Salary for Senior-level / Expert Information Security Specialist in Canada during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Information Security Specialist in Canada during 2024 is USD 96,923

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 91,200 and USD 136,800 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
Canada
Salary year
2024
Sample size
5
Top 10%
$ 136,800
Top 25%
$ 136,800
Median
$ 96,923
Bottom 25%
$ 91,200
Bottom 10%
$ 91,200

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.

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

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Information Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, CISSP and Risk management. 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 | 70 jobs CISSP | 60 jobs Risk management | 50 jobs Cloud | 49 jobs NIST | 43 jobs CISM | 41 jobs Governance | 39 jobs Strategy | 38 jobs CISA | 35 jobs Audits | 32 jobs Risk assessment | 31 jobs Computer Science | 31 jobs Vulnerabilities | 30 jobs ISO 27001 | 30 jobs Monitoring | 30 jobs AWS | 29 jobs Firewalls | 23 jobs Azure | 21 jobs Banking | 19 jobs Clearance | 19 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Information Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Health care and Competitive pay. 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 | 61 jobs Health care | 49 jobs Competitive pay | 40 jobs Team events | 30 jobs Equity / stock options | 25 jobs Flex hours | 24 jobs Insurance | 20 jobs Medical leave | 17 jobs Salary bonus | 16 jobs 401(k) matching | 15 jobs Flex vacation | 13 jobs Parental leave | 11 jobs Wellness | 9 jobs Startup environment | 8 jobs Gear | 4 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Signing bonus | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs

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