Information Security Engineer Salary in 2021

💰 The median Information Security Engineer Salary in 2021 is USD 113,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2021

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Salary details

The average Information Security Engineer salary lies between USD 85,000 and USD 120,000 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
Information Security Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2021
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 128,000
Top 25%
$ 120,000
Median
$ 113,000
Bottom 25%
$ 85,000
Bottom 10%
$ 29,551

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 Information Security Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Information Security Engineer job listings are Cloud, Vulnerabilities and Linux. 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:

Cloud | 52 jobs Vulnerabilities | 48 jobs Linux | 45 jobs Vulnerability management | 41 jobs Scripting | 41 jobs Firewalls | 40 jobs Python | 37 jobs Compliance | 37 jobs Monitoring | 37 jobs Windows | 36 jobs C | 32 jobs AWS | 30 jobs Network security | 29 jobs CISSP | 27 jobs Incident response | 26 jobs Application security | 26 jobs Azure | 25 jobs Encryption | 25 jobs Computer Science | 25 jobs Pentesting | 24 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Information Security Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Information Security Engineer 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 2021 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 25 jobs Team events | 20 jobs Health care | 18 jobs 401(k) matching | 16 jobs Startup environment | 13 jobs Flex hours | 7 jobs Conferences | 7 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 5 jobs Home office stipend | 5 jobs Equity | 4 jobs Insurance | 4 jobs Fertility benefits | 4 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Flex vacation | 2 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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