Information Security Specialist Salary in 2023

💰 The median Information Security Specialist Salary in 2023 is USD 108,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 70,000 and USD 178,600 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 Specialist
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2023
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 248,000
Top 25%
$ 178,600
Median
$ 108,500
Bottom 25%
$ 70,000
Bottom 10%
$ 18,720

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 Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Information Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, Risk management and ISO 27001. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Compliance | 56 jobs Risk management | 35 jobs ISO 27001 | 34 jobs Audits | 29 jobs Governance | 29 jobs Cloud | 29 jobs NIST | 28 jobs CISSP | 28 jobs Monitoring | 28 jobs Automation | 25 jobs CISM | 24 jobs CISA | 21 jobs SOC | 21 jobs Firewalls | 19 jobs Risk assessment | 18 jobs Computer Science | 18 jobs Vulnerabilities | 16 jobs Privacy | 16 jobs ISMS | 16 jobs Security assessment | 14 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Information Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Team events and Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 40 jobs Team events | 31 jobs Competitive pay | 27 jobs Flex hours | 26 jobs Equity | 21 jobs Health care | 17 jobs Flex vacation | 14 jobs Home office stipend | 13 jobs Startup environment | 12 jobs Medical leave | 10 jobs Insurance | 10 jobs Parental leave | 9 jobs Salary bonus | 7 jobs Relocation support | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Conferences | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 1 jobs

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