The median annual wage for information security analysts was $90,120 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $51,280, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $143,770.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for information security analysts in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
$95,520
Depository credit intermediation
93,840
Information
93,710
Computer systems design and related services
90,280
Management of companies and enterprises
85,720
Most information security analysts work full time. Information security analysts sometimes have to be on call outside of normal business hours in case of an emergency at their organization. About 1 in 4 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Information Security Analysts
Median annual wages, May 2015
Information security analysts
$90,120
Computer occupations
$81,430
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics