Security Leadership salary

The best-evidenced figure here is for security leadership roles at lead level across the United States: 118 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $184,063 and $260,432, with a median of $215,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $150,500, senior $185,325 and lead $215,000. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 43% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 8 of the 13 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.