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Security salary benchmarks
AppSec, cloud security and GRC roles in the security category.
Updated regularly
How this data worksAt a glance
- Median compensation is $90,000 across 548 listings with salary fields in the security slice.
- Ranges use the midpoint of employer-published salary_min and salary_max — not self-reported surveys.
- Regional breakdowns are not shown here; we only publish splits when coverage is consistent.
Compensation range — Security
From 548 listings with disclosed salary fields in this category slice.
$90,000median
25th percentile$63,000
Median$90,000
75th percentile$150,000
| Percentile | USD |
|---|---|
| 25th | 63000 |
| Median | 90000 |
| 75th | 150000 |
Skill salary premiums
Median compensation when a skill appears in the listing (minimum five matches).
- Penetration Testing$216,000
- Kubernetes$216,000
- Kotlin$216,000
- GraphQL$216,000
- Go$216,000
- LLMs / GenAI$188,000
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