Salary for Executive-level / Director Head of Security in United States during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Executive-level / Director Head of Security in United States during 2023 is USD 245,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 9 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average executive-level / director Head of Security salary lies between USD 225,000 and USD 269,400 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
Head of Security
Experience
Executive-level / Director
Region
United States
Salary year
2023
Sample size
9
Top 10%
$ 394,250
Top 25%
$ 269,400
Median
$ 245,000
Bottom 25%
$ 225,000
Bottom 10%
$ 195,000

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 Executive-level / Director Head of Security roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with executive-level / director Head of Security job listings are Cloud, Privacy and Application security. 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:

Cloud | 29 jobs Privacy | 21 jobs Application security | 20 jobs Strategy | 18 jobs ISO 27001 | 16 jobs AWS | 15 jobs SaaS | 15 jobs C | 15 jobs Agile | 15 jobs Compliance | 14 jobs SOC | 14 jobs DevOps | 13 jobs NIST | 13 jobs Azure | 12 jobs CISSP | 12 jobs CISM | 12 jobs SDLC | 12 jobs Audits | 11 jobs PaaS | 11 jobs CISA | 11 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Executive-level / Director Head of Security roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with executive-level / director Head of Security 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 | 19 jobs Team events | 16 jobs Competitive pay | 15 jobs Flex vacation | 14 jobs Health care | 14 jobs Equity | 11 jobs Startup environment | 11 jobs Insurance | 8 jobs Wellness | 6 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 4 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Conferences | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Parental leave | 2 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs

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