Security Analyst Salary in 2024

💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in 2024 is USD 108,060

✏️ This salary info is based on 256 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Security Analyst salary lies between USD 86,200 and USD 138,000 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 Analyst
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
256
Top 10%
$ 168,715
Top 25%
$ 138,000
Median
$ 108,060
Bottom 25%
$ 86,200
Bottom 10%
$ 75,600

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

Last updated: May 5, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Security Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Analyst job listings are Compliance, 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:

Compliance | 414 jobs Monitoring | 379 jobs Cloud | 368 jobs Incident response | 345 jobs Vulnerabilities | 311 jobs SIEM | 288 jobs Computer Science | 286 jobs CISSP | 251 jobs SOC | 219 jobs NIST | 205 jobs Privacy | 204 jobs Windows | 192 jobs Firewalls | 191 jobs Audits | 181 jobs Risk management | 178 jobs Linux | 175 jobs Automation | 172 jobs Scripting | 158 jobs Vulnerability management | 155 jobs Risk assessment | 155 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Analyst 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 | 475 jobs Team events | 335 jobs Health care | 328 jobs Flex hours | 236 jobs Competitive pay | 182 jobs Flex vacation | 170 jobs Insurance | 166 jobs Startup environment | 147 jobs Equity | 136 jobs Medical leave | 112 jobs Salary bonus | 102 jobs Parental leave | 100 jobs 401(k) matching | 86 jobs Wellness | 79 jobs Fitness / gym | 27 jobs Home office stipend | 25 jobs Relocation support | 24 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 22 jobs Gear | 18 jobs Flexible spending account | 17 jobs

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Security Analyst @ $ 128,126 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Analyst @ $ 97,961 (Canada) Details
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