Security Consultant Salary in 2025
💰 The median Security Consultant Salary in 2025 is USD 104,830
✏️ This salary info is based on 68 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Consultant salary lies between USD 72,000 and USD 145,000 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.
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- Security Consultant
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- all levels
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- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 68
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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 Security Consultant roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Consultant 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 | 200 jobs Compliance | 176 jobs CISSP | 136 jobs NIST | 132 jobs Risk management | 128 jobs Risk assessment | 102 jobs Strategy | 99 jobs Computer Science | 96 jobs Incident response | 91 jobs Vulnerabilities | 90 jobs Azure | 89 jobs Governance | 89 jobs ISO 27001 | 87 jobs CISM | 85 jobs AWS | 79 jobs Monitoring | 76 jobs Audits | 72 jobs Pentesting | 65 jobs Automation | 61 jobs Privacy | 60 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Consultant roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Consultant job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Health care. 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 | 192 jobs Flex hours | 93 jobs Health care | 93 jobs Team events | 81 jobs Startup environment | 64 jobs Competitive pay | 58 jobs Equity / stock options | 41 jobs Salary bonus | 40 jobs Insurance | 30 jobs Flex vacation | 26 jobs Conferences | 21 jobs Parental leave | 18 jobs Home office stipend | 16 jobs Medical leave | 13 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Gear | 6 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 6 jobs Flexible spending account | 5 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Travel | 4 jobsRelated salaries
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