Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Operations Specialist during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Operations Specialist during 2024 is USD 134,400

✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average senior-level / expert Security Operations Specialist salary lies between USD 118,800 and USD 196,000 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
Security Operations Specialist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 196,000
Top 25%
$ 196,000
Median
$ 134,400
Bottom 25%
$ 118,800
Bottom 10%
$ 110,000

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 Senior-level / Expert Security Operations Specialist roles

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

Incident response | 13 jobs AWS | 12 jobs Cloud | 11 jobs CISSP | 10 jobs IDS | 9 jobs Linux | 9 jobs Monitoring | 9 jobs IPS | 8 jobs SIEM | 7 jobs Automation | 7 jobs GCP | 7 jobs Forensics | 6 jobs Python | 6 jobs Windows | 6 jobs EDR | 6 jobs Vulnerability management | 5 jobs Firewalls | 5 jobs SSCP | 5 jobs Java | 5 jobs MacOS | 5 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Operations 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 | 11 jobs Health care | 7 jobs Team events | 7 jobs Transparency | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Flex hours | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Flex vacation | 3 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Travel | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Competitive pay | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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Security Operations Specialist @ $ 114,400 (global) Details
Security Operations Specialist @ $ 109,954 (United States) Details

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