Security Controls Assessor Salary in 2025

💰 The median Security Controls Assessor Salary in 2025 is USD 170,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average Security Controls Assessor salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 180,000 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 Controls Assessor
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 190,000
Top 25%
$ 180,000
Median
$ 170,000
Bottom 25%
$ 86,000
Bottom 10%
$ 85,150

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 Controls Assessor roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Controls Assessor job listings are NIST, Clearance and Compliance. 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:

NIST | 8 jobs Clearance | 8 jobs Compliance | 8 jobs CISSP | 6 jobs Risk management | 6 jobs Security assessment | 5 jobs Vulnerabilities | 5 jobs Risk assessment | 5 jobs DoD | 5 jobs Monitoring | 5 jobs Security Assessment Report | 5 jobs RMF | 5 jobs C | 4 jobs Polygraph | 4 jobs Pentesting | 4 jobs Computer Science | 4 jobs CISM | 3 jobs CISA | 3 jobs CEH | 3 jobs Top Secret | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Controls Assessor roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Controls Assessor job listings are Health care, Flex vacation and 401(k) matching. 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:

Health care | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Career development | 6 jobs Insurance | 6 jobs Equity / stock options | 5 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Team events | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs

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Security Controls Assessor @ $ 170,000 (United States) Details
Security Controls Assessor @ $ 161,962 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details

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