Security Director - Detroit, MI - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security
Director
United States Location
Detroit - Ann Arbor - Flint
MI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$158,563
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$10,015 at 6.32%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $158,563 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $133,854 & $183,272; and, 5% of Jobs top $219,104.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$353,226 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $230,875 |
| 5% | $219,104 |
| 10% | $205,627 |
| 25% | $183,272 |
| 33% | $174,165 |
| 50% | $158,563 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $153,964 | $163,162 |
| 25% | $146,899 | $170,227 |
| 33% | $142,960 | $174,165 |
| 50% | $133,854 | $183,272 |
| 67% | $122,841 | $194,285 |
| 95% | $86,251 | $230,875 |
Salary Average =
$158,563
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Years | $149,228 | $9,334 at 6.26% |
| 7 Years | $158,563 | $10,015 at 6.32% |
| 8 Years | $168,577 | $10,587 at 6.28% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $150,019 at the low experience of 5 Months; $158,563 at the average experience of 7 Years; and, $234,622 at the top experience of 13 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 7 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 9/1/23 to 8/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $133,016 | $-6,907 at -5.19% |
| 2 Years | $126,109 | $1,936 at 1.54% |
| 3 Years | $128,045 | $5,425 at 4.24% |
| 4 Years | $133,470 | $7,285 at 5.46% |
| 5 Years | $140,755 | $8,473 at 6.02% |
| 6 Years | $149,228 | $9,335 at 6.26% |
| 7 Years | $158,563 | $10,014 at 6.32% |
| 8 Years | $168,577 | $10,587 at 6.28% |
| 9 Years | $179,164 | $11,091 at 6.19% |
| 10 Years | $190,255 | $11,549 at 6.07% |
| 11 Years | $201,804 | $11,974 at 5.93% |
| 12 Years | $213,778 | $12,377 at 5.79% |
| 13 Years | $226,155 | $12,763 at 5.64% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 5 Months | $150,019 | $-21,713 at -14.47% |
| Average | 7 Years | $158,563 | $10,014 at 6.32% |
| Top | 13 Years and 8 Months | $234,622 | $13,012 at 5.55% |
Qualifications
Description
Directing information technology security, cost efficient staff leadership optimizing encryption, threat testing, intrusion readiness-response, id access and data integrity protection, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Director,
- Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Director of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology (IT) Vice President;
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- IT Security,
- Cybersecurity, Infosec or Information Technology (IT) Security.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 9.8% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 32.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 74% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 40.7% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 20.3% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 13.8% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 10.6% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 22.8% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 8.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 22% of job descriptions.
Location
Detroit, MI
- Michigan,
- Adrian, Allen Park, Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Beecher, Bloomfield Hills, Burton, Clinton Township, Dearborn, Detroit, Eastpointe, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Fleshing, Flint, Garden City, Genesee County, Grand Blanc, Lapeer County, Lenawee County, Lincoln Park, Livingston County, Livonia, Macomb County, Madison Heights, Monroe County, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland County, Plymouth, Pontiac, Port Huron, Redford, River Rouge, Rochester Hills, Roseville, Royal Oak, South Field, Southfield, Southgate, St. Clair County, St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Tecumseh, Troy, Walled Lake, Warren, Washtenaw County, Waterford, Wayne County, Westland, Whitmore Lake and Wyandotte.
These locations are all included in the Detroit, MI metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).