Security Administrator Salary in 2024

💰 The median Security Administrator Salary in 2024 is USD 98,650

✏️ This salary info is based on 28 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Security Administrator salary lies between USD 86,000 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
Security Administrator
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
28
Top 10%
$ 150,000
Top 25%
$ 120,000
Median
$ 98,650
Bottom 25%
$ 86,000
Bottom 10%
$ 75,700

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: May 5, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Security Administrator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Administrator job listings are Compliance, Computer Science and Monitoring. 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 | 25 jobs Computer Science | 21 jobs Monitoring | 16 jobs Active Directory | 14 jobs Clearance | 14 jobs Cloud | 12 jobs SAP | 11 jobs Network security | 10 jobs DoD | 10 jobs Governance | 10 jobs Strategy | 9 jobs Azure | 9 jobs Windows | 9 jobs ERP | 9 jobs Vulnerabilities | 8 jobs Risk assessment | 8 jobs Firewalls | 8 jobs Security Clearance | 8 jobs Audits | 7 jobs PowerShell | 7 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Administrator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with 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 | 28 jobs Health care | 25 jobs Flex hours | 18 jobs Competitive pay | 12 jobs Team events | 12 jobs Insurance | 11 jobs Flex vacation | 9 jobs Wellness | 8 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs Salary bonus | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Equity | 5 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Conferences | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Flexible spending account | 3 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Yoga | 2 jobs

Related salaries

Security Administrator @ $ 114,000 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Administrator @ $ 92,600 (global) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Security Administrator @ $ 98,650 (United States) Details
Security Administrator @ $ 114,000 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Administrator @ $ 92,600 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details

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