Security Expert Salary in 2024

💰 The median Security Expert Salary in 2024 is USD 140,250

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

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Salary details

The average Security Expert salary lies between USD 125,000 and USD 150,000 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 Expert
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 203,000
Top 25%
$ 150,000
Median
$ 140,250
Bottom 25%
$ 125,000
Bottom 10%
$ 100,000

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 Expert roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Expert job listings are Cloud, CISSP and Compliance. 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:

Cloud | 142 jobs CISSP | 124 jobs Compliance | 99 jobs Azure | 87 jobs Computer Science | 79 jobs CISM | 70 jobs AWS | 67 jobs CEH | 66 jobs Monitoring | 64 jobs Python | 63 jobs Application security | 63 jobs DevSecOps | 62 jobs Pentesting | 61 jobs SDLC | 61 jobs Vulnerabilities | 56 jobs OWASP | 56 jobs Audits | 55 jobs NIST | 55 jobs GCP | 54 jobs Scripting | 54 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Expert roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Expert job listings are Career development, Flex hours 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 | 101 jobs Flex hours | 59 jobs Team events | 43 jobs Health care | 40 jobs Gear | 40 jobs Competitive pay | 35 jobs Equity / stock options | 23 jobs Salary bonus | 23 jobs Medical leave | 15 jobs Wellness | 14 jobs Flex vacation | 11 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Startup environment | 10 jobs Insurance | 8 jobs Fitness / gym | 7 jobs Relocation support | 7 jobs Yoga | 7 jobs Transparency | 6 jobs Conferences | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs

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