What do the highest- and lowest-paid Information Security Analysts earn?

Nationally, the top 10% earn more than $199,850 a year, and the bottom 10% earn less than $75,090. The middle half sit between $97,810 and $163,500.

Which state has the highest median wage for Information Security Analysts?

Washington (WA) has the highest published median, $154,940 — about 20% above the national median. 49 of the 54 areas in the survey publish a figure for this occupation.

How many Information Security Analysts work in the United States?

190,650 people worked in this occupation in the May 2025 BLS OES survey.

What education do Information Security Analysts need?

O*NET rates the education this occupation requires as: Bachelor's. That is a rating of the job, not a survey of what the people doing it studied. O*NET also places the occupation in Job Zone 4 (Considerable preparation).

What is the hourly pay for Information Security Analysts?

The national median is $62.11 an hour, or $129,180 a year. That is the national figure — we have not loaded BLS's state-level hourly wages.

Information Security Analyst Salary by State

How much does a an Information Security Analyst make?

U.S. median, per year: $129,180
Middle 50% of workers: $97,810 to $163,500
Employed in the U.S.: 190,650 people
Hourly median: $62.11 an hour
Range of state medians: $63,740 to $154,940

Source: BLS OES May 2025 · retrieved 2026-09-15

The full pay ladder

Percentiles split the people doing this job into ten equal groups. P10 is the point that the lowest-paid 10% fall below; P90 is the point only the top 10% rise above. These are national figures, published by BLS.

	Annual	Hourly
P10 — bottom 10%	$75,090	$36.10
P25 — bottom quarter	$97,810	$47.03
Median (P50)	$129,180	$62.11
P75 — top quarter	$163,500	$78.61
P90 — top 10%	$199,850	$96.08
Average (mean)	$132,510	$63.71

P90 is about 2.7 times P10. That is a ratio between two points on the distribution, not between two groups of people.

The state table below is annual: we downloaded only the annual figures for the states. BLS also publishes state hourly wages, and we have not loaded those yet.

Information Security Analyst pay across the 54 areas in the BLS survey

All 54 areas in the BLS survey, ranked by median annual wage. 49 publish a figure for this occupation.

Washington (WA)$154,940
+20%#1Employed: 6,030
Maryland (MD)$139,640
+8%#2Employed: 8,650
California (CA)$138,570
+7%#3Employed: 15,570
Delaware (DE)$137,030
+6%#4Employed: 720
Massachusetts (MA)$136,550
+6%#5Employed: 6,100
Colorado (CO)$135,220
+5%#6Employed: 5,700
District of Columbia (DC)$135,090
+5%#7Employed: 1,510
Virginia (VA)$134,900
+4%#8Employed: 19,120
New Jersey (NJ)$134,820
+4%#9Employed: 4,860
New York (NY)$134,660
+4%#10Employed: 10,060
North Carolina (NC)$131,540
+2%#11Employed: 8,670
Minnesota (MN)$130,710
+1%#12Employed: 2,680
Connecticut (CT)$130,570
+1%#13Employed: 1,170
New Mexico (NM)$130,070
+1%#14Employed: 2,470
Texas (TX)$129,890
+1%#15Employed: 16,130
Georgia (GA)$128,970
level with the U.S.#16Employed: 6,290
Hawaii (HI)$126,250
−2%#17Employed: 580
Arizona (AZ)$125,260
−3%#18Employed: 3,420
Florida (FL)$124,860
−3%#19Employed: 14,220
Illinois (IL)$124,180
−4%#20Employed: 5,260
New Hampshire (NH)$124,000
−4%#21Employed: 590
Alabama (AL)$122,730
−5%#22Employed: 4,010
Iowa (IA)$119,710
−7%#23Employed: 1,160
Pennsylvania (PA)$117,770
−9%#24Employed: 4,660
South Dakota (SD)$116,640
−10%#25Employed: 770
Tennessee (TN)$115,430
−11%#26Employed: 3,330
Alaska (AK)$114,990
−11%#27Employed: 300
Ohio (OH)$110,480
−14%#28Employed: 6,010
Vermont (VT)$109,750
−15%#29Employed: 220
Rhode Island (RI)$109,420
−15%#30Employed: 710
North Dakota (ND)$107,540
−17%#31Employed: 310
Michigan (MI)$106,230
−18%#32Employed: 3,280
Nevada (NV)$106,200
−18%#33Employed: 1,330
South Carolina (SC)$105,800
−18%#34Employed: 1,720
Kentucky (KY)$103,630
−20%#35Employed: 1,680
Arkansas (AR)$103,490
−20%#36Employed: 1,460
Missouri (MO)$103,440
−20%#37Employed: 3,260
Maine (ME)$101,730
−21%#38Employed: 400
Wisconsin (WI)$101,550
−21%#39Employed: 2,130
Indiana (IN)$101,420
−21%#40Employed: 2,260
Kansas (KS)$100,620
−22%#41Employed: 1,830
Utah (UT)$99,690
−23%#42Employed: 1,910
Wyoming (WY)$98,710
−24%#43Employed: 140
Oklahoma (OK)$94,000
−27%#44Employed: 1,640
Louisiana (LA)$92,990
−28%#45Employed: 720
Nebraska (NE)$92,550
−28%#46Employed: 1,210
Mississippi (MS)$87,690
−32%#47Employed: 480
Montana (MT)$81,950
−37%#48Employed: 380
Puerto Rico (PR)$63,740
−51%#49Employed: 500
Guam (GU)Not published
—Employed: —
Idaho (ID)Not published
—Employed: 840
Oregon (OR)Not published
—Employed: 2,250
Virgin Islands (VI)Not published
—Employed: —
West Virginia (WV)Not published
—Employed: —

State or territory	Median annual wage	vs U.S. median	Employed	Rank
Washington (WA)	$154,940	+20%	6,030	1
Maryland (MD)	$139,640	+8%	8,650	2
California (CA)	$138,570	+7%	15,570	3
Delaware (DE)	$137,030	+6%	720	4
Massachusetts (MA)	$136,550	+6%	6,100	5
Colorado (CO)	$135,220	+5%	5,700	6
District of Columbia (DC)	$135,090	+5%	1,510	7
Virginia (VA)	$134,900	+4%	19,120	8
New Jersey (NJ)	$134,820	+4%	4,860	9
New York (NY)	$134,660	+4%	10,060	10
North Carolina (NC)	$131,540	+2%	8,670	11
Minnesota (MN)	$130,710	+1%	2,680	12
Connecticut (CT)	$130,570	+1%	1,170	13
New Mexico (NM)	$130,070	+1%	2,470	14
Texas (TX)	$129,890	+1%	16,130	15
Georgia (GA)	$128,970	level with the U.S.	6,290	16
Hawaii (HI)	$126,250	−2%	580	17
Arizona (AZ)	$125,260	−3%	3,420	18
Florida (FL)	$124,860	−3%	14,220	19
Illinois (IL)	$124,180	−4%	5,260	20
New Hampshire (NH)	$124,000	−4%	590	21
Alabama (AL)	$122,730	−5%	4,010	22
Iowa (IA)	$119,710	−7%	1,160	23
Pennsylvania (PA)	$117,770	−9%	4,660	24
South Dakota (SD)	$116,640	−10%	770	25
Tennessee (TN)	$115,430	−11%	3,330	26
Alaska (AK)	$114,990	−11%	300	27
Ohio (OH)	$110,480	−14%	6,010	28
Vermont (VT)	$109,750	−15%	220	29
Rhode Island (RI)	$109,420	−15%	710	30
North Dakota (ND)	$107,540	−17%	310	31
Michigan (MI)	$106,230	−18%	3,280	32
Nevada (NV)	$106,200	−18%	1,330	33
South Carolina (SC)	$105,800	−18%	1,720	34
Kentucky (KY)	$103,630	−20%	1,680	35
Arkansas (AR)	$103,490	−20%	1,460	36
Missouri (MO)	$103,440	−20%	3,260	37
Maine (ME)	$101,730	−21%	400	38
Wisconsin (WI)	$101,550	−21%	2,130	39
Indiana (IN)	$101,420	−21%	2,260	40
Kansas (KS)	$100,620	−22%	1,830	41
Utah (UT)	$99,690	−23%	1,910	42
Wyoming (WY)	$98,710	−24%	140	43
Oklahoma (OK)	$94,000	−27%	1,640	44
Louisiana (LA)	$92,990	−28%	720	45
Nebraska (NE)	$92,550	−28%	1,210	46
Mississippi (MS)	$87,690	−32%	480	47
Montana (MT)	$81,950	−37%	380	48
Puerto Rico (PR)	$63,740	−51%	500	49
Guam (GU)	Not published	—	—	—
Idaho (ID)	Not published	—	840	—
Oregon (OR)	Not published	—	2,250	—
Virgin Islands (VI)	Not published	—	—	—
West Virginia (WV)	Not published	—	—	—

Highest: Washington (WA) at $154,940. Lowest: Puerto Rico (PR) at $63,740.

5 of the 54 areas have no published median for this occupation. BLS's own footnote for the cells it does explain: “Estimate not released.”. We leave the gap empty rather than estimate a number.

These are survey estimates, not counts: two neighbouring ranks are not necessarily a real difference. No median or percentile figure on this page carries a relative standard error — the OES data we download has no such field for them — and the state-level relative standard errors are not downloaded either. BLS measures the reliability of an estimate with the relative standard error; its own definition: “The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.”

Nominal wages, with no adjustment for cost of living. A higher state median does not mean a higher standard of living, and it is not a forecast of what any one person would earn.

What the job usually takes

O*NET's preparation level for this occupation, its rated education requirement, and what the people in the occupation reported. These describe the typical route in — they are not requirements you have to meet.

Preparation level (O*NET Job Zone): Zone 4 — Considerable preparation
Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of related experience.
Rated education requirement: Bachelor's

31.0 · rated by people doing the job · 26 respondents · collected 08/2018

What people in this occupation reported

Bachelor's — 52.6%
Post-baccalaureate certificate — 22.5%

Its Holland code is CI

O*NET gives every occupation an interest code: the RIASEC directions its work draws on most. This one is CI — Conventional · Investigative.

CConventional
IInvestigative

An occupation's code and a person's code are not the same measurement. The questionnaire asks how much you like an activity; the occupation profile describes how much of that interest area the work contains. No equivalence study links the two, so a match is a starting point for research, not a verdict that this job suits you.

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O*NET's own relatedness ranking for this occupation: the occupations it judges similar in what workers do, know and are called. It is not a record of who moved where.

Information Security EngineersConventional · Investigative · Realistic
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Digital Forensics AnalystsInvestigative · Conventional
Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsConventional · Realistic · Investigative
Computer Systems AnalystsInvestigative · Conventional

Names are O*NET's official occupation titles — the ones used in U.S. labour-market data.

Common questions

How much does a an Information Security Analyst make a year?: The U.S. median annual wage is $129,180: half of the people in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less. Source: BLS OES May 2025.
What do the highest- and lowest-paid Information Security Analysts earn?: Nationally, the top 10% earn more than $199,850 a year, and the bottom 10% earn less than $75,090. The middle half sit between $97,810 and $163,500.
Which state has the highest median wage for Information Security Analysts?: Washington (WA) has the highest published median, $154,940 — about 20% above the national median. 49 of the 54 areas in the survey publish a figure for this occupation.
How many Information Security Analysts work in the United States?: 190,650 people worked in this occupation in the May 2025 BLS OES survey.
What education do Information Security Analysts need?: O*NET rates the education this occupation requires as: Bachelor's. That is a rating of the job, not a survey of what the people doing it studied. O*NET also places the occupation in Job Zone 4 (Considerable preparation).
What is the hourly pay for Information Security Analysts?: The national median is $62.11 an hour, or $129,180 a year. That is the national figure — we have not loaded BLS's state-level hourly wages.

Where these numbers come from

O*NET Database 31.0 (CC BY 4.0) — occupation names, interest (Holland) codes, Job Zone and the rated education requirement. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), May 2025 release — every wage and employment figure on this page. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Public domain. OES does not include self-employed workers, and annual figures are hourly figures multiplied by 2,080 hours where hourly ones are published.
For these figures, BLS publishes a relative standard error:
- U.S. employment: 190,650 — BLS relative standard error 2.0%
- National average annual wage (mean): $132,510 — BLS relative standard error 0.6%
This is BLS's own definition: “The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.”A relative standard error belongs to the figure it is listed against, and to that figure only. The median and the percentile figures on this page have none — the OES data we download carries no relative standard error for them — and the state-level relative standard errors are not downloaded, so no state figure carries one.
O*NET and BLS both use the same SOC occupation code, so the join here is exact: BLS publishes this occupation's wages under 15-1212.

How to cite this page

Information Security Analysts salary data, Career Interest Test, from O*NET 31.0 and BLS OES May 2025, exported 2026-09-16.

We are not licensed career counselors. The figures on this page are occupation-level statistics published by the U.S. government: they describe what people in this job earn, not what any one person would earn.

Information Security Analysts