Security Analyst Salary in 2025

💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in 2025 is USD 105,400

✏️ This salary info is based on 1268 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Analyst salary lies between USD 80,000 and USD 135,600 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 Analyst
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
1268
Top 10%
$ 170,625
Top 25%
$ 135,600
Median
$ 105,400
Bottom 25%
$ 80,000
Bottom 10%
$ 63,500

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 Security Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Analyst job listings are Compliance, Monitoring and Cloud. 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 | 993 jobs Monitoring | 768 jobs Cloud | 738 jobs Incident response | 697 jobs Vulnerabilities | 669 jobs Computer Science | 666 jobs SIEM | 566 jobs CISSP | 564 jobs Clearance | 512 jobs Risk management | 496 jobs Audits | 495 jobs NIST | 469 jobs Firewalls | 451 jobs SOC | 407 jobs Risk assessment | 385 jobs Windows | 371 jobs Linux | 345 jobs Automation | 340 jobs DoD | 331 jobs Security Clearance | 314 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Analyst 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 | 1036 jobs Health care | 846 jobs Team events | 644 jobs Insurance | 569 jobs Flex hours | 464 jobs Competitive pay | 445 jobs Equity / stock options | 353 jobs Salary bonus | 351 jobs Flex vacation | 315 jobs 401(k) matching | 305 jobs Medical leave | 267 jobs Parental leave | 246 jobs Startup environment | 230 jobs Wellness | 208 jobs Relocation support | 110 jobs Transparency | 87 jobs Flexible spending account | 56 jobs Home office stipend | 42 jobs Gear | 37 jobs Fitness / gym | 36 jobs

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Security Analyst @ $ 99,875 (United States) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Security Analyst @ $ 77,306 (United Kingdom) Details
Security Analyst @ $ 101,875 (Germany) Details
Security Analyst @ $ 91,492 (Canada) Details
Security Analyst @ $ 108,636 (Australia) Details
Security Analyst @ $ 68,421 (Austria) Details

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