Side-by-side distribution
Cybersecurity
$124,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.4%
- Live roles
- 1,312
SOC Analyst
$101,450
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.2%
- Live roles
- 169
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Staff+ Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Full Stack Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Staff Security GRC Analyst
Security Risk Analyst, Risk Engineering
Pre-Sales Engineer, Cybersecurity
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)
Cybersecurity Mid Market Sales Engineer
Principal Security GRC Analyst
Highest-paying jobs
Cybersecurity SOC Analyst II
SOC Analyst
Cybersecurity Operations Analyst (CSOC Analyst)
Security Operations Analyst
Security Operations Analyst
Security Operations Analyst
Security Operations Analyst
Senior Security Operations Analyst III
Threat Intelligence Analyst, Associate - Security Operations
Senior Sailpoint Security Operations Analyst - Identity & Access Management
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 50 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$117,700 | 42 |
CACI
|
$143,125 | 20 |
|
Leidos
|
$122,275 | 19 |
GDIT
|
$137,328 | 16 |
|
SpaceX
|
$162,500 | 11 |
Workday
|
$154,500 | 11 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$45,760 | 11 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 4 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$101,450 | 4 |
| KS Knox Systems | $117,500 | 3 |
|
Leidos
|
$97,638 | 3 |
Palantir
|
$97,500 | 2 |
Esri
|
$92,352 | 2 |
Logicalis
|
$81,280 | 2 |
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$208,000 | 1 |
Cybersecurity salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $271,450 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 10 |
| Seattle | $158,523 | 14 |
| Denver | $156,600 | 6 |
| Boston | $146,000 | 11 |
| New York | $140,000 | 21 |
| Austin | $133,694 | 9 |
| Atlanta | $131,250 | 9 |
| Chicago | $116,961 | 13 |
| Dublin | $93,980 | 3 |
Cybersecurity vs SOC Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Cybersecurity is $124,500 per year (typically $97,614–$152,500), versus $101,450 for SOC Analyst ($93,676–$131,950). That puts Cybersecurity about 23% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Cybersecurity and SOC Analyst are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.