Security Lead Salary in 2024
💰 The median Security Lead Salary in 2024 is USD 148,800
✏️ This salary info is based on 82 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Security Lead salary lies between USD 97,300 and USD 196,500 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 Lead
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 82
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024Salary trend
Top 20 Job Tags for Security Lead roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Lead job listings are Compliance, CISSP and Cloud. 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:
Compliance | 168 jobs CISSP | 121 jobs Cloud | 119 jobs Risk management | 103 jobs NIST | 100 jobs Monitoring | 96 jobs Computer Science | 95 jobs Incident response | 91 jobs Strategy | 90 jobs Vulnerabilities | 89 jobs CISM | 82 jobs Audits | 74 jobs Risk assessment | 71 jobs ISO 27001 | 67 jobs Governance | 59 jobs Vulnerability management | 49 jobs Application security | 49 jobs Security assessment | 48 jobs CISA | 48 jobs Privacy | 47 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Lead roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Lead job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 148 jobs Health care | 113 jobs Flex hours | 85 jobs Competitive pay | 61 jobs Insurance | 60 jobs Team events | 55 jobs Flex vacation | 53 jobs Medical leave | 50 jobs Equity / stock options | 44 jobs Parental leave | 40 jobs Startup environment | 39 jobs 401(k) matching | 37 jobs Wellness | 35 jobs Salary bonus | 35 jobs Fitness / gym | 18 jobs Home office stipend | 10 jobs Relocation support | 8 jobs Fertility benefits | 7 jobs Gear | 6 jobs Conferences | 6 jobsWant to contribute?
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