
Security Director - USA - 8 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security
Director
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$167,246
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,514 at 3.30%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $167,246 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $141,269 & $193,222; and, 5% of Jobs top $231,134.
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% | $243,701 |
5% | $231,134 |
10% | $216,823 |
25% | $193,222 |
33% | $183,641 |
50% | $167,246 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 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% | $162,414 | $172,077 |
25% | $154,990 | $179,501 |
33% | $150,850 | $183,641 |
50% | $141,269 | $193,222 |
67% | $129,660 | $204,831 |
95% | $90,790 | $243,701 |
Salary Average =
$167,246
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 8 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
7 Years | $161,731 | $5,514 at 3.41% |
8 Years | $167,246 | $5,514 at 3.30% |
9 Years | $172,760 | $5,514 at 3.19% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily 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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $124,051 at the low experience of 2 Months; $166,326 at the average experience of 7 Years and 10 Months; and, $208,602 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
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
1 Year | $128,646 | $5,514 at 4.29% |
2 Years | $134,160 | $5,515 at 4.11% |
3 Years | $139,675 | $5,514 at 3.95% |
4 Years | $145,189 | $5,514 at 3.80% |
5 Years | $150,703 | $5,514 at 3.66% |
6 Years | $156,217 | $5,514 at 3.53% |
7 Years | $161,731 | $5,515 at 3.41% |
8 Years | $167,246 | $5,514 at 3.30% |
9 Years | $172,760 | $5,514 at 3.19% |
10 Years | $178,274 | $5,514 at 3.09% |
11 Years | $183,788 | $5,514 at 3.00% |
12 Years | $189,302 | $5,515 at 2.91% |
13 Years | $194,817 | $5,514 at 2.83% |
14 Years | $200,331 | $5,514 at 2.75% |
15 Years | $205,845 | $5,514 at 2.68% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 2 Months | $124,051 | $5,514 at 4.44% |
Average | 7 Years and 10 Months | $166,326 | $5,515 at 3.32% |
Top | 15 Years and 6 Months | $208,602 | $5,514 at 2.64% |
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
United States of America