Security Operations Specialist Salary in 2024

💰 The median Security Operations Specialist Salary in 2024 is USD 114,400

✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Security Operations Specialist salary lies between USD 101,109 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 Operations Specialist
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 196,000
Top 25%
$ 150,000
Median
$ 114,400
Bottom 25%
$ 101,109
Bottom 10%
$ 60,549

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

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Security Operations Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Operations Specialist job listings are Incident response, Monitoring 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:

Incident response | 26 jobs Monitoring | 18 jobs Cloud | 18 jobs AWS | 17 jobs Firewalls | 16 jobs CISSP | 16 jobs SIEM | 14 jobs Automation | 14 jobs Linux | 14 jobs IDS | 13 jobs Compliance | 12 jobs IPS | 11 jobs Forensics | 10 jobs Vulnerabilities | 10 jobs NIST | 10 jobs Vulnerability management | 9 jobs Malware | 9 jobs Python | 9 jobs Windows | 9 jobs EDR | 9 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Operations Specialist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Operations Specialist job listings are Career development, Team events and Health care. 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 | 24 jobs Team events | 22 jobs Health care | 20 jobs Flex hours | 9 jobs Equity / stock options | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Insurance | 7 jobs Startup environment | 6 jobs Transparency | 6 jobs Medical leave | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 4 jobs Wellness | 3 jobs Travel | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs

Related salaries

Security Operations Specialist @ $ 134,400 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Operations Specialist @ $ 109,954 (United States) Details

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