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Remote security leadership salary

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026

Security Leadership pay on remote roles is measured from 31 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 22 postings put the middle half between $204,375 and $264,025, with a median of $220,367.

1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

51 security leadership roles are open remote right now, 25 listing pay.

CountryLevelMarket rangeMedianSample
United States Mid $165,000 – $217,500 $177,000 9hint
United States Lead $204,375 – $264,025 $220,367 22

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open security leadership roles · remote · 25 with stated pay

Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.

this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $160,000–$283,801scale $90,000–$400,000

Director, Cybersecurity Operations KLDiscovery · Remote · US New $175,000–$215,000 1d ago Program Security Manager Parsons · Remote · US New $103,500–$181,100 1d ago Security Director Gdit · Remote · US New $170,000–$230,000 2d ago ERP SaaS Security and Ariba Business Network Security Manager (Remote) RTX · Remote · US $107,500–$204,500 5d ago Head of Security Compliance & Authorization Second Front Systems · Remote · US $200,000–$215,000 8d ago Information Security Lead Acquisition.com · Remote · US $200,000–$225,000 11d ago M0 Labs - Head of Security and Risk deCircle · Remote · US From $220,000 12d ago Director of Security Engineering Abnormal · Remote · US $214,200–$308,000 2w ago Senior Staff AI Security Lead IonQ · Remote · US $180,000–$225,000 2w ago Deputy CISO Ethos Life · Remote · US $185,000–$327,000 3w ago Cyber Security Manager Enterprise Identity Sentara Health · Remote · US $139,672–$208,790 4w ago Head of Security & Risk MLabs · Remote · US $200,000–$250,000 4w ago Product Security Lead Miovision · Remote · Canada CA$163,000–CA$198,000 4w ago Sr. Director, Cyber Security Clarivate · Remote · US $188,000–$235,000 5w ago VP, Security Engine · Remote · US $298,000–$400,000 5w ago Director of Cyber Security RapidFort, Inc. · Remote · US $200,000–$245,000 5w ago IT & Security Manager FAR.AI · Remote · US $185,000–$250,000 6w ago Director, Security Enablement (Remote) Experian · Remote · US $157,667–$283,801 6w ago Workday Security Lead & Architect St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital · Remote · US $94,640–$169,520 6w ago Executive Partner -CISO SRM (Healthcare) Gartner · Remote · US $160,000–$194,000 7w ago Director of Security Operations Backblaze External Website · Remote · US $205,000–$230,000 7w ago Senior Director of Information Security Berklee · Remote · US $160,000–$180,000 8w ago Head of Security Tremendous · Remote · US $250,000–$330,000 2mo ago Director, Security Channels (North America) Datadog · Remote · US $164,000–$218,000 4mo ago Head of Security Engineering BetterHelp · Remote · US $250,000–$300,000 4mo ago GRC Specialist, Netcompany Group CISO Office Netcompany · Remote · Denmark New Pay not stated 1d ago Deputy CISO Availity · Remote · US $119,079–$173,366e 4d ago Director, Information Security Carrot · Remote · Worldwide In listing 8d ago Director of Security Operations and Engineering EDB · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 2w ago OT Transformation Security Manager (Remote) Accenture · Remote · US In listing 2w ago Vice President, Deputy CISO Arctic Wolf · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 3w ago Manager Information Security & Risk Management - Cloud Security Manager Highmark Health · Remote · US In listing 3w ago Security Manager Ezcorp · Remote · US $119,079–$173,366e 3w ago VP, Security Stord · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 3w ago Head of Information Security Athenago · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 3w ago Director, Information Security AGFA · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 5w ago Global Manufacturing Security Lead Danaher · Remote · Brazil In listing 6w ago Head of Security (f/m/d) 1KOMMA5 · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 6w ago Founding Information Security Lead Flodesk · Remote · Worldwide In listing 6w ago Director, Security Engineering | Remote, USA Optiv · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 7w ago Cyber Security Manager Telefonica Tech · Remote · UK £52,963–£63,547e 8w ago Director of Security Operations, Programs Ijm · Remote · US $184,063–$260,432e 2mo ago Information System Security Manager (ISSM) Game Plan Tech · Remote · US $119,079–$173,366e 2mo ago Cyber Security Lead Concept Plus · Remote · US $158,875–$201,656e 2mo ago Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer – Financial Services - Office of the CISO ServiceNow · Remote · Canada Pay not stated 3mo ago Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer | Operational Technology | Office of CISO ServiceNow · Remote · Canada Pay not stated 3mo ago Fractional CISO Reflexion · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 3mo ago Offensive Security Lead Nebius · Remote · Europe Pay not stated 3mo ago Head of Security (w/m/d) Mesalvo · Remote · Germany Pay not stated 3mo ago M0 Labs - Head of Security & Risk deCircle · Remote · US $159,750–$248,500e 5mo ago Virtual CISO & Cybersecurity Practice Lead Interdependence · Remote · Worldwide In listing 6mo ago
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