The Global InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index for 2024 💰📊

See below our global salary index in 2024 for roles in the InfoSec / Cybersecurity space based on internal data (survey submissions + jobs with open salaries). Salary data is in USD and recalculated at its average fx rate during the year for salaries entered in other currencies.

The data is processed and updated on a weekly basis so the rankings may change over time during the year. Want to play around with the dataset yourself? You can download the complete salary dataset here.

# Role Median Salary in 2024 n
1 Principal Business Value Consultant $ 250,600 10 Details
2 Privacy Officer $ 244,500 6 Details
3 Head of Security $ 220,375 8 Details
4 Head of Information Security $ 214,000 8 Details
5 Incident Response Engineer $ 180,400 10 Details
6 Director of Information Security $ 177,500 12 Details
7 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 177,000 14 Details
8 Cyber Security Consultant $ 175,000 5 Details
9 Security Software Engineer $ 175,000 38 Details
10 Security Architect $ 173,436 152 Details
11 Security Operations Manager $ 170,000 12 Details
12 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 162,500 34 Details
13 Security Engineer $ 160,000 1252 Details
14 Privacy Manager $ 159,500 12 Details
15 Security Researcher $ 157,750 78 Details
16 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 154,963 10 Details
17 Information System Security Manager $ 152,150 32 Details
18 Security Operations Engineer $ 150,000 31 Details
19 Vulnerability Analyst $ 149,500 6 Details
20 Professional Services Consultant $ 148,800 8 Details
21 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 142,000 12 Details
22 Technical Consultant $ 140,600 10 Details
23 DevSecOps $ 137,087 40 Details
24 Security Operations Lead $ 135,000 5 Details
25 Threat Hunter $ 131,500 10 Details
26 Splunk Engineer $ 130,000 8 Details
27 Cyber Security Project Manager $ 130,000 6 Details
28 SOC Manager $ 130,000 5 Details
29 Security Consultant $ 127,500 48 Details
30 Compliance Manager $ 127,500 42 Details
31 IAM Engineer $ 126,900 11 Details
32 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 126,500 26 Details
33 Information Systems Security Officer $ 125,900 52 Details
34 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 125,000 24 Details
35 DevSecOps Engineer $ 125,000 96 Details
36 Security Lead $ 123,350 42 Details
37 Cyber Analyst $ 121,000 10 Details
38 Information Systems Security Manager $ 118,564 8 Details
39 Cyber Engineer $ 118,000 43 Details
40 Incident Response Analyst $ 117,500 24 Details
41 Information System Security Officer $ 116,750 44 Details
42 Penetration Tester $ 112,000 70 Details
43 Information Security Manager $ 111,111 21 Details
44 Security Analyst $ 108,060 270 Details
45 Information Security Analyst $ 105,000 46 Details
46 Security Operations Analyst $ 105,000 19 Details
47 Compliance Analyst $ 104,500 38 Details
48 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 99,300 7 Details
49 Information Security Specialist $ 96,923 15 Details
50 Security Administrator $ 96,650 30 Details
51 Security Specialist $ 95,750 50 Details
52 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 95,676 16 Details
53 Cyber Security Specialist $ 92,000 16 Details
54 SOC Analyst $ 86,000 64 Details
55 GRC Analyst $ 81,250 12 Details

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