Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Security Specialist in United States during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Security Specialist in United States during 2023 is USD 77,925

✏️ This salary info is based on 8 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Security Specialist salary lies between USD 60,000 and USD 107,000 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 Specialist
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
United States
Salary year
2023
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 134,550
Top 25%
$ 107,000
Median
$ 77,925
Bottom 25%
$ 60,000
Bottom 10%
$ 57,000

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Security Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Security Specialist job listings are Compliance, Monitoring and Cloud. 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:

Compliance | 42 jobs Monitoring | 27 jobs Cloud | 25 jobs Computer Science | 24 jobs Audits | 22 jobs Risk management | 22 jobs Vulnerabilities | 21 jobs NIST | 21 jobs Incident response | 17 jobs Risk assessment | 17 jobs CISSP | 17 jobs Linux | 17 jobs Firewalls | 16 jobs Privacy | 16 jobs Automation | 15 jobs Scripting | 15 jobs Windows | 14 jobs Clearance | 14 jobs ISO 27001 | 13 jobs Python | 13 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Security Specialist job listings are Career development, Team events and Health care. 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 | 33 jobs Team events | 30 jobs Health care | 29 jobs Flex hours | 17 jobs Startup environment | 16 jobs Insurance | 16 jobs Competitive pay | 15 jobs Equity | 11 jobs Flex vacation | 8 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 7 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Fitness / gym | 5 jobs Conferences | 5 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs Paid sabbatical | 2 jobs

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