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Security Operations to executive leadership pathway
0-2 years
$45,000 - $65,000
2-4 years
$65,000 - $85,000
4-6 years
$85,000 - $120,000
6-10 years
$120,000 - $160,000
10+ years
$200,000 - $400,000+
Technical testing to advisory consulting pathway
0-2 years
$55,000 - $75,000
2-4 years
$75,000 - $105,000
4-6 years
$105,000 - $140,000
6-10 years
$140,000 - $200,000
Protecting industrial control systems and operational technology
0-2 years
$70,000 - $95,000
2-5 years
$95,000 - $130,000
5-8 years
$130,000 - $165,000
8+ years
$165,000 - $210,000
Securing machine learning systems, models and AI applications
0-2 years
$85,000 - $115,000
2-5 years
$115,000 - $155,000
5-8 years
$155,000 - $195,000
8+ years
$195,000 - $260,000
Finding and fixing vulnerabilities across web applications and APIs
0-2 years
$70,000 - $95,000
2-4 years
$95,000 - $130,000
4-7 years
$130,000 - $170,000
7+ years
$170,000 - $215,000
Defending the inbox against phishing, BEC and email-borne threats
0-2 years
$60,000 - $85,000
2-4 years
$85,000 - $115,000
4-7 years
$115,000 - $145,000
7+ years
$145,000 - $185,000
Securing cloud infrastructure, workloads and identities at scale
0-2 years
$80,000 - $110,000
2-5 years
$110,000 - $150,000
5-8 years
$150,000 - $190,000
8+ years
$190,000 - $240,000
Building and tuning the detections that catch modern attacks
0-2 years
$60,000 - $85,000
2-4 years
$85,000 - $120,000
4-7 years
$120,000 - $155,000
7+ years
$155,000 - $195,000
Investigating breaches and driving digital forensics engagements
0-2 years
$65,000 - $90,000
2-4 years
$90,000 - $125,000
4-7 years
$125,000 - $165,000
7+ years
$165,000 - $205,000
Managing risk, controls and compliance across the organization
0-2 years
$60,000 - $85,000
2-4 years
$85,000 - $115,000
4-8 years
$115,000 - $155,000
8+ years
$155,000 - $210,000
Dissecting malicious code to drive detection and threat research
0-2 years
$70,000 - $95,000
2-4 years
$95,000 - $130,000
4-7 years
$130,000 - $170,000
7+ years
$170,000 - $215,000
Dedicated executive track from hands-on security to board-level leadership
0-3 years
$60,000 - $85,000
5-8 years
$120,000 - $160,000
8-12 years
$160,000 - $220,000
12-15 years
$190,000 - $260,000
15+ years
$220,000 - $400,000+
Securing identities, access and privileges across the enterprise
0-2 years
$60,000 - $85,000
2-5 years
$85,000 - $120,000
5-8 years
$120,000 - $155,000
8+ years
$155,000 - $200,000
Turning adversary research into intelligence that drives defense
0-2 years
$60,000 - $85,000
2-5 years
$85,000 - $120,000
5-8 years
$120,000 - $155,000
8+ years
$155,000 - $195,000
Building security into CI/CD pipelines and platform engineering
0-2 years
$75,000 - $100,000
2-5 years
$100,000 - $135,000
5-8 years
$135,000 - $175,000
8+ years
$175,000 - $220,000
Emulating real adversaries to test detection and response
1-3 years
$75,000 - $100,000
3-5 years
$100,000 - $140,000
5-8 years
$140,000 - $180,000
8+ years
$180,000 - $225,000
Designing secure systems and reference architectures at scale
2-4 years
$85,000 - $120,000
4-7 years
$120,000 - $155,000
7-10 years
$155,000 - $195,000
10+ years
$185,000 - $240,000
Finding, prioritizing and driving remediation of vulnerabilities
0-2 years
$55,000 - $80,000
2-5 years
$80,000 - $115,000
5-8 years
$115,000 - $150,000
8+ years
$150,000 - $190,000
Protecting networks with segmentation, firewalls and secure connectivity
0-2 years
$60,000 - $85,000
2-5 years
$85,000 - $120,000
5-8 years
$120,000 - $155,000
8+ years
$155,000 - $195,000
Testing and securing Android and iOS applications
0-2 years
$65,000 - $90,000
2-5 years
$90,000 - $125,000
5-8 years
$125,000 - $160,000
8+ years
$160,000 - $200,000
Building privacy by design into products, data and processes
0-2 years
$65,000 - $90,000
2-5 years
$100,000 - $135,000
5-8 years
$135,000 - $175,000
8+ years
$170,000 - $220,000
Assuring controls, compliance and third-party risk
0-2 years
$60,000 - $80,000
2-5 years
$80,000 - $110,000
5-9 years
$110,000 - $150,000
9+ years
$150,000 - $200,000
Securing products from design through release and response
1-3 years
$90,000 - $125,000
3-6 years
$125,000 - $165,000
6-9 years
$165,000 - $210,000
9+ years
$200,000 - $260,000