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 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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