Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist in Canada during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist in Canada during 2024 is USD 130,900

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 90,134 and USD 150,223 in Canada. 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
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
Canada
Salary year
2024
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 196,400
Top 25%
$ 150,223
Median
$ 130,900
Bottom 25%
$ 90,134
Bottom 10%
$ 80,000

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

Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, Monitoring and Incident response. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Compliance | 42 jobs Monitoring | 28 jobs Incident response | 25 jobs Privacy | 24 jobs CISSP | 23 jobs Risk assessment | 22 jobs ISO 27001 | 21 jobs Audits | 19 jobs Risk management | 18 jobs CISA | 16 jobs Governance | 16 jobs Computer Science | 16 jobs Vulnerabilities | 15 jobs NIST | 15 jobs Cloud | 14 jobs Vulnerability management | 13 jobs TTPs | 12 jobs SIEM | 11 jobs Security assessment | 11 jobs GDPR | 10 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Health care and Team events. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 18 jobs Health care | 13 jobs Team events | 12 jobs Flex hours | 10 jobs Insurance | 8 jobs Equity / stock options | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 5 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Startup environment | 4 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Travel | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

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