Cyber Security Analyst Salary in 2021

💰 The median Cyber Security Analyst Salary in 2021 is USD 80,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 68 individual salaries reported during 2021

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Salary details

The average Cyber Security Analyst salary lies between USD 63,700 and USD 95,000 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
Cyber Security Analyst
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2021
Sample size
68
Top 10%
$ 131,870
Top 25%
$ 95,000
Median
$ 80,000
Bottom 25%
$ 63,700
Bottom 10%
$ 47,857

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 Cyber Security Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Cyber Security Analyst job listings are Monitoring, SIEM and Incident response. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2021 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Monitoring | 15 jobs SIEM | 14 jobs Incident response | 11 jobs CISSP | 11 jobs Linux | 11 jobs Windows | 11 jobs Computer Science | 11 jobs Compliance | 9 jobs CEH | 8 jobs Splunk | 7 jobs TCP/IP | 7 jobs Cloud | 7 jobs IDS | 6 jobs Audits | 6 jobs Threat detection | 6 jobs Analytics | 6 jobs Pentesting | 6 jobs GCIA | 6 jobs Network security | 5 jobs Vulnerabilities | 5 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Cyber Security Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Cyber Security Analyst job listings are Competitive pay, Career development and Team events. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2021 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Competitive pay | 11 jobs Career development | 9 jobs Team events | 9 jobs Flex hours | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Health care | 4 jobs Lunch / meals | 2 jobs Equity | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs

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Cyber Security Analyst @ $ 85,000 (United States) Details
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Cyber Security Analyst @ $ 140,000 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details

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