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Information Security Analysts — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$129,180
United States, 2025
Employment
190,650
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
- O*NET code
- 15-1212.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
- Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
- Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$75,090
25th percentile
$97,810
75th percentile
$163,500
90th percentile
$199,850
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Active Listening3.8
- Speaking3.6
- Writing3.5
- Monitoring3.4
- Systems Analysis3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Active Learning3.3
- Time Management3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Speaking | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Information Security AnalystsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $176,120 | 2,280 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $162,310 | 3,730 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $161,780 | 4,700 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $154,990 | 520 | 2025 |
| WA | $154,940 | 6,030 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | $149,350 | 200 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $148,950 | 16,560 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | $145,170 | 230 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | $143,640 | 2,510 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $140,470 | 11,330 | 2025 |
| MD | $139,640 | 8,650 | 2025 |
| CA | $138,570 | 15,570 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $138,170 | 4,600 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $137,160 | 40 | 2025 |
| DE | $137,030 | 720 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $136,670 | 3,580 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $136,590 | 130 | 2025 |
| MA | $136,550 | 6,100 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $136,550 | 5,220 | 2025 |
| CO | $135,220 | 5,700 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.