Salary for Senior-level / Expert Cyber Security Specialist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Cyber Security Specialist during 2025 is USD 130,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 32 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Cyber Security Specialist salary lies between USD 85,150 and USD 158,100 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
Cyber Security Specialist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
32
Top 10%
$ 200,000
Top 25%
$ 158,100
Median
$ 130,500
Bottom 25%
$ 85,150
Bottom 10%
$ 85,150

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

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Salary trend

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

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Cyber Security Specialist job listings are Cloud, Compliance and CISSP. 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 | 42 jobs Compliance | 41 jobs CISSP | 40 jobs Monitoring | 31 jobs Vulnerabilities | 27 jobs Computer Science | 25 jobs Incident response | 24 jobs Audits | 23 jobs Risk management | 23 jobs Network security | 22 jobs Azure | 22 jobs Clearance | 22 jobs SIEM | 21 jobs Risk assessment | 21 jobs NIST | 21 jobs Governance | 20 jobs Strategy | 18 jobs Automation | 18 jobs Firewalls | 17 jobs CISM | 17 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Cyber Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Flex hours. 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 | 37 jobs Equity / stock options | 21 jobs Flex hours | 20 jobs Health care | 20 jobs Competitive pay | 18 jobs Team events | 16 jobs Startup environment | 11 jobs Insurance | 10 jobs Wellness | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs

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