Median salary
$200,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$155k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
21.2%
145 of 684 roles
Live roles
684
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
CISO
Field Chief Information Security Officer (Field CISO)
Senior Solution Architect, GSI
Director of Engineering - Application, Cloud and Offensive Security
Senior Enterprise New Logo Account Executive | Healthcare
Senior Director, Privacy, Security & Data Compliance
GTM Cyber Security Leader
Staff+ Security Engineer, Risk Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Verkada
|
$250,000 | 15 |
Netskope
|
$185,750 | 12 |
Wiz, Inc.
|
$164,750 | 11 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$174,845 | 6 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$165,100 | 5 |
Veza Technologies, Inc.
|
$157,500 | 5 |
Okta
|
$295,105 | 4 |
Replit
|
$212,500 | 4 |
CISO salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $260,000 | 11 |
| Chicago | $243,750 | 6 |
| Toronto | $237,500 | 3 |
| Seattle | $225,000 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $221,710 | 18 |
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How much do CISO roles pay?
The median salary for CISO roles is $200,000 per year. Most pay falls between $155,000 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $125,000 to $295,760.
These figures are computed live from 684 active CISO roles on JobsRadar, of which 145 (21.2%) 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 CISO roles include Rain, Vanta, Veeam Software and Snowflake.
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.