The Global InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index for 2023 💰📊

See below our global salary index in 2023 for roles in the InfoSec / Cybersecurity space based on internal data (survey submissions + jobs with open salaries). Salary data is in USD and recalculated at its average fx rate during the year for salaries entered in other currencies.

The data is processed and updated on a weekly basis so the rankings may change over time during the year. Want to play around with the dataset yourself? You can download the complete salary dataset here.

# Role Median Salary in 2023 n
1 Head of Security $ 245,000 11 Details
2 Director of Information Security $ 200,000 13 Details
3 Detection Engineer $ 193,500 10 Details
4 Security Software Engineer $ 175,000 32 Details
5 Information Security Program Manager $ 172,706 8 Details
6 Security Operations Engineer $ 172,100 23 Details
7 Cloud Security Architect $ 170,000 7 Details
8 Cyber Security Architect $ 169,000 7 Details
9 Penetration Testing Engineer $ 168,430 7 Details
10 Security Architect $ 168,225 160 Details
11 Security Engineer $ 166,115 1696 Details
12 Security Compliance Manager $ 155,100 14 Details
13 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 155,000 6 Details
14 IAM Engineer $ 153,900 27 Details
15 Software Reverse Engineer $ 150,000 6 Details
16 Security Researcher $ 150,000 102 Details
17 Vulnerability Analyst $ 149,300 5 Details
18 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 147,100 12 Details
19 Malware Analyst $ 142,000 8 Details
20 Compliance Specialist $ 140,000 32 Details
21 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 139,400 15 Details
22 Compliance Manager $ 139,000 34 Details
23 Professional Services Consultant $ 138,800 44 Details
24 GRC Analyst $ 136,550 18 Details
25 Security Lead $ 135,750 24 Details
26 DevSecOps Engineer $ 135,000 210 Details
27 Information Systems Security Officer $ 135,000 29 Details
28 Vulnerability Researcher $ 133,000 7 Details
29 Privacy Manager $ 132,500 8 Details
30 SOC Engineer $ 131,300 5 Details
31 Information System Security Officer $ 128,575 14 Details
32 Threat Hunter $ 127,550 18 Details
33 Information Security Manager $ 125,000 11 Details
34 Security Consultant $ 125,000 41 Details
35 Cyber Security Manager $ 123,000 13 Details
36 Head of Information Security $ 122,868 6 Details
37 IT Security Manager $ 118,000 9 Details
38 Security Analyst $ 117,000 243 Details
39 Incident Response Analyst $ 114,500 18 Details
40 Security Operations Analyst $ 113,500 8 Details
41 Technical Consultant $ 113,100 6 Details
42 Compliance Analyst $ 110,050 90 Details
43 Information Security Specialist $ 108,500 6 Details
44 Information Security Analyst $ 100,000 56 Details
45 Cyber Security Engineer $ 97,171 9 Details
46 Cyber Security Specialist $ 95,000 16 Details
47 SOC Analyst $ 95,000 31 Details
48 Cyber Engineer $ 94,000 14 Details
49 Penetration Tester $ 89,000 46 Details
50 Security Specialist $ 85,425 42 Details
51 Cyber Security Analyst $ 82,500 30 Details
52 Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 70,100 10 Details
53 Application Security Engineer $ 50,000 5 Details

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