SOC Analyst Salary in United States during 2024

💰 The median SOC Analyst Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 86,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 57 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average SOC Analyst salary lies between USD 68,400 and USD 118,000 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
SOC Analyst
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
57
Top 10%
$ 170,200
Top 25%
$ 118,000
Median
$ 86,000
Bottom 25%
$ 68,400
Bottom 10%
$ 54,000

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: May 5, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for SOC Analyst roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with SOC Analyst job listings are SOC, SIEM 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:

SOC | 156 jobs SIEM | 116 jobs Monitoring | 113 jobs Incident response | 105 jobs Cloud | 85 jobs Firewalls | 68 jobs Threat intelligence | 58 jobs EDR | 58 jobs Malware | 57 jobs Windows | 57 jobs Linux | 54 jobs Vulnerabilities | 49 jobs IDS | 48 jobs Splunk | 42 jobs Scripting | 41 jobs IPS | 39 jobs Python | 38 jobs Forensics | 37 jobs TCP/IP | 37 jobs Automation | 36 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for SOC Analyst roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with SOC Analyst job listings are Team events, Career development 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:

Team events | 97 jobs Career development | 73 jobs Health care | 50 jobs Startup environment | 29 jobs Competitive pay | 29 jobs Flex hours | 25 jobs Flex vacation | 20 jobs Medical leave | 19 jobs Equity | 14 jobs Insurance | 14 jobs Home office stipend | 13 jobs Parental leave | 11 jobs Salary bonus | 11 jobs Fertility benefits | 11 jobs 401(k) matching | 10 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Conferences | 5 jobs Lunch / meals | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 3 jobs

Related salaries

SOC Analyst @ $ 85,000 (global) Details
SOC Analyst @ $ 75,000 (global) - Entry-level / Junior Details
SOC Analyst @ $ 117,500 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
SOC Analyst @ $ 86,200 (global) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
SOC Analyst @ $ 75,000 (United States) - Entry-level / Junior Details
SOC Analyst @ $ 117,500 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
SOC Analyst @ $ 88,400 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details

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