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View roadmapsSecurity 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