Security Analyst Salary in 2024

💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in 2024 is USD 105,900

✏️ This salary info is based on 698 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Security Analyst salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 138,000 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
2024
Sample size
698
Top 10%
$ 176,200
Top 25%
$ 138,000
Median
$ 105,900
Bottom 25%
$ 86,000
Bottom 10%
$ 66,000

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

Last updated: July 21, 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 Compliance, Monitoring and Cloud. 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 | 867 jobs Monitoring | 762 jobs Cloud | 746 jobs Incident response | 690 jobs Computer Science | 641 jobs Vulnerabilities | 626 jobs SIEM | 612 jobs CISSP | 548 jobs NIST | 454 jobs SOC | 450 jobs Firewalls | 428 jobs Windows | 400 jobs Linux | 385 jobs Privacy | 385 jobs Audits | 379 jobs Risk management | 359 jobs Clearance | 338 jobs Risk assessment | 328 jobs Scripting | 328 jobs Automation | 314 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, Health care and Team events. 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 | 972 jobs Health care | 707 jobs Team events | 651 jobs Flex hours | 467 jobs Insurance | 405 jobs Competitive pay | 390 jobs Equity / stock options | 309 jobs Startup environment | 282 jobs Flex vacation | 274 jobs Medical leave | 249 jobs Salary bonus | 233 jobs Parental leave | 231 jobs Wellness | 215 jobs 401(k) matching | 200 jobs Fitness / gym | 62 jobs Relocation support | 54 jobs Home office stipend | 43 jobs Flexible spending account | 42 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 35 jobs Gear | 28 jobs

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