Security: Test & Protect - San Diego, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
Threat Testing and
Data Protection
United States Location
San Diego
CA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/23 to 8/30/24
Salary Average
$104,963
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 2 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,298 at 5.05%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 2 Months: $104,963 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $90,372 & $119,555; and, 5% of Jobs top $141,074.
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% | $148,314 |
| 5% | $141,074 |
| 10% | $132,903 |
| 25% | $119,555 |
| 33% | $114,166 |
| 50% | $104,963 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 2 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% | $102,252 | $107,674 |
| 25% | $98,086 | $111,841 |
| 33% | $95,760 | $114,166 |
| 50% | $90,372 | $119,555 |
| 67% | $83,822 | $126,105 |
| 95% | $61,613 | $148,314 |
Salary Average =
$104,963
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 6 Years and 2 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 2 Months | $98,871 | $6,092 at 6.16% |
| 6 Years and 2 Months | $104,963 | $5,298 at 5.05% |
| 7 Years and 2 Months | $110,261 | $4,687 at 4.25% |
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: $25,958 at the low experience of Entry Level; $104,963 at the average experience of 6 Years and 2 Months; and, $135,175 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
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
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $25,958 | $27,468 at 105.82% |
| Average | 6 Years and 2 Months | $104,963 | $5,298 at 5.05% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $135,175 | $2,609 at 1.93% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of information technology operations, with threat testing 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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- 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:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 7% of job descriptions;
- Nessus,
- 16.3% of job descriptions;
- Cisco,
- 9.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 4.7% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 41.9% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 30.2% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 25.6% of job descriptions;
- OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional),
- 18.6% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 18.6% of job descriptions;
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker),
- 20.9% of job descriptions.
Location
San Diego, CA
- California,
- Alpine, Carlsbad, Casa de Oro, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Fellbrook, Imperial Beach, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Spring Valley and Vista.
These locations are all included in the San Diego, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).