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Information Security Engineers Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Information Security Engineers in VA have a median annual salary of $139,030, with 17,000 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $77,130 at the 10th percentile to $185,950 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$139,030

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$66.84

Employment

17,000

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$77,130
10th
$108,160
25th
$139,030
Median
$165,320
75th
$185,950
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$139,030

Median annual · 2025

United States

$116,580

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 19.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $22,450).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.6
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.4
  9. 9.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Active directory software
  • Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Ansible software
  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Bash
  • Border Gateway Protocol BGP
  • C
  • C#
  • C++
  • Chef

Common tasks

  • Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.
  • Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.
  • Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators.
  • Train staff on, and oversee the use of, information security standards, policies, and best practices.
  • Scan networks, using vulnerability assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Develop response and recovery strategies for security breaches.
  • Conduct investigations of information security breaches to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate the damage.
  • Develop or install software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information.
  • Oversee development of plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure or to meet emergency data processing needs.
  • Identify or implement solutions to information security problems.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Information Security Engineers salary in other locations

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