Security Manager Salary in 2025

💰 The median Security Manager Salary in 2025 is USD 148,204

✏️ This salary info is based on 66 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Security Manager salary lies between USD 113,600 and USD 196,200 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 Manager
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
66
Top 10%
$ 243,100
Top 25%
$ 196,200
Median
$ 148,204
Bottom 25%
$ 113,600
Bottom 10%
$ 91,800

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Security Manager roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Manager job listings are Compliance, CISSP and Risk management. 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 | 635 jobs CISSP | 473 jobs Risk management | 429 jobs NIST | 383 jobs Audits | 370 jobs Cloud | 343 jobs Monitoring | 335 jobs CISM | 332 jobs Vulnerabilities | 320 jobs Risk assessment | 318 jobs Incident response | 308 jobs Clearance | 296 jobs Computer Science | 296 jobs RMF | 235 jobs Strategy | 229 jobs ISO 27001 | 226 jobs DoD | 213 jobs Governance | 203 jobs IAM | 202 jobs Security Clearance | 181 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Manager roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Manager job listings are Career development, Health care and Competitive pay. 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 | 478 jobs Health care | 361 jobs Competitive pay | 217 jobs Insurance | 216 jobs Flex hours | 202 jobs Team events | 174 jobs Flex vacation | 141 jobs Medical leave | 135 jobs 401(k) matching | 131 jobs Equity / stock options | 128 jobs Parental leave | 122 jobs Startup environment | 112 jobs Salary bonus | 103 jobs Wellness | 98 jobs Relocation support | 74 jobs Flexible spending account | 29 jobs Gear | 28 jobs Travel | 21 jobs Transparency | 18 jobs Fitness / gym | 12 jobs

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