Median salary
$125,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$99.9k – $151.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
38.4%
484 of 1,259 roles
Live roles
1,259
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Full Stack Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer
Pre-Sales Engineer, Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Mid Market Sales Engineer
Senior Cyber-Security Operations Analyst, Product AppSec
Principal Engineer - Cybersecurity Incident Response
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$113,700 | 53 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$112,400 | 36 |
Leidos
|
$122,275 | 25 |
GDIT
|
$143,902 | 20 |
Workday
|
$159,600 | 15 |
CACI
|
$139,950 | 13 |
Amentum
|
$122,500 | 11 |
The Aerospace Corporation
|
$198,650 | 8 |
Cybersecurity salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $184,000 | 11 |
| Seattle | $158,250 | 8 |
| New York | $153,750 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 6 |
| Boston | $143,750 | 12 |
| Austin | $135,597 | 10 |
| Chicago | $134,500 | 9 |
| Atlanta | $128,850 | 6 |
| Denver | $123,300 | 6 |
| Dublin | $97,356 | 5 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $125,000 | 466 |
| Contract | $120,000 | 8 |
| Internship | $73,283 | 8 |
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How much do Cybersecurity roles pay?
The median salary for Cybersecurity roles is $125,000 per year. Most pay falls between $99,938 (25th percentile) and $151,475 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $81,523 to $184,940.
These figures are computed live from 1,259 active Cybersecurity roles on JobsRadar, of which 484 (38.4%) 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, Expedia Group 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 $125,000 per year, with most pay between $99,938 and $151,475 (25th–75th percentile), based on 484 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Cybersecurity salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $81,523 to $184,940 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $125,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.