jobs GCIH | 4 jobs Security analysis | 4 jobs Cloud | 4 jobs Computer Science | 4 jobs IDS | 3 jobs Network security | 3 jobs Forensics | 3 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior SOC Analyst job listings are Team events, Flex hours 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 | 9 jobs Flex hours | 7 jobs Health care | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 6 jobs Career development | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Equity / stock options | 1 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs

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