Security Analyst Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 107,200
✏️ This salary info is based on 1136 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Analyst salary lies between USD 82,000 and USD 138,345 in the United States. 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.
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- Security Analyst
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 1136
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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 | 1056 jobs Monitoring | 810 jobs Cloud | 780 jobs Incident response | 748 jobs Vulnerabilities | 709 jobs Computer Science | 708 jobs SIEM | 606 jobs CISSP | 591 jobs Clearance | 532 jobs Risk management | 528 jobs Audits | 524 jobs NIST | 504 jobs Firewalls | 472 jobs SOC | 425 jobs Risk assessment | 417 jobs Windows | 390 jobs Linux | 364 jobs Automation | 360 jobs DoD | 339 jobs Governance | 337 jobsTop 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 | 1096 jobs Health care | 895 jobs Team events | 680 jobs Insurance | 598 jobs Flex hours | 494 jobs Competitive pay | 473 jobs Equity / stock options | 373 jobs Salary bonus | 368 jobs Flex vacation | 333 jobs 401(k) matching | 323 jobs Medical leave | 284 jobs Parental leave | 259 jobs Startup environment | 242 jobs Wellness | 220 jobs Relocation support | 116 jobs Transparency | 93 jobs Flexible spending account | 59 jobs Home office stipend | 45 jobs Fitness / gym | 41 jobs Gear | 37 jobsRelated salaries
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