
US IT Security: Test & ID - Cincinnati, OH - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
US Government
Threat Testing and
ID Access Readiness-Response
United States Location
Cincinnati - Hamilton
OH - KY - IN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$101,159
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$17,812 at 17.61%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 6 Months: $101,159 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $89,853 & $112,464; and, 5% of Jobs top $128,992.
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.
$461,926 = 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $134,484 |
5% | $128,992 |
10% | $122,747 |
25% | $112,464 |
33% | $108,293 |
50% | $101,159 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 6 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% | $99,056 | $103,261 |
25% | $95,826 | $106,492 |
33% | $94,024 | $108,293 |
50% | $89,853 | $112,464 |
67% | $84,797 | $117,520 |
95% | $67,833 | $134,484 |
Salary Average =
$101,159
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 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years and 6 Months | $82,337 | $18,822 at 22.86% |
5 Years and 6 Months | $101,159 | $17,812 at 17.61% |
6 Years and 6 Months | $118,970 | $17,180 at 14.44% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and grows robustly into 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: $52,412 at the low experience of 3 Years and 1 Month; $101,159 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $143,178 at the top experience of 7 Years and 11 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 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
4 Years | $72,346 | $19,561 at 27.04% |
5 Years | $91,907 | $18,255 at 19.86% |
6 Years | $110,162 | $17,461 at 15.85% |
7 Years | $127,623 | $16,953 at 13.28% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | 3 Years and 1 Month | $52,412 | $21,634 at 41.28% |
Average | 5 Years and 6 Months | $101,159 | $17,811 at 17.61% |
Top | 7 Years and 11 Months | $143,178 | $16,640 at 11.62% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of federal government information technology operations, with threat testing, and ID access readiness and response, 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;
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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.
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,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 51.6% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 6.5% of job descriptions.
Location
Cincinnati, OH
- Indiana,
- Dearborn County and Ohio County;
- Kentucky,
- Bellevue, Boone County, Campbell County, Covington, Dayton, Edgewood, Elsmere, Erlanger, Fort Mitchell, Fort Thomas, Fort Wright, Gallatin County, Grant County, Kenton, Newport, Pendleton County, Taylor Mill and Villa Hills;
- Ohio,
- Blue Ash, Brentwood, Bridgetown, Brook Park, Brown County, Butler County, Centerville, Cheviot, Cincinnati, Clermont County, Covedale, Deer Park, Delhi Hills, Fairfield, Forest Park, Groesbeck, Hamilton County, Indian Hill County, Indian Hill, Kenwood, Loveland, Madeira, Mason, Middletown, Milford, Montgomery, Mount Healthy, North College Hill, Northbrook, Norwood, Reading, Sharonville, Silverton, Springdale, St. Bernard, Trenton, Warren County, White Oak, Withamsville and Wyoming.
These locations are all included in the Cincinnati, OH metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).