SOC Engineer Salary in United States during 2024

💰 The median SOC Engineer Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 174,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 31 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average SOC Engineer salary lies between USD 125,000 and USD 185,000 in the United States. 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
SOC Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
31
Top 10%
$ 185,000
Top 25%
$ 185,000
Median
$ 174,000
Bottom 25%
$ 125,000
Bottom 10%
$ 116,400

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 SOC Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with SOC Engineer job listings are SOC, Cloud and Incident response. 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:

SOC | 68 jobs Cloud | 49 jobs Incident response | 42 jobs Linux | 37 jobs Monitoring | 37 jobs SIEM | 34 jobs Threat intelligence | 30 jobs Malware | 27 jobs Python | 26 jobs Scripting | 26 jobs Forensics | 25 jobs UNIX | 24 jobs Computer Science | 21 jobs RDBMS | 21 jobs Automation | 19 jobs DFIR | 19 jobs Open Source | 18 jobs Compliance | 18 jobs EDR | 18 jobs R&D | 16 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for SOC Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with SOC Engineer job listings are Team events, Career development and Salary bonus. 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:

Team events | 49 jobs Career development | 34 jobs Salary bonus | 26 jobs Startup environment | 23 jobs Equity / stock options | 22 jobs Competitive pay | 22 jobs Conferences | 20 jobs Flex hours | 14 jobs Health care | 14 jobs Insurance | 12 jobs Flex vacation | 11 jobs Wellness | 11 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Home office stipend | 10 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 9 jobs Signing bonus | 4 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs

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