Information Security Analysts
United States. Estimated employment 190,650, with pages for 7 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1212
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$129,180 · 50th
$75,09010th
$97,81025th
$129,18050th
$163,50075th
$199,85090th
That is the median — half of information security analysts in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Information Security Analysts page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | $148,950 | 16,560 |
| New York, NY | $140,470 | 11,330 |
| Buffalo, NY | $116,290 | 400 |
| Syracuse, NY | $108,270 | 200 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $106,740 | 130 |
| Rochester, NY | $105,860 | 410 |
| Albany, NY | $103,890 | 470 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 190,650 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts. Mapped to our taxonomy as information-security-analysts.
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