Security Analyst Salary in United States during 2024

💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 108,060

✏️ This salary info is based on 204 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 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 Analyst
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
204
Top 10%
$ 161,500
Top 25%
$ 138,000
Median
$ 108,060
Bottom 25%
$ 86,000
Bottom 10%
$ 77,000

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: April 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 | 355 jobs Monitoring | 340 jobs Cloud | 329 jobs Incident response | 295 jobs Vulnerabilities | 274 jobs SIEM | 255 jobs Computer Science | 250 jobs CISSP | 217 jobs SOC | 186 jobs Privacy | 182 jobs NIST | 178 jobs Windows | 169 jobs Firewalls | 168 jobs Audits | 160 jobs Risk management | 159 jobs Automation | 156 jobs Linux | 155 jobs Scripting | 144 jobs Risk assessment | 135 jobs Clearance | 133 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 424 jobs Team events | 300 jobs Health care | 299 jobs Flex hours | 212 jobs Competitive pay | 172 jobs Insurance | 153 jobs Flex vacation | 151 jobs Startup environment | 136 jobs Equity | 126 jobs Medical leave | 108 jobs Salary bonus | 97 jobs Parental leave | 93 jobs 401(k) matching | 81 jobs Wellness | 73 jobs Fitness / gym | 24 jobs Relocation support | 24 jobs Home office stipend | 22 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 21 jobs Gear | 17 jobs Flexible spending account | 15 jobs

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