15 Series · SOC 15-1212
Information Security Analysts
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$124,910
per year
Median Hourly
$60.05/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$127,730
average
Employment
179,430
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$69,660
25th Percentile
$92,160
Median
$124,910
75th Percentile
$159,600
90th Percentile
$186,420
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $142,920 | +14% above national |
| 2 | California | $140,660 | +13% above national |
| 3 | Maryland | $140,480 | +12% above national |
| 4 | New Jersey | $135,390 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Delaware | $134,050 | +7% above national |
| 6 | New Mexico | $133,780 | +7% above national |
| 7 | Virginia | $132,460 | +6% above national |
| 8 | New York | $131,100 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $130,570 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $130,500 | +4% above national |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $129,690 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Minnesota | $128,830 | +3% above national |
| 13 | District of Columbia | $127,760 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $127,610 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Hawaii | $125,790 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Arizona | $125,320 | same as national |
| 17 | Texas | $124,970 | same as national |
| 18 | Georgia | $124,270 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Idaho | $121,970 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Wyoming | $121,290 | 3% below national |
| 21 | North Carolina | $121,070 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Oregon | $119,000 | 5% below national |
| 23 | Illinois | $114,300 | 8% below national |
| 24 | Iowa | $112,950 | 10% below national |
| 25 | North Dakota | $112,330 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Alabama | $111,110 | 11% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $110,230 | 12% below national |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $109,410 | 12% below national |
| 29 | West Virginia | $107,820 | 14% below national |
| 30 | Ohio | $107,570 | 14% below national |
| 31 | Nevada | $106,530 | 15% below national |
| 32 | Florida | $105,990 | 15% below national |
| 33 | Michigan | $104,540 | 16% below national |
| 34 | South Dakota | $103,310 | 17% below national |
| 35 | Missouri | $102,440 | 18% below national |
| 36 | Alaska | $102,170 | 18% below national |
| 37 | Tennessee | $100,990 | 19% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $99,420 | 20% below national |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $99,210 | 21% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $98,210 | 21% below national |
| 41 | Utah | $97,180 | 22% below national |
| 42 | Nebraska | $95,470 | 24% below national |
| 43 | Maine | $93,710 | 25% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $93,560 | 25% below national |
| 45 | Louisiana | $88,200 | 29% below national |
| 46 | Montana | $87,100 | 30% below national |
| 47 | Vermont | $86,810 | 31% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $86,500 | 31% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $84,640 | 32% below national |
| 50 | Indiana | $78,290 | 37% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $59,520 | 52% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $175,520 | +41% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $168,160 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Boulder, CO | $156,410 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $154,340 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $152,660 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $148,640 | +19% above national |
| 7 | New Haven, CT | $145,520 | +16% above national |
| 8 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $139,270 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $138,410 | +11% above national |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $138,360 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $138,120 | +11% above national |
| 12 | State College, PA | $137,730 | +10% above national |
| 13 | Bloomington, IL | $136,360 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Albuquerque, NM | $136,290 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $136,050 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $135,690 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $134,990 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $133,000 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $132,170 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $132,030 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $131,670 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $131,620 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $131,370 | +5% above national |
| 24 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $131,280 | +5% above national |
| 25 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $131,280 | +5% above national |
| 26 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $131,220 | +5% above national |
| 27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $130,900 | +5% above national |
| 28 | Modesto, CA | $130,530 | +4% above national |
| 29 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $130,390 | +4% above national |
| 30 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $129,970 | +4% above national |
| 31 | Lynchburg, VA | $129,510 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $129,380 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Midland, TX | $128,060 | +3% above national |
| 34 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $127,900 | +2% above national |
| 35 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $127,840 | +2% above national |
| 36 | Lexington Park, MD | $127,720 | +2% above national |
| 37 | Las Cruces, NM | $127,420 | +2% above national |
| 38 | Huntsville, AL | $127,120 | +2% above national |
| 39 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $126,880 | +2% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $126,640 | +1% above national |
| 41 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $126,370 | +1% above national |
| 42 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $125,750 | +1% above national |
| 43 | Colorado Springs, CO | $125,520 | same as national |
| 44 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $124,910 | same as national |
| 45 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $124,870 | same as national |
| 46 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $124,270 | 1% below national |
| 47 | Winston-Salem, NC | $123,700 | 1% below national |
| 48 | Morgantown, WV | $123,600 | 1% below national |
| 49 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $123,320 | 1% below national |
| 50 | Boise City, ID | $123,310 | 1% below national |
| 51 | Richmond, VA | $122,530 | 2% below national |
| 52 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $121,880 | 2% below national |
| 53 | Salem, OR | $121,620 | 3% below national |
| 54 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $121,210 | 3% below national |
| 55 | Logan, UT-ID | $120,800 | 3% below national |
| 56 | Charlottesville, VA | $120,480 | 4% below national |
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