Security Operations & Analysis salary

57 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

Live security operations & analysis jobs

The best-evidenced figure here is for security operations & analysis roles at mid level across the United States: 472 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $97,875 and $157,850, with a median of $127,912.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $80,500, mid-level $127,912, senior $156,569 and lead $216,900. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 169% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 33 of the 57 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

57 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$77,000 – $103,450	$80,500	35
United States · country-wide	Mid	$97,875 – $157,850	$127,912	472
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$88,530 – CA$120,352	CA$98,400	52
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£45,872 – £65,625	£53,994	19
Ireland · country-wide	Mid	€57,361 – €99,400	€80,000	7hint
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€30,063 – €42,375	€32,750	6hint
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$126,376 – A$152,397	A$135,325	6hint
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€68,500 – €95,750	€95,750	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$132,703 – $185,000	$156,569	340
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$110,000 – CA$150,450	CA$131,250	46
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£61,021 – £91,438	£74,694	8hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$185,563 – $249,884	$216,900	58
Remote · United States	Mid	$112,500 – $174,400	$139,950	81
Remote · United States	Senior	$135,000 – $185,000	$147,250	69
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$123,750 – CA$152,950	CA$150,450	7hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$191,688 – $256,575	$210,650	6hint
Alexandria	Mid	$123,581 – $149,231	$131,250	10
Annapolis Junction	Mid	$151,475 – $184,900	$184,900	5hint
Arlington	Mid	$130,250 – $162,750	$143,500	15
Arlington	Senior	$146,443 – $178,149	$156,638	9hint
Atlanta	Mid	$112,500 – $136,400	$131,250	5hint
Austin	Mid	$112,200 – $178,000	$141,250	9hint
Boston	Mid	$109,488 – $148,250	$135,000	12
Boston	Senior	$135,000 – $172,688	$155,000	12
Chantilly	Mid	$144,550 – $175,500	$157,669	8hint
Charlotte	Mid	$77,220 – $94,190	$85,200	5hint
Charlotte	Senior	$139,500 – $161,940	$161,940	5hint
Chicago	Mid	$97,500 – $140,000	$115,000	13
Chicago	Senior	$139,919 – $184,125	$152,475	14
Colorado Springs	Mid	$106,500 – $141,788	$135,975	6hint
Columbus	Mid	$115,642 – $157,736	$133,131	6hint
Columbus	Senior	$105,000 – $133,694	$131,500	5hint
Dallas	Mid	$105,000 – $127,700	$124,552	5hint
El Segundo	Mid	$208,000 – $240,000	$210,000	5hint
Fort Meade	Mid	$142,113 – $159,369	$146,150	10
Jersey City	Lead	$192,500 – $225,000	$215,500	5hint
London	Mid	£44,000 – £62,500	£60,000	5hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$106,331 – $140,625	$123,750	6hint
Mclean	Mid	$80,500 – $161,500	$146,950	9hint
Minneapolis	Mid	$88,937 – $130,000	$95,000	7hint
New York	Mid	$135,750 – $225,000	$158,000	23
New York	Senior	$136,481 – $190,750	$165,250	18
New York	Lead	$182,125 – $232,375	$216,300	11
Reston	Mid	$142,400 – $175,020	$151,240	6hint
San Antonio	Mid	$97,638 – $120,900	$97,638	5hint
San Diego	Mid	$113,650 – $148,870	$142,450	9hint
San Francisco	Mid	$144,250 – $267,250	$164,325	16
San Francisco	Senior	$236,250 – $394,375	$297,500	8hint
Santa Clara	Mid	$128,500 – $212,500	$152,500	5hint
Santa Clara	Senior	$183,000 – $253,000	$220,000	5hint
Seattle	Senior	$179,545 – $215,250	$212,000	7hint
Springfield	Mid	$116,650 – $146,300	$144,450	5hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$85,000 – CA$102,500	CA$91,500	23
Toronto	Senior	CA$119,000 – CA$154,904	CA$140,000	19
Vancouver	Senior	CA$110,000 – CA$152,100	CA$125,050	5hint
Washington	Mid	$116,100 – $170,300	$162,000	19
Washington	Senior	$138,068 – $194,303	$166,800	16

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 market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

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