Head of Information Security Salary in 2022

💰 The median Head of Information Security Salary in 2022 is USD 153,376

✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2022

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Salary details

The average Head of Information Security salary lies between USD 125,000 and USD 244,000 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
Head of Information Security
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2022
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 290,000
Top 25%
$ 244,000
Median
$ 153,376
Bottom 25%
$ 125,000
Bottom 10%
$ 113,282

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

Last updated: May 19, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Head of Information Security roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Head of Information Security job listings are Compliance, Strategy and Cloud. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Compliance | 22 jobs Strategy | 21 jobs Cloud | 19 jobs ISO 27001 | 16 jobs SOC 2 | 16 jobs GDPR | 15 jobs NIST | 12 jobs Pentesting | 11 jobs Privacy | 11 jobs Governance | 10 jobs Incident response | 9 jobs CISSP | 9 jobs Security strategy | 9 jobs FinTech | 9 jobs Monitoring | 9 jobs Computer Science | 9 jobs Audits | 8 jobs Application security | 8 jobs SOC | 8 jobs CISM | 7 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Head of Information Security roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Head of Information Security job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Flex vacation. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 25 jobs Flex hours | 19 jobs Flex vacation | 14 jobs Health care | 14 jobs Equity | 13 jobs Parental leave | 13 jobs Competitive pay | 12 jobs Startup environment | 10 jobs Team events | 9 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs Transparency | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Wellness | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs

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