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 1/1/24 to 12/30/24
Salary Average
$168,487
Experience Requirement
7 Years and 10 Months
Raise +1 Year
$3,757 at 2.23%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years & 10 Months: $168,487 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $144,100 & $192,874; and, 5% of Jobs top $228,339.
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.
$448,996 = 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 1/1/24 to 12/30/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $240,036 |
| 5% | $228,339 |
| 10% | $214,979 |
| 25% | $192,874 |
| 33% | $183,883 |
| 50% | $168,487 |
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% | $163,949 | $173,025 |
| 25% | $156,978 | $179,996 |
| 33% | $153,091 | $183,883 |
| 50% | $144,100 | $192,874 |
| 67% | $133,217 | $203,757 |
| 95% | $96,938 | $240,036 |
Salary Average =
$168,487
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 | $164,278 | $4,209 at 2.56% |
| 7 Years and 10 Months | $168,487 | $3,757 at 2.23% |
| 8 Years and 10 Months | $172,244 | $3,393 at 1.97% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with 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: $92,171 at the low experience of Entry Level; $168,487 at the average experience of 7 Years and 10 Months; and, $191,076 at the top experience of 15 Years and 10 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 1/1/24 to 12/30/24.
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 | Entry Level | $92,171 | $24,281 at 26.34% |
| Average | 7 Years and 10 Months | $168,487 | $3,757 at 2.23% |
| Top | 15 Years and 10 Months | $191,076 | $2,022 at 1.06% |
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,
- 9.9% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 39.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 68.1% 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,
- 47.3% of job descriptions;
- USA Federal Government,
- 9.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 7.7% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 6.6% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 29.7% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 18.7% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 6.6% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 15.4% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 26.4% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America