Salary for Entry-level / Junior Security Officer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Security Officer during 2024 is USD 31,875

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average entry-level / junior Security Officer salary lies between USD 30,850 and USD 34,511 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
Security Officer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 74,437
Top 25%
$ 34,511
Median
$ 31,875
Bottom 25%
$ 30,850
Bottom 10%
$ 30,850

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

Last updated: April 28, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Security Officer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Security Officer job listings are Driver’s license, Surveillance and Compliance. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Driver’s license | 57 jobs Surveillance | 56 jobs Compliance | 23 jobs Clearance | 14 jobs Monitoring | 13 jobs RMF | 12 jobs Audits | 11 jobs NIST | 11 jobs CISSP | 11 jobs Risk management | 11 jobs Security assessment | 10 jobs CISM | 9 jobs Security Clearance | 9 jobs Cloud | 9 jobs Risk assessment | 8 jobs ISO 27001 | 8 jobs TS/SCI | 7 jobs Vulnerabilities | 6 jobs DoD | 6 jobs Privacy | 6 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Security Officer job listings are Career development, Health care and Insurance. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 75 jobs Health care | 69 jobs Insurance | 63 jobs Startup environment | 60 jobs 401(k) matching | 56 jobs Competitive pay | 19 jobs Gear | 16 jobs Flex hours | 10 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Team events | 6 jobs Parental leave | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Flexible spending account | 3 jobs Lunch / meals | 2 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Signing bonus | 2 jobs Equity | 1 jobs

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