Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist in United States during 2024 is USD 95,000

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist salary lies between USD 84,210 and USD 120,000 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
Information Security Specialist
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 148,550
Top 25%
$ 120,000
Median
$ 95,000
Bottom 25%
$ 84,210
Bottom 10%
$ 83,850

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: April 28, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Information Security Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, Audits and ISO 27001. 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:

Compliance | 16 jobs Audits | 13 jobs ISO 27001 | 12 jobs Governance | 10 jobs Risk assessment | 9 jobs CISSP | 9 jobs Privacy | 9 jobs Monitoring | 7 jobs GDPR | 6 jobs Risk management | 6 jobs Cloud | 6 jobs Computer Science | 6 jobs SIEM | 5 jobs Incident response | 5 jobs NIST | 5 jobs Pentesting | 5 jobs Confluence | 5 jobs Security assessment | 4 jobs Firewalls | 4 jobs Azure | 4 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Information Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 9 jobs Health care | 8 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Equity | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Team events | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Parental leave | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs

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