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 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$134,792
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,922 at 4.39%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $134,792 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $113,787 & $155,796; and, 5% of Jobs top $186,257.
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% | $196,263 |
| 5% | $186,257 |
| 10% | $174,800 |
| 25% | $155,796 |
| 33% | $148,055 |
| 50% | $134,792 |
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% | $130,882 | $138,701 |
| 25% | $124,876 | $144,707 |
| 33% | $121,528 | $148,055 |
| 50% | $113,787 | $155,796 |
| 67% | $104,425 | $165,158 |
| 95% | $73,320 | $196,263 |
Salary Average =
$134,792
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 | $129,507 | $5,285 at 4.08% |
| 7 Years | $134,792 | $5,922 at 4.39% |
| 8 Years | $140,714 | $6,430 at 4.57% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $158,505 at the low experience of 5 Months; $134,792 at the average experience of 7 Years; and, $182,041 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 | $136,251 | $-12,802 at -9.40% |
| 2 Years | $123,449 | $-2,740 at -2.22% |
| 3 Years | $120,709 | $1,170 at 0.97% |
| 4 Years | $121,879 | $3,195 at 2.62% |
| 5 Years | $125,074 | $4,433 at 3.54% |
| 6 Years | $129,507 | $5,285 at 4.08% |
| 7 Years | $134,792 | $5,922 at 4.39% |
| 8 Years | $140,714 | $6,430 at 4.57% |
| 9 Years | $147,144 | $6,856 at 4.66% |
| 10 Years | $154,000 | $7,226 at 4.69% |
| 11 Years | $161,226 | $7,557 at 4.69% |
| 12 Years | $168,783 | $7,860 at 4.66% |
| 13 Years | $176,643 | $8,142 at 4.61% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 5 Months | $158,505 | $-29,677 at -18.72% |
| Average | 7 Years | $134,792 | $5,922 at 4.39% |
| Top | 13 Years and 8 Months | $182,041 | $8,321 at 4.57% |
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
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).