CISO vs Full-Stack

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

CISO pays about 4% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

CISO Full-Stack
$200k
$192.5k
$96.3k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $311k

CISO

$200,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$155k 25th
$200k Median
$250k 75th
$125.9k
$296.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $80.7k – $999k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
21%
Live roles
681

Full-Stack

$192,500

median · per year, annualized USD

$150k 25th
$192.5k Median
$231.7k 75th
$111.1k
$285.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
19.8%
Live roles
18,589

CISO vs Full-Stack: which pays more?

The median for CISO is $200,000 per year (typically $155,000–$250,000), versus $192,500 for Full-Stack ($150,000–$231,700). That puts CISO about 4% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so CISO and Full-Stack 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.

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