
Security Director - Huntsville, AL - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security
Director
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$138,264
Experience Requirement
7 Years and 10 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,548 at 4.01%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years & 10 Months: $138,264 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $116,670 & $159,858; and, 5% of Jobs top $191,373.
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.
$461,926 = 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $201,820 |
5% | $191,373 |
10% | $179,477 |
25% | $159,858 |
33% | $151,893 |
50% | $138,264 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 Years and 10 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $134,248 | $142,280 |
25% | $128,076 | $148,452 |
33% | $124,635 | $151,893 |
50% | $116,670 | $159,858 |
67% | $107,020 | $169,508 |
95% | $74,708 | $201,820 |
Salary Average =
$138,264
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 and 10 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
6 Years and 10 Months | $133,189 | $5,075 at 3.81% |
7 Years and 10 Months | $138,264 | $5,548 at 4.01% |
8 Years and 10 Months | $143,812 | $5,943 at 4.13% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $160,554 at the low experience of 2 Months; $138,264 at the average experience of 7 Years and 10 Months; and, $189,037 at the top experience of 15 Years and 6 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 2 Months | $160,554 | $-29,916 at -18.63% |
Average | 7 Years and 10 Months | $138,264 | $5,548 at 4.01% |
Top | 15 Years and 6 Months | $189,037 | $7,749 at 4.10% |
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,
- 13% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 36.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 62.3% 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,
- 34.8% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 8.7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 5.8% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 8.7% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 31.9% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 17.4% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 8.7% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 17.4% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 24.6% of job descriptions.
Location
Huntsville, AL
- Alabama,
- Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.
These locations are all included in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).