Security Analyst Salary in 2022

💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in 2022 is USD 105,400

✏️ This salary info is based on 72 individual salaries reported during 2022

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Salary details

The average Security Analyst salary lies between USD 70,000 and USD 146,000 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 Analyst
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2022
Sample size
72
Top 10%
$ 180,000
Top 25%
$ 146,000
Median
$ 105,400
Bottom 25%
$ 70,000
Bottom 10%
$ 60,000

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 Security Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Analyst job listings are Cloud, Compliance and Monitoring. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 340 jobs Compliance | 273 jobs Monitoring | 265 jobs Incident response | 244 jobs Vulnerabilities | 242 jobs Computer Science | 222 jobs SIEM | 218 jobs CISSP | 177 jobs Privacy | 177 jobs NIST | 161 jobs Windows | 160 jobs Audits | 152 jobs Python | 152 jobs Scripting | 151 jobs Linux | 150 jobs AWS | 144 jobs Firewalls | 140 jobs Automation | 135 jobs Risk management | 130 jobs Azure | 119 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Security Analyst 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 2022 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 327 jobs Team events | 285 jobs Health care | 214 jobs Startup environment | 169 jobs Flex hours | 134 jobs Equity | 114 jobs Competitive pay | 112 jobs Flex vacation | 110 jobs 401(k) matching | 90 jobs Insurance | 89 jobs Parental leave | 77 jobs Salary bonus | 65 jobs Medical leave | 54 jobs Transparency | 36 jobs Wellness | 34 jobs Home office stipend | 26 jobs Fitness / gym | 19 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 18 jobs Conferences | 17 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 8 jobs

Related salaries

Security Analyst @ $ 144,200 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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