US IT Security: Test & ID - San Diego, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
US Government
Threat Testing and
ID Access Readiness-Response
United States Location
San Diego
CA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$118,764
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$15,084 at 12.70%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 6 Months: $118,764 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $105,491 & $132,037; and, 5% of Jobs top $151,441.
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% | $157,889 |
| 5% | $151,441 |
| 10% | $144,110 |
| 25% | $132,037 |
| 33% | $127,141 |
| 50% | $118,764 |
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% | $116,296 | $121,232 |
| 25% | $112,503 | $125,025 |
| 33% | $110,388 | $127,141 |
| 50% | $105,491 | $132,037 |
| 67% | $99,555 | $137,973 |
| 95% | $79,639 | $157,889 |
Salary Average =
$118,764
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 | $101,350 | $17,414 at 17.18% |
| 5 Years and 6 Months | $118,764 | $15,084 at 12.70% |
| 6 Years and 6 Months | $133,848 | $13,526 at 10.11% |
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: $69,668 at the low experience of 3 Years and 1 Month; $118,764 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $152,667 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 | $91,369 | $19,046 at 20.85% |
| 5 Years | $110,415 | $16,124 at 14.60% |
| 6 Years | $126,539 | $14,233 at 11.25% |
| 7 Years | $140,772 | $12,933 at 9.19% |
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 | $69,668 | $23,439 at 33.64% |
| Average | 5 Years and 6 Months | $118,764 | $15,084 at 12.70% |
| Top | 7 Years and 11 Months | $152,667 | $12,064 at 7.90% |
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
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).