Salary for Entry-level / Junior Security Analyst in United States during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Security Analyst in United States during 2023 is USD 100,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 37 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Security Analyst salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 124,000 in the United States. 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
Security Analyst
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2023
Sample size
37
Top 10%
$ 138,000
Top 25%
$ 124,000
Median
$ 100,000
Bottom 25%
$ 86,000
Bottom 10%
$ 85,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 Entry-level / Junior Security Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Security Analyst job listings are Monitoring, Vulnerabilities and Compliance. 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:

Monitoring | 131 jobs Vulnerabilities | 89 jobs Compliance | 81 jobs Windows | 78 jobs Incident response | 74 jobs SIEM | 72 jobs Linux | 70 jobs SOC | 70 jobs Computer Science | 67 jobs Cloud | 64 jobs Firewalls | 61 jobs Python | 46 jobs IDS | 41 jobs CISSP | 35 jobs Malware | 34 jobs EDR | 34 jobs NIST | 32 jobs Scripting | 31 jobs Network security | 30 jobs Vulnerability management | 30 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Security Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Security Analyst job listings are Career development, Team events and Flex hours. 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 | 100 jobs Team events | 96 jobs Flex hours | 58 jobs Health care | 56 jobs Startup environment | 43 jobs Equity | 41 jobs Flex vacation | 36 jobs Insurance | 32 jobs Competitive pay | 30 jobs Salary bonus | 28 jobs Parental leave | 21 jobs 401(k) matching | 20 jobs Wellness | 19 jobs Medical leave | 19 jobs Home office stipend | 15 jobs Gear | 7 jobs Fitness / gym | 6 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 5 jobs Travel | 4 jobs

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