Salary for Senior-level / Expert Cloud Security during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Cloud Security during 2025 is USD 175,000

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The average senior-level / expert Cloud Security salary lies between USD 135,000 and USD 200,000 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
Cloud Security
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 218,500
Top 25%
$ 200,000
Median
$ 175,000
Bottom 25%
$ 135,000
Bottom 10%
$ 95,000

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

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Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Cloud Security roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Cloud Security job listings are Cloud, AWS and Azure. 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:

Cloud | 940 jobs AWS | 697 jobs Azure | 647 jobs GCP | 525 jobs Compliance | 499 jobs Python | 464 jobs Automation | 438 jobs Terraform | 359 jobs IAM | 349 jobs Kubernetes | 344 jobs CI/CD | 339 jobs Computer Science | 338 jobs Monitoring | 328 jobs Vulnerabilities | 313 jobs Scripting | 305 jobs Strategy | 304 jobs DevOps | 292 jobs NIST | 273 jobs Incident response | 266 jobs CISSP | 237 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Cloud Security roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Cloud Security job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. 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 | 588 jobs Health care | 395 jobs Equity / stock options | 288 jobs Flex hours | 237 jobs Medical leave | 223 jobs Salary bonus | 217 jobs Team events | 209 jobs Competitive pay | 204 jobs Insurance | 203 jobs Parental leave | 169 jobs Flex vacation | 165 jobs Startup environment | 161 jobs 401(k) matching | 100 jobs Wellness | 92 jobs Transparency | 38 jobs Relocation support | 34 jobs Gear | 32 jobs Fitness / gym | 31 jobs Home office stipend | 30 jobs Conferences | 29 jobs

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