Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Administrator in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Administrator in United States during 2024 is USD 114,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Security Administrator salary lies between USD 94,000 and USD 147,202 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 Administrator
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 179,000
Top 25%
$ 147,202
Median
$ 114,000
Bottom 25%
$ 94,000
Bottom 10%
$ 86,000

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

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Security Administrator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Administrator job listings are Compliance, SAP and Computer Science. 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 | 10 jobs SAP | 9 jobs Computer Science | 9 jobs DoD | 8 jobs Monitoring | 8 jobs Clearance | 6 jobs Governance | 6 jobs Strategy | 5 jobs APIs | 5 jobs SOX | 5 jobs Firewalls | 4 jobs DoDD 8570 | 4 jobs IDS | 3 jobs Network security | 3 jobs Vulnerabilities | 3 jobs Splunk | 3 jobs Windows | 3 jobs Security Clearance | 3 jobs Nessus | 3 jobs ERP | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Security Administrator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Administrator 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 | 11 jobs Health care | 8 jobs Flex hours | 7 jobs Insurance | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 2 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Yoga | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Equity | 1 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Medical leave | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs

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