Security Director - USA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security
Director
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$157,908
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$4,542 at 2.88%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $157,908 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $133,301 & $182,515; and, 5% of Jobs top $218,199.
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% | $229,921 |
| 5% | $218,199 |
| 10% | $204,778 |
| 25% | $182,515 |
| 33% | $173,446 |
| 50% | $157,908 |
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% | $153,328 | $162,488 |
| 25% | $146,292 | $169,524 |
| 33% | $142,370 | $173,446 |
| 50% | $133,301 | $182,515 |
| 67% | $122,333 | $193,482 |
| 95% | $85,895 | $229,921 |
Salary Average =
$157,908
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 | $153,366 | $4,542 at 2.96% |
| 7 Years | $157,908 | $4,542 at 2.88% |
| 8 Years | $162,450 | $4,542 at 2.80% |
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: $128,006 at the low experience of 5 Months; $157,908 at the average experience of 7 Years; and, $188,188 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 | $130,656 | $4,542 at 3.48% |
| 2 Years | $135,198 | $4,542 at 3.36% |
| 3 Years | $139,740 | $4,542 at 3.25% |
| 4 Years | $144,282 | $4,542 at 3.15% |
| 5 Years | $148,824 | $4,542 at 3.05% |
| 6 Years | $153,366 | $4,542 at 2.96% |
| 7 Years | $157,908 | $4,542 at 2.88% |
| 8 Years | $162,450 | $4,542 at 2.80% |
| 9 Years | $166,992 | $4,542 at 2.72% |
| 10 Years | $171,534 | $4,542 at 2.65% |
| 11 Years | $176,076 | $4,542 at 2.58% |
| 12 Years | $180,618 | $4,542 at 2.51% |
| 13 Years | $185,160 | $4,542 at 2.45% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 5 Months | $128,006 | $4,542 at 3.55% |
| Average | 7 Years | $157,908 | $4,542 at 2.88% |
| Top | 13 Years and 8 Months | $188,188 | $4,542 at 2.41% |
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:
-
- Director,
- Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Director of Information Technology (IT) or Information Technology (IT) Vice President;
-
- 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
United States of America