US IT Security: Test - Los Angeles, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
US Government
Threat Testing
United States Location
Los Angeles -
- Riverside - Orange County
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24
Salary Average
$175,094
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 8 Months
Raise +1 Year
$23,845 at 13.62%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 8 Months: $175,094 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $165,865 & $184,323; and, 5% of Jobs top $197,875.
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.
$436,225 = 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $202,408 |
| 5% | $197,875 |
| 10% | $192,742 |
| 25% | $184,323 |
| 33% | $180,916 |
| 50% | $175,094 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 8 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% | $173,379 | $176,809 |
| 25% | $170,742 | $179,446 |
| 33% | $169,272 | $180,916 |
| 50% | $165,865 | $184,323 |
| 67% | $161,730 | $188,458 |
| 95% | $147,780 | $202,408 |
Salary Average =
$175,094
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 8 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 8 Months | $147,926 | $27,167 at 18.37% |
| 6 Years and 8 Months | $175,094 | $23,845 at 13.62% |
| 7 Years and 8 Months | $198,939 | $21,247 at 10.68% |
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 more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $119,192 at the low experience of 4 Years and 9 Months; $175,094 at the average experience of 6 Years and 8 Months; and, $220,186 at the top experience of 8 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 4 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $127,458 | $29,951 at 23.50% |
| 6 Years | $157,409 | $25,961 at 16.49% |
| 7 Years | $183,370 | $22,911 at 12.49% |
| 8 Years | $206,281 | $20,503 at 9.94% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 4 Years and 9 Months | $119,192 | $31,149 at 26.13% |
| Average | 6 Years and 8 Months | $175,094 | $23,845 at 13.62% |
| Top | 8 Years and 8 Months | $220,186 | $19,160 at 8.70% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of federal government information technology operations, with threat testing, 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;
- USA Government agency or department;
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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.
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,
- 10.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 12.2% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 59.2% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 20.4% of job descriptions;
- C programming language,
- 30.6% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 4.1% 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).