Median salary
$124,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$97.6k – $152.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
42.3%
552 of 1,306 roles
Live roles
1,306
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-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)
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 |
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 | $145,000 | 20 |
| Austin | $133,694 | 9 |
| Atlanta | $131,250 | 9 |
| Chicago | $116,961 | 13 |
| Dublin | $93,980 | 3 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $126,000 | 533 |
| Internship | $25.00/hr | 16 |
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How much do Cybersecurity roles pay?
The median salary for Cybersecurity roles is $124,250 per year. Most pay falls between $97,614 (25th percentile) and $152,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $77,788 to $182,375.
These figures are computed live from 1,306 active Cybersecurity roles on JobsRadar, of which 552 (42.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Cybersecurity roles include Anthropic, OpenAI, Suno and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Cybersecurity salary?
- The median is $124,250 per year, with most pay between $97,614 and $152,625 (25th–75th percentile), based on 552 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Cybersecurity salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $77,788 to $182,375 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $124,250. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.