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CISO

$283,375

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +41.7%

$200,000 $283,375

$246.9k 25th

$283.4k Median

$300k 75th

$225k

$325.6k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $200k – $700k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 32.4%
Live roles: 108

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Highest-paying jobs

Head of National Security Sales (DoW/IC)

Anthropic · Washington, DC

$550,000 – $700,000

Head of Vulnerability Disclosure & Security Community

Anthropic · New York City, NY +1

$330,000 – $395,000

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Hippo Insurance · Morristown, New Jersey, United Sta…

$237,500 – $390,000

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Hippo Insurance · Austin, Texas, United States

$237,500 – $390,000

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), US

OKX · New York, United States +1

$250,444 – $375,666

Member of Technical Staff, Head of Security

Profound · New York, New York

$300,000 – $375,000

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer - Bank

Mercury · San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, P…

$269,700 – $353,950

Head of Security

Exa · San Francisco, California

$250,000 – $350,000

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Cape · New York, NY

$300,000 – $350,000

Field CISO

Drata · Remote - US

$210,000 – $350,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Anthropic	$493,750	2
Hippo Insurance	$313,750	2
Planet	$275,175	2
Profound	$337,500	1
Cohere	$325,868	1
Cape	$325,000	1
OKX	$313,055	1
Mercury	$311,825	1

CISO salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
Austin	$313,750	3
New York	$305,913	12
San Francisco	$280,000	11
Seattle	$280,000	3