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Cybersecurity Compensation Intelligence

Use credible market references, your career context and privacy-protected community data to prepare for informed compensation conversations.

A certification can be associated with compensation, but it does not cause or guarantee a salary. Role, location, experience, responsibility, industry and market conditions matter.

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Certification compensation references

These medians are self-reported global results published from the ISC2 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. They are reference points—not offers, predictions or causal estimates.
SSCPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$95,200Global · 2025 · USD
CGRCAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$134,500Global · 2025 · USD
CSSLPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$125,000Global · 2025 · USD
CCSPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$118,840Global · 2025 · USD
CISSPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$127,000Global · 2025 · USD
ISSAPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$140,620Global · 2025 · USD
ISSEPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$136,800Global · 2025 · USD
ISSMPAssociation, not causation

Reported median

$130,000Global · 2025 · USD

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Privacy-protected community benchmark

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Minimum publication threshold: 50 valid records

Demand and planning context

Information Security Analysts had a 2024 median annual wage of $124,910. Employment is projected to grow 29% from 2024 to 2034.
Projected U.S. employment growth29% · 2024–2034
U.S. occupational baseline$124,910
Employer demand context

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Scenario planner

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Methodology, limitations and sources

  1. External figures retain their publisher, year, population and currency.
  2. Certification figures are descriptive associations and are never presented as causal salary premiums.
  3. Community records are validated for required fields, plausible ranges, uniqueness and recency.
  4. No community segment is published below 50 records. Small cells are not combined in a way that exposes a contributor.
  5. Personalized views are private reference matching, not automated employment or compensation decisions.
  6. Market data changes. Confirm current requirements, costs and pay conditions with primary sources and employers.