Information Security Analysts Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$129,180
Median Salary
190,650
Total Employed
$132,510
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$75,090 Median: $129,180 $199,850
P10: $75,090 P25: $97,810 P75: $163,500 P90: $199,850

How Much Do Information Security Analysts Make?

The national median salary for information security analysts is $129,180, with a salary spread of $124,760 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 97% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $132,510 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $176,120.

Highest Paying Cities

$176,120
$161,780
$154,990
Asheville, NC
$149,350
Wilmington, NC
$145,170
$143,640
$140,470
$138,170

Where the Jobs Are

7,080
4,700
4,550
3,580

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$176,120$126,060$216,4202,280
San Francisco, CA$162,310$115,000$201,6903,730
Seattle, WA$161,780$129,760$186,5304,700
Boulder, CO$154,990$126,230$177,730520
Asheville, NC$149,350$106,990$149,350200
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$148,950$122,590$173,85016,560
Wilmington, NC$145,170$103,000$145,170230
Raleigh, NC$143,640$103,320$153,3102,510
New York, NY-NJ$140,470$107,810$175,71011,330
Baltimore, MD$138,170$104,500$190,3204,600
Vallejo, CA$137,160$111,120$175,06040
Denver, CO$136,670$107,650$170,9203,580
New Haven, CT$136,590$102,420$166,020130
Boston, MA-NH$136,550$108,530$176,4505,220
Austin, TX$134,100$102,860$162,8002,390
Fort Collins, CO$133,850$116,330$168,590170
Dallas, TX$133,610$103,440$162,2707,080
Sacramento, CA$133,570$101,170$169,490570
San Luis Obispo, CA$133,100$78,600$173,03030
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$132,560$99,290$163,0902,710
San Diego, CA$132,120$102,320$167,4801,330
Peoria, IL$132,090$105,140$166,860460
Kahului, HI$131,640$131,570$157,530--
Cape Coral, FL$131,500$93,880$151,720180
Atlanta, GA$131,490$102,070$164,6804,550
Charlotte, NC-SC$131,440$103,120$165,7402,640
Hartford, CT$131,410$101,410$165,140560
Colorado Springs, CO$130,880$106,400$161,6701,000
Santa Maria, CA$130,770$100,780$163,750140
Minneapolis, MN-WI$130,710$103,290$158,2702,240
Oxnard, CA$130,440$103,850$167,900190
Decatur, AL$130,400$84,680$132,14050
Phoenix, AZ$130,360$98,040$160,4402,590
Huntsville, AL$130,330$98,210$157,2801,840
Jackson, MI$130,010$102,900$130,01080
Winston, NC$129,980$97,260$172,770280
Durham, NC$129,670$99,960$160,120860
Los Angeles, CA$129,630$94,830$166,7804,820
Albuquerque, NM$129,560$109,230$162,8301,240
Trenton, NJ$129,540$97,290$162,270210
Midland, TX$129,530$104,730$134,15050
Orlando, FL$129,440$99,460$161,0501,890
Springfield, MA$128,910$103,640$160,260130
Worcester, MA$128,630$97,120$168,810270
Staunton, VA$127,860$84,770$156,22030
Olympia, WA$126,850$109,840$168,480330
Waterbury, CT$126,810$95,340$144,44050
Salem, OR$126,680$109,970$138,930210
Houston, TX$126,370$98,990$155,6702,110
Charlottesville, VA$126,340$88,290$165,840210
Richmond, VA$126,230$96,830$160,9001,690
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$126,030$89,660$158,2201,490
Chicago, IL-IN$125,310$99,760$158,2103,480
Miami, FL$125,310$91,270$149,4903,300
Bloomington, IL$125,110$97,710$163,230220
Logan, UT-ID$124,310$82,480$166,97050
Des Moines, IA$123,740$97,890$136,520720
Amarillo, TX$123,550$74,930$134,51060
Bridgeport, CT$123,180$98,010$153,680220
Columbus, OH$122,600$97,990$154,2701,650
San Antonio, TX$122,560$99,490$149,2201,350
Roanoke, VA$122,380$94,220$133,600110
Manchester, NH$122,340$97,010$137,410320
Palm Bay, FL$122,120$92,860$141,090640
Mobile, AL$121,810$77,470$135,300170
Anchorage, AK$121,710$99,410$147,210220
Lexington Park, MD$121,470$96,070$154,140320
Lynchburg, VA$121,340$91,580$139,86090
Auburn, AL$120,950$93,450$129,05070
Greeley, CO$120,780$103,400$146,95080
Iowa City, IA$120,370$98,630$234,28080
Winchester, VA-WV$119,680$74,890$125,920150
Rockford, IL$119,400$102,190$138,42090
Tampa, FL$118,970$87,120$151,0402,460
Fresno, CA$118,420$79,870$139,05070
Bend, OR$116,990$100,970$148,73030
Clarksville, TN-KY$116,940$83,550$142,60050
Bismarck, ND$116,920$87,680$126,06090
Panama City, FL$116,880$90,350$159,400170
Buffalo, NY$116,290$87,920$151,750400
Blacksburg, VA$115,980$91,130$144,11080
Birmingham, AL$115,520$84,430$139,500670
Hickory, NC$115,250$77,600$139,34040
Chattanooga, TN-GA$115,160$90,150$145,510200
Fairbanks, AK$114,990$101,100$136,12040
Riverside, CA$114,970$91,450$154,750350
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$114,300$82,600$139,6701,320
Las Cruces, NM$113,550$94,870$135,01070
Montgomery, AL$113,270$80,450$135,580220
Urban Honolulu, HI$113,080$92,090$130,570510
Warner Robins, GA$113,040$91,610$139,64070
Wheeling, WV-OH$112,570$77,080$126,81030
Dayton, OH$111,430$77,580$165,320510
Jacksonville, FL$111,290$84,540$142,5601,100
Port St. Lucie, FL$110,340$84,450$145,79070
Santa Rosa, CA$110,340$79,950$139,14040
Charleston, SC$110,310$85,360$139,940450
Providence, RI-MA$109,940$84,730$149,900710
Oshkosh, WI$109,500$84,390$126,17080
Cedar Rapids, IA$109,290$79,800$125,50080
New Orleans, LA$109,110$84,060$135,810160
Detroit, MI$108,990$85,500$136,5601,520
Binghamton, NY$108,630$80,300$134,89050
Medford, OR$108,620$74,050$125,820--
Greenville, NC$108,590$86,980$125,54050
Crestview, FL$108,420$92,000$135,360400
Davenport, IA-IL$108,280$101,970$130,710130
Syracuse, NY$108,270$91,120$142,730200
Cheyenne, WY$108,260$75,820$141,720--
Greenville, SC$108,050$81,520$135,390260
Rapid City, SD$108,030$83,930$150,44090
Bakersfield, CA$108,020$83,610$132,980160
Saginaw, MI$107,970$85,850$132,22030
Ames, IA$107,520$79,840$128,67030
Sierra Vista, AZ$107,520$84,430$142,51050
Baton Rouge, LA$107,380$82,500$137,330170
Allentown, PA-NJ$107,300$82,250$147,930190
Eugene, OR$107,050$81,730$128,74050
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$106,760$84,030$135,790650
Kiryas Joel, NY$106,740$84,780$143,370130
St. Louis, MO-IL$106,420$82,990$132,5101,640
Ithaca, NY$106,360$87,950$152,39030
Waterloo, IA$106,350$81,130$118,56030
Macon, GA$106,340$93,280$130,50040
Fayetteville, AR$106,200$84,500$134,050620
La Crosse, WI-MN$106,190$84,990$129,45050
Spokane, WA$106,190$85,130$144,320120
Augusta, GA-SC$106,110$73,600$141,860190
Boise City, ID$106,020$82,070$138,200410
Cleveland, OH$105,890$81,060$134,500920
Rochester, NY$105,860$89,570$132,770410
Idaho Falls, ID$105,840$98,130$134,240--
Midland, MI$105,830$97,360$127,12060
El Paso, TX$105,770$76,250$131,010160
Bellingham, WA$105,470$91,170$145,32040
Spartanburg, SC$105,260$84,590$122,78090
Beaumont, TX$105,140$91,220$134,41080
Ann Arbor, MI$105,010$72,590$131,560250
Akron, OH$104,530$80,620$135,210270
Madison, WI$104,110$87,620$130,330410
Kansas City, MO-KS$104,010$81,390$131,3401,810
Gainesville, FL$104,000$80,990$135,190110
Greensboro, NC$103,960$78,850$139,590240
Harrisonburg, VA$103,920$78,430$127,29050
Fargo, ND-MN$103,910$81,890$126,670140
Salisbury, MD$103,910$77,560$126,98040
Barnstable Town, MA$103,900$87,020$131,81050
Albany, NY$103,890$84,140$132,910470
Toledo, OH$103,720$77,540$136,370150
Las Vegas, NV$103,670$86,330$142,940--
Pittsburgh, PA$103,630$81,280$130,0501,130
Portland, ME$103,440$77,120$132,400180
Burlington, NC$103,140$78,590$136,70050
Kalamazoo, MI$103,000$81,460$126,18040
Salt Lake City, UT$102,830$78,180$131,5101,190
Deltona, FL$102,750$76,920$136,340120
Savannah, GA$102,630$82,060$129,36090
Reading, PA$102,480$79,160$125,29090
Kingsport, TN-VA$102,450$74,500$125,620110
Tucson, AZ$102,260$82,660$124,540410
Columbus, GA-AL$102,240$80,980$135,230120
Knoxville, TN$102,210$66,990$132,610480
Lexington, KY$102,190$85,610$132,390270
Burlington, VT$102,160$85,700$128,940110
College Station, TX$101,890$78,060$126,75060
Gainesville, GA$101,860$81,600$121,46040
Norwich, CT$101,860$80,430$134,57080
Tulsa, OK$101,790$71,380$128,130420
Milwaukee, WI$101,550$81,970$129,230690
Amherst Town, MA$101,520$80,340$124,19030
Lafayette, IN$101,390$60,450$159,310--
Columbia, SC$101,330$79,120$129,050370
Stockton, CA$101,320$80,410$139,12060
Killeen, TX$101,100$88,650$127,37060
Atlantic City, NJ$101,010$83,250$125,11050
Harrisburg, PA$100,780$80,230$127,690230
Lakeland, FL$100,470$78,210$132,020230
Scranton, PA$100,210$85,450$130,78070
Topeka, KS$100,150$79,990$133,120160
Tuscaloosa, AL$99,460$76,370$127,920120
Fayetteville, NC$99,030$82,000$138,38070
Naples, FL$99,000$61,520$138,66090
Canton, OH$98,900$74,430$127,32080
Longview, TX$98,560$72,790$124,26030
Lubbock, TX$98,480$82,150$116,89050
Evansville, IN$98,400$60,340$137,790110
Utica, NY$98,280$71,090$124,14090
Reno, NV$98,260$60,950$147,280210
Indianapolis, IN$98,060$72,800$128,850980
Columbia, MO$97,600$78,710$121,100110
Lansing, MI$97,540$82,240$126,590220
Manhattan, KS$97,490$90,560$126,94060
Corpus Christi, TX$97,440$78,050$124,06080
Provo, UT$97,430$58,070$133,500380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$97,370$74,770$132,760490
Yuma, AZ$97,320$79,690$123,39040
Brownsville, TX$97,210$71,520$125,18040
Fort Wayne, IN$97,000$75,020$122,100130
Eau Claire, WI$96,870$80,880$124,92040
Lancaster, PA$96,540$64,340$129,74070
Springfield, IL$96,230$76,880$122,59070
Elkhart, IN$95,960$68,100$138,23060
Omaha, NE-IA$95,700$76,830$129,090700
Grand Rapids, MI$95,660$76,280$115,090310
St. Cloud, MN$95,450$73,270$123,48050
Champaign, IL$95,220$86,120$110,200100
Columbus, IN$94,770$88,560$156,21040
Elizabethtown, KY$94,560$77,790$117,38040
Little Rock, AR$94,070$66,780$122,220460
Pocatello, ID$93,970$74,950$121,35030
Erie, PA$92,660$76,440$123,96040
Dover, DE$92,100$78,350$155,72060
York, PA$91,790$69,160$122,86050
Wichita, KS$91,670$64,460$127,430370
Fort Smith, AR-OK$91,020$74,910$109,19070
Jackson, MS$90,460$62,940$106,480160
Gulfport, MS$89,840$71,590$138,77060
Ogden, UT$87,960$79,670$125,250230
Kenosha, WI$87,660$72,530$132,27040
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$87,240$64,540$115,92060
Slidell, LA$87,060$78,790$109,95040
Billings, MT$86,010$65,340$103,31040
Youngstown, OH$85,490$64,120$102,75030
Jefferson City, MO$85,260$61,940$95,98080
South Bend, IN-MI$85,070$62,620$129,53070
Shreveport, LA$85,030$74,360$114,18080
Springfield, MO$84,690$62,360$103,330120
Pensacola, FL$84,330$58,270$121,270270
Lafayette, LA$83,030$76,290$105,76070
Oklahoma City, OK$82,490$74,790$127,210950
Helena, MT$81,950$62,250$104,100--
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$80,660$54,130$118,91060
Bangor, ME$78,520$62,610$123,67050
Green Bay, WI$78,330$62,380$104,880150
McAllen, TX$78,200$66,390$105,720100
Lincoln, NE$78,190$76,340$98,790260
San Angelo, TX$77,940$63,260$100,48040
Flint, MI$77,590$52,770$117,19050
Missoula, MT$76,360$57,730$133,300--
Tallahassee, FL$75,090$53,480$117,630230
Myrtle Beach, SC$73,490$70,410$131,66040
Bozeman, MT$68,160$63,060$158,200--
Lawrence, KS$67,010$67,010$98,900130
Charleston, WV$64,840$45,380$101,91070
Jonesboro, AR$64,030$50,240$80,76030
San Juan, PR$62,490$49,310$83,020430

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average information security analysts salary?
The national median salary for information security analysts is $129,180 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $132,510. Salaries range from $75,090 at the 10th percentile to $199,850 at the 90th percentile.
Where do information security analysts earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for information security analysts are San Jose, CA ($176,120), San Francisco, CA ($162,310), Seattle, WA ($161,780). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many information security analysts jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 190,650 information security analysts employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.