Security Specialist Salary in 2024
💰 The median Security Specialist Salary in 2024 is USD 109,550
✏️ This salary info is based on 258 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Security Specialist salary lies between USD 83,300 and USD 152,450 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 Specialist
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 258
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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 Specialist roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, Cloud and CISSP. 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 | 571 jobs Cloud | 423 jobs CISSP | 351 jobs Vulnerabilities | 338 jobs Monitoring | 332 jobs Computer Science | 299 jobs Risk management | 295 jobs NIST | 281 jobs Clearance | 263 jobs Audits | 259 jobs Risk assessment | 234 jobs Incident response | 223 jobs Governance | 212 jobs Firewalls | 204 jobs Strategy | 195 jobs Network security | 192 jobs Azure | 176 jobs SIEM | 172 jobs Privacy | 171 jobs ISO 27001 | 167 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Specialist roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Specialist 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 | 560 jobs Health care | 375 jobs Flex hours | 295 jobs Team events | 249 jobs Competitive pay | 210 jobs Insurance | 179 jobs Equity / stock options | 174 jobs Startup environment | 173 jobs 401(k) matching | 124 jobs Flex vacation | 119 jobs Parental leave | 114 jobs Wellness | 110 jobs Salary bonus | 110 jobs Medical leave | 109 jobs Relocation support | 42 jobs Fitness / gym | 36 jobs Flexible spending account | 30 jobs Gear | 27 jobs Conferences | 15 jobs Home office stipend | 15 jobsRelated salaries
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