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 | |
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1 | Principal Business Value Consultant | $ 250,600 | 10 | Details |
2 | Head of Security | $ 220,375 | 8 | Details |
3 | Head of Information Security | $ 214,000 | 8 | Details |
4 | Privacy Officer | $ 199,000 | 8 | Details |
5 | Cyber Systems Engineer | $ 184,500 | 36 | Details |
6 | Incident Response Engineer | $ 180,400 | 12 | Details |
7 | Director of Information Security | $ 177,500 | 12 | Details |
8 | Malware Reverse Engineer | $ 177,000 | 14 | Details |
9 | Security Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 42 | Details |
10 | Cyber Security Consultant | $ 175,000 | 5 | Details |
11 | Security Architect | $ 174,500 | 162 | Details |
12 | Security Operations Manager | $ 170,000 | 12 | Details |
13 | Security Operations Engineer | $ 160,000 | 35 | Details |
14 | Security Engineer | $ 160,000 | 1332 | Details |
15 | Security Researcher | $ 159,750 | 80 | Details |
16 | Privacy Manager | $ 159,500 | 12 | Details |
17 | Vulnerability Management Engineer | $ 154,963 | 10 | Details |
18 | Professional Services Consultant | $ 148,800 | 8 | Details |
19 | Vulnerability Analyst | $ 147,500 | 8 | Details |
20 | Information System Security Manager | $ 142,950 | 36 | Details |
21 | Digital Network Exploitation Analyst | $ 142,000 | 12 | Details |
22 | Technical Consultant | $ 140,600 | 10 | Details |
23 | IAM Engineer | $ 139,672 | 13 | Details |
24 | DevSecOps | $ 137,087 | 40 | Details |
25 | Security Operations Lead | $ 135,000 | 5 | Details |
26 | Threat Hunter | $ 131,500 | 10 | Details |
27 | Firewall Engineer | $ 131,000 | 6 | Details |
28 | Cyber Security Project Manager | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
29 | Splunk Engineer | $ 130,000 | 8 | Details |
30 | SOC Manager | $ 130,000 | 5 | Details |
31 | Compliance Manager | $ 127,500 | 42 | Details |
32 | Threat Intelligence Analyst | $ 126,500 | 28 | Details |
33 | Information Security Lead | $ 125,800 | 6 | Details |
34 | Cyber Intelligence Analyst | $ 125,000 | 24 | Details |
35 | DevSecOps Engineer | $ 125,000 | 102 | Details |
36 | Security Consultant | $ 124,360 | 50 | Details |
37 | Security Lead | $ 123,350 | 50 | Details |
38 | Information Systems Security Manager | $ 123,264 | 10 | Details |
39 | Information Security Officer | $ 121,048 | 204 | Details |
40 | Cyber Analyst | $ 121,000 | 10 | Details |
41 | Cyber Engineer | $ 118,000 | 43 | Details |
42 | Incident Response Analyst | $ 117,500 | 26 | Details |
43 | Incident Response Manager | $ 117,200 | 5 | Details |
44 | Penetration Tester | $ 112,000 | 72 | Details |
45 | Information Security Manager | $ 111,111 | 21 | Details |
46 | Security Analyst | $ 109,050 | 296 | Details |
47 | Compliance Analyst | $ 102,000 | 40 | Details |
48 | Information Security Analyst | $ 100,000 | 50 | Details |
49 | Information Security Risk Analyst | $ 99,300 | 7 | Details |
50 | Information Security Specialist | $ 96,923 | 17 | Details |
51 | Security Specialist | $ 95,750 | 54 | Details |
52 | Cyber Threat Analyst | $ 95,676 | 16 | Details |
53 | Security Administrator | $ 95,000 | 32 | Details |
54 | Security Operations Analyst | $ 95,000 | 23 | Details |
55 | Cyber Security Specialist | $ 92,000 | 16 | Details |
56 | GRC Analyst | $ 88,125 | 14 | Details |
57 | SOC Analyst | $ 86,000 | 66 | Details |
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