Security Manager Salary in 2025
💰 The median Security Manager Salary in 2025 is USD 150,554
✏️ This salary info is based on 44 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Manager salary lies between USD 114,486 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.
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- Security Manager
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 44
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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 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 | 484 jobs CISSP | 360 jobs Risk management | 336 jobs NIST | 293 jobs Audits | 282 jobs Cloud | 260 jobs CISM | 256 jobs Monitoring | 252 jobs Vulnerabilities | 244 jobs Clearance | 235 jobs Computer Science | 233 jobs Risk assessment | 232 jobs Incident response | 227 jobs RMF | 183 jobs Strategy | 180 jobs ISO 27001 | 164 jobs DoD | 162 jobs Governance | 155 jobs IAM | 154 jobs Security assessment | 146 jobsTop 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 | 369 jobs Health care | 276 jobs Competitive pay | 172 jobs Insurance | 168 jobs Flex hours | 166 jobs Team events | 132 jobs Flex vacation | 112 jobs 401(k) matching | 108 jobs Medical leave | 106 jobs Equity / stock options | 99 jobs Parental leave | 96 jobs Startup environment | 80 jobs Salary bonus | 79 jobs Wellness | 71 jobs Relocation support | 59 jobs Flexible spending account | 28 jobs Gear | 26 jobs Transparency | 16 jobs Travel | 15 jobs Conferences | 10 jobsRelated salaries
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