Security: Test, Malware Respond, ID & Protect - Los Angeles, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
Threat Testing
Malware-Intrusion Response,
ID Access and Data Protection
United States Location
Los Angeles -
- Riverside - Orange County
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23
Salary Average
$118,298
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,254 at 4.44%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 3 Months: $118,298 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $101,575 & $135,021; and, 5% of Jobs top $159,462.
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.
$412,827 = 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $167,580 |
| 5% | $159,462 |
| 10% | $150,229 |
| 25% | $135,021 |
| 33% | $128,852 |
| 50% | $118,298 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 3 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% | $115,188 | $121,408 |
| 25% | $110,410 | $126,187 |
| 33% | $107,745 | $128,852 |
| 50% | $101,575 | $135,021 |
| 67% | $94,097 | $142,499 |
| 95% | $69,016 | $167,580 |
Salary Average =
$118,298
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 5 Years and 3 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 3 Months | $113,031 | $5,268 at 4.66% |
| 5 Years and 3 Months | $118,298 | $5,254 at 4.44% |
| 6 Years and 3 Months | $123,553 | $5,246 at 4.25% |
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 less than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $89,491 at the low experience of Entry Level; $118,298 at the average experience of 5 Years and 3 Months; and, $146,251 at the top experience of 10 Years and 7 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
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 | $89,491 | $6,091 at 6.81% |
| Average | 5 Years and 3 Months | $118,298 | $5,255 at 4.44% |
| Top | 10 Years and 7 Months | $146,251 | $5,229 at 3.58% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of information technology operations, with threat testing, malware-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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- IT Security,
- Cybersecurity, Infosec or Information Technology (IT) Security;
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- Threat Testing,
- Ethical Hacker, Penetration Testing, Threat Testing, Vulnerability Testing, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), Kismet, Metasploit, Nessus, Nikto or Nmap;
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- Identity Access,
- Access Authorization, Credentials, Identity Accreditation, Identity Authentication, PKI, IdM (Identity Management), IAM (Identity and Access Management), GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification), CA Identity Suite, F5, NetIQ, Palo Alto Networks firewall, Ping or SailPont IdentityIQ;
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- Intrusion Response,
- Forensics, Intrusion Detection, IDS (Intrusion Detection System), IPS (Intrusion Prevention System), SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), Aircrack-ng, Micro Focus ArcSight, QRadar, RSA Security, Snort or Trend Micro Internet Security;
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- Malware,
- Malware, Spyware, Virus or Worms;
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- Information Assurance,
- Data Leak, Data Loss, Data Protect, Data Recover, DLP or Information Assurance.
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,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 15.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 66.7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 12.7% of job descriptions;
- Nessus,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- Nessus,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- Palo Alto Networks firewall,
- 15.9% of job descriptions;
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker),
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 11.1% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 11.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 27% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 17.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Los Angeles, CA
- California,
- Adelanto, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Altadena, Anaheim, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Blythe, Brea, Buena Park, Burbank, Calabasas, Calimesa, Camarillo, Canoga Park, Canyon Lake, Capistrano, Carson, Cathedral City, Century City, Cerritos, Chatsworth, Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Coachella, Colton, Commerce, Compton, Corona, Costa Mesa, Covina, Culver City, Cypress, Dana Point, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, East Los Angeles, El Monte, El Segundo, Encino, Fillmore, Florence, Fontana, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Hawthorne, Hemet, Hesperia, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Huntington Park, Indio, Industry, Inglewood, Irvine, La Habra, La Mirada, La Puente, La Quinta, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Maywood, Mission Viejo, Monrovia, Montclair, Montebello, Monterey Park, Moorpark, Moreno Valley, Needles, Newbury Park, Newport Beach, Northridge, Norwalk, Ojai, Ontario, Orange County, Oxnard, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Paramount, Pasadena, Perris, Pico Rivera, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Redondo Beach, Reseda, Rialto, Riverside, Riverside County, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, San Clemente, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Santa Paula, Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, South Gate, Sun City, Sylmar, Temecula, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Twentynine Palms, Universal City, Upland, Valencia, Valle Vista, Van Nuys, Veijo, Venice, Ventura, Ventura County, Victorville, Walnut, West Covina, West Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, Westminster, Westmont, Whittier, Willow Brook, Woodland Hills, Yorba Linda, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley.
These locations are all included in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).