Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist in United States during 2025 is USD 111,486
✏️ This salary info is based on 42 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 94,800 and USD 151,000 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
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 42
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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, Cloud and Computer Science. 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 | 97 jobs Cloud | 62 jobs Computer Science | 59 jobs Audits | 52 jobs Risk management | 49 jobs CISSP | 40 jobs Clearance | 39 jobs ISO 27001 | 38 jobs Incident response | 36 jobs CISA | 35 jobs DoD | 35 jobs Risk assessment | 34 jobs Monitoring | 34 jobs Vulnerabilities | 33 jobs GSEC | 32 jobs CASP+ | 30 jobs NIST | 25 jobs ITIL | 22 jobs Security Clearance | 21 jobs Firewalls | 20 jobsTop 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 54 jobs Health care | 37 jobs Team events | 33 jobs Insurance | 26 jobs Competitive pay | 24 jobs Flex hours | 21 jobs Equity / stock options | 15 jobs Wellness | 14 jobs Relocation support | 14 jobs Medical leave | 11 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Flex vacation | 7 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Gear | 4 jobs Conferences | 4 jobs Lunch / meals | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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