Security Analyst Salary in 2024

💰 The median Security Analyst Salary in 2024 is USD 112,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 156 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Security Analyst salary lies between USD 87,069 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
156
Top 10%
$ 166,000
Top 25%
$ 138,000
Median
$ 112,000
Bottom 25%
$ 87,069
Bottom 10%
$ 75,000

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

Last updated: March 24, 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 | 245 jobs Monitoring | 228 jobs Cloud | 215 jobs Incident response | 198 jobs Vulnerabilities | 194 jobs SIEM | 175 jobs Computer Science | 160 jobs CISSP | 148 jobs Privacy | 128 jobs SOC | 126 jobs NIST | 121 jobs Automation | 113 jobs Risk management | 112 jobs Firewalls | 111 jobs Audits | 109 jobs Windows | 104 jobs Linux | 100 jobs Clearance | 100 jobs Pentesting | 95 jobs AWS | 92 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 | 300 jobs Health care | 216 jobs Team events | 202 jobs Flex hours | 146 jobs Competitive pay | 119 jobs Flex vacation | 107 jobs Insurance | 105 jobs Startup environment | 97 jobs Equity | 94 jobs Medical leave | 78 jobs Parental leave | 68 jobs Salary bonus | 68 jobs 401(k) matching | 63 jobs Wellness | 55 jobs Fitness / gym | 21 jobs Relocation support | 16 jobs Home office stipend | 16 jobs Gear | 14 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 14 jobs Yoga | 9 jobs

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Security Analyst @ $ 112,000 (United States) Details
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