The 2020 Cybersecurity Salary Survey was an online survey published to gain insight into the details related to cybersecurity compensation. It was completed by over 1,500 security professional respondents. Today you can access the aggregated and analyzed 2020 Cybersecurity Salary Survey Results and gain insight into the main ranges and factors of current cybersecurity salaries.
The data enabled the conductors of the survey to form a detailed salary profile for five security positions: Security Analyst/Threat Intelligence Specialist, Security/Cloud Security Architect, Penetration Tester and Security Director/Manager. This profile includes both the range and composition of salaries for these positions, as well as the relative impacts of organizational (geolocation, industry, etc.) and individual (gender, experience, certification) factors.
Using the survey results (download here), any individual can go to the section relevant to his or her role and learn how their salary benchmarks against the respective range and factors and then utilize this knowledge in any decision making that involves a compensation aspect.
Apart from this, the data collected both validated and refuted some previous assumptions regarding the relative weight of factors such as geolocation, certification, and others. Here is an assortment of interesting facts:
So read the survey results, get to know how your salary rates, and feel free to explore the results further to gain insights of your own!