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 Head of Information Security $ 261,500 6 Details
2 Principal Business Value Consultant $ 250,600 6 Details
3 Privacy Officer $ 244,500 6 Details
4 Head of Security $ 220,375 8 Details
5 Information Security Officer $ 200,000 33 Details
6 Security Software Engineer $ 197,750 36 Details
7 Cyber Systems Engineer $ 190,000 22 Details
8 Director of Information Security $ 183,750 10 Details
9 Incident Response Engineer $ 180,400 8 Details
10 Malware Reverse Engineer $ 177,000 14 Details
11 Privacy Manager $ 175,000 8 Details
12 Cyber Security Consultant $ 175,000 5 Details
13 Security Architect $ 174,500 132 Details
14 Security Operations Manager $ 170,000 12 Details
15 Security Engineer $ 160,000 1070 Details
16 Security Researcher $ 159,750 64 Details
17 Vulnerability Management Engineer $ 154,963 10 Details
18 Security Operations Engineer $ 150,000 23 Details
19 Vulnerability Analyst $ 149,500 6 Details
20 Professional Services Consultant $ 148,800 8 Details
21 Information System Security Manager $ 142,950 24 Details
22 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst $ 142,000 12 Details
23 Technical Consultant $ 140,600 10 Details
24 Threat Hunter $ 138,500 8 Details
25 Cyber Intelligence Analyst $ 138,000 20 Details
26 DevSecOps $ 137,087 36 Details
27 Threat Intelligence Analyst $ 135,500 24 Details
28 Security Operations Lead $ 135,000 5 Details
29 Information Systems Security Officer $ 133,000 46 Details
30 SOC Manager $ 130,000 5 Details
31 Information System Security Officer $ 127,548 38 Details
32 Compliance Manager $ 127,500 38 Details
33 IAM Engineer $ 126,900 11 Details
34 Security Consultant $ 124,360 46 Details
35 DevSecOps Engineer $ 124,150 88 Details
36 Security Lead $ 123,350 40 Details
37 Splunk Engineer $ 121,000 6 Details
38 Incident Response Analyst $ 120,000 13 Details
39 Information Systems Security Manager $ 118,564 8 Details
40 Cyber Engineer $ 118,000 41 Details
41 Cyber Analyst $ 117,000 8 Details
42 Information Security Analyst $ 114,000 42 Details
43 Information Security Manager $ 113,055 18 Details
44 Penetration Tester $ 112,000 51 Details
45 Security Analyst $ 107,100 240 Details
46 Security Operations Analyst $ 105,000 19 Details
47 Compliance Analyst $ 105,000 36 Details
48 Information Security Risk Analyst $ 99,300 7 Details
49 Security Specialist $ 98,650 38 Details
50 Information Security Specialist $ 96,923 15 Details
51 Security Administrator $ 96,650 24 Details
52 Cyber Threat Analyst $ 95,676 16 Details
53 Cyber Security Specialist $ 90,000 12 Details
54 SOC Analyst $ 86,000 35 Details
55 Security Operations Center Analyst $ 85,000 15 Details
56 Security Officer $ 81,644 54 Details
57 GRC Analyst $ 81,250 12 Details

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