Information Security Analysts

Median annual earnings of information security analysts were $99,730 in May 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Ten percent of analysts earned less than $57,810, while the top 10 percent earned $158,860 or more. The DOL reports the following mean earnings for information security analysts in May 2018 by industry sector:

• securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage: $121,230
• management, scientific, and technical consulting services: $109,030
• credit intermediation and related activities: $108,510
• computer systems design and related services: $107,500
• data processing, hosting, and related services: $102,880
• management of companies and enterprises: $100,880

North American–based information security professionals who were members of (ISC)² who were certified earned average annual salaries of $90,000, according to the 2019 (ISC)² Global Information Security Workforce Study. Those who were not certified earned $76,500. 

According to Robert Half Technology’s 2020 Salary Guide, data security analysts earned salaries that ranged from $108,250 to $183,500. 

Benefits for full-time information security analysts may include paid vacation, paid sick days, personal days, medical and dental insurance, and bonuses. Self-employed workers must provide their own benefits.