Senior Cyber Security Analyst salary

Q: What state pays Senior Cyber Security Analysts the most?

California pays Senior Cyber Security Analysts the most in the United States, with an average salary of $117,398 per year, or $56.44 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $108,153 per year.

Average senior cyber security analyst salary

$91,144

$43.82 hourly rate

Entry-level senior cyber security analyst salary

$69,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a senior cyber security analyst make?

The average senior cyber security analyst salary in the United States is $91,144. Senior cyber security analyst salaries typically range between $69,000 and $119,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for senior cyber security analysts is $43.82 per hour.

Senior cyber security analyst salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Senior cyber security analysts earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Senior Cyber Security Analyst earn more?

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California$124,748

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Senior Cyber Security Analyst salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a senior cyber security analyst typically falls between $91,144 and $156,200.

zippia

$91,144yearly

glassdoor[1]

$156,200yearly

comparably[2]

$103,213yearly

ZipRecruiter[3]

$113,704yearly

Average senior cyber security analyst salary by state

The average senior cyber security analyst salary in California, Washington, and Maryland are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average senior cyber security analyst salary states are Oklahoma, Connecticut, and Missouri.

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Highest paying states for senior cyber security analysts

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Arizona	$99,810	$47.99
2	Virginia	$99,590	$47.88
3	Washington	$108,153	$52.00
4	Nevada	$96,540	$46.41
5	Pennsylvania	$90,475	$43.50
6	North Carolina	$93,961	$45.17
7	Maryland	$99,870	$48.01
8	Illinois	$89,767	$43.16
9	Oregon	$96,451	$46.37
10	California	$117,398	$56.44
11	Utah	$97,649	$46.95
12	Ohio	$87,904	$42.26
13	Wisconsin	$89,379	$42.97
14	Texas	$87,677	$42.15
15	New York	$89,302	$42.93
16	New Mexico	$88,779	$42.68
17	New Jersey	$89,405	$42.98
18	Georgia	$87,424	$42.03
19	Rhode Island	$84,812	$40.77
20	West Virginia	$85,642	$41.17
21	Kentucky	$84,887	$40.81
22	Alabama	$81,341	$39.11
23	Delaware	$84,276	$40.52
24	Michigan	$84,170	$40.47
25	South Carolina	$84,447	$40.60
26	District of Columbia	$83,941	$40.36
27	Tennessee	$81,164	$39.02
28	Alaska	$80,553	$38.73
29	Mississippi	$80,135	$38.53
30	Idaho	$84,650	$40.70
31	Indiana	$80,902	$38.90
32	Nebraska	$81,355	$39.11
33	Iowa	$81,673	$39.27
34	Wyoming	$81,179	$39.03
35	Arkansas	$80,873	$38.88
36	Montana	$80,752	$38.82
37	Colorado	$82,720	$39.77
38	Hawaii	$82,448	$39.64
39	Louisiana	$82,496	$39.66
40	North Dakota	$78,996	$37.98
41	Vermont	$79,094	$38.03
42	South Dakota	$79,031	$38.00
43	Kansas	$79,773	$38.35
44	Oklahoma	$78,757	$37.86
45	Missouri	$76,071	$36.57
46	Minnesota	$74,626	$35.88
47	Connecticut	$76,547	$36.80
48	Florida	$79,738	$38.34
49	Massachusetts	$80,366	$38.64
50	New Hampshire	$72,874	$35.04
51	Maine	$75,684	$36.39

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Highest paying cities for senior cyber security analysts

The highest-paying cities for senior cyber security analysts are San Mateo, CA, Seattle, WA, and Baltimore, MD.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Mateo, CA	$124,748	$59.98
2	Seattle, WA	$109,159	$52.48
3	Baltimore, MD	$99,901	$48.03
4	Chandler, AZ	$99,733	$47.95
5	Richmond, VA	$99,543	$47.86
6	Portland, OR	$95,962	$46.14
7	Greensboro, NC	$94,089	$45.24
8	Chicago, IL	$89,847	$43.20
9	Pittsburgh, PA	$89,793	$43.17
10	New York, NY	$89,688	$43.12
11	Albuquerque, NM	$88,834	$42.71
12	San Antonio, TX	$88,742	$42.66
13	Cincinnati, OH	$87,770	$42.20
14	Atlanta, GA	$87,317	$41.98
15	Columbia, SC	$84,737	$40.74
16	Washington, DC	$83,963	$40.37
17	Colorado Springs, CO	$83,160	$39.98
18	Omaha, NE	$81,580	$39.22
19	Pensacola, FL	$81,214	$39.05
20	Indianapolis, IN	$81,153	$39.02

Senior Cyber Security Analyst salary details

A senior cyber security analyst's salary ranges from $69,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $119,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Senior Cyber Security Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a senior cyber security analyst's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$119,000	$9,917	$57
75th Percentile	$105,000	$8,750	$50
Average	$91,144	$7,595	$44
25th Percentile	$79,000	$6,583	$38
10th Percentile	$69,000	$5,750	$33

Highest paying senior cyber security analyst jobs

The highest paying types of senior cyber security analysts are information security officer, information security manager, and information technology security manager.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Information Assurance Engineer	$89,291	$7,441	$42.93	104,421
Analyst	$73,007	$6,084	$35.10	253,138
Security Engineer	$104,524	$8,710	$50.25	86,093
Securities Consultant	$92,092	$7,674	$44.27	27,296
Information Security Officer	$135,040	$11,253	$64.92	145,907
Information Security Engineer	$97,288	$8,107	$46.77	120,257

Top companies hiring senior cyber security analysts now:

Which companies pay senior cyber security analysts the most?

Senior cyber security analyst salaries at Nike and Ciena are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average senior cyber security analyst salary at companies like AT&T; and Silicon Valley Bank are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Nike	$110,823	$53.28
2	Ciena	$106,212	$51.06
3	AT&T	$105,423	$50.68
4	Silicon Valley Bank	$104,662	$50.32
5	Randstad North America, Inc.	$104,159	$50.08
6	NRG Energy	$100,869	$48.49
7	Motion Recruitment	$100,410	$48.27
8	UW Medicine	$99,658	$47.91
9	Numerator	$98,858	$47.53
10	Green Mountain Coffee Roasters	$98,527	$47.37
11	Vanguard Services	$97,704	$46.97
12	Ernst & Young	$97,547	$46.90
13	Portland General Electric	$97,191	$46.73
14	Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of Companies	$96,994	$46.63
15	VF	$96,654	$46.47
16	Hire Velocity	$96,510	$46.40
17	Hyatt Hotels	$96,396	$46.34
18	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	$96,159	$46.23
19	Salient CRGT	$95,729	$46.02
20	Ukpeagvik IOoOupiat Corporation	$95,583	$45.95

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Senior Cyber Security Analyst salary by industry

The average senior cyber security analyst salary varies across industries:

The average senior cyber security analyst salary in the hospitality industry is $96,601, the highest of any industry.
The average senior cyber security analyst salary in the finance industry is $89,956.
Senior cyber security analysts in the transportation industry earn an average salary of $83,951, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for senior cyber security analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Hospitality	$96,601	$46.44
2	Manufacturing	$89,956	$43.25
3	Technology	$89,823	$43.18
4	Transportation	$83,951	$40.36

High Paying Senior Cyber Security Analyst Jobs

Senior Cyber Security Analyst salary trends

The average senior cyber security analyst salary has risen by $16,845 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average senior cyber security analyst earned $74,299 annually, but today, they earn $91,144 a year. That works out to a 12% change in pay for senior cyber security analysts over the last decade.

Compare senior cyber security analyst salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average senior cyber security analyst salary over time

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Senior Cyber Security Analyst salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$91,100	$43.82	+3.3%
2024	$88,100	$42.38	+2.3%
2023	$86,100	$41.42	+2.9%
2022	$83,700	$40.22	+3.0%
2021	$81,100	$38.99	+2.7%

Recently added senior cyber security analyst salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Capital One	Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations Center (Csoc) Analyst	Richmond, VA	12/15/2024	$129,100
Smxtech	Senior Cyber Security Analyst	Aiea, HI	12/15/2024	$122,500
Unavailable	Security Engineering Senior Cyber Security Analyst	North Las Vegas, NV	12/14/2024	$92,893
NES Associates	Senior Cyber Security Analyst	Chantilly, VA	12/13/2024	$134,597
Piper Companies	SR. Cyber Systems Security Analyst	Reston, VA	12/13/2024	$120,000
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC	Security Engineering Senior Cyber Security Analyst	North Las Vegas, NV	12/12/2024	$92,893
Synopsys, Inc.	SR. Staff Cyber Security Incident Response	Hillsboro, OR	12/11/2024	$156,000
Noworkerleftbehind LLC	Senior Cyber Security Analyst	Boone, CO	12/11/2024	$80,000
GDIT	Senior Cyber Security Analyst	Chantilly, VA	12/09/2024	$134,597
General Dynamics	G2 Senior Cyber Security Analyst \| Secret Clearance With T5 Investigation	Falls Church, VA	12/08/2024	$106,371

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