Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Engineer during 2021

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Engineer during 2021 is USD 120,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 5 individual salaries reported during 2021

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Information Security Engineer salary lies between USD 119,000 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
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2021
Sample size
5
Top 10%
$ 128,000
Top 25%
$ 120,000
Median
$ 120,000
Bottom 25%
$ 119,000
Bottom 10%
$ 80,000

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Information Security Engineer job listings are Audits, Vulnerabilities and Encryption. 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:

Audits | 4 jobs Vulnerabilities | 3 jobs Encryption | 3 jobs Linux | 3 jobs Windows | 3 jobs Application security | 3 jobs Incident response | 2 jobs Security assessment | 2 jobs Risk management | 2 jobs MacOS | 2 jobs IDS | 1 jobs DNS | 1 jobs Ethical hacking | 1 jobs Network security | 1 jobs Vulnerability management | 1 jobs Firewalls | 1 jobs Malware | 1 jobs Splunk | 1 jobs PKI | 1 jobs Red team | 1 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Information Security Engineer job listings are 401(k) matching, Health care and Competitive pay. 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:

401(k) matching | 3 jobs Health care | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs

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