May 2025 OEWS estimate
Information Security Analyst Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $129,180. This page compares official BLS estimates across 42 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$129,180
Mean annual salary
$132,510
Employment estimate
190,650
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $75,090 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $97,810 |
| P50 — median | $129,180 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $163,500 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $199,850 |
Median hourly wage
$62.11/hr
Mean hourly wage
$63.71/hr
Employment estimate
190,650
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $36.10/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $47.03/hr |
| P50 — median | $62.11/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $78.61/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $96.08/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 42 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $82,490
- Middle covered median
- $125,670
- Highest covered median
- $176,120
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $176,120 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $162,310 |
| #3 | Seattle, WA | $161,780 |
| #4 | Washington, DC | $148,950 |
| #5 | Raleigh, NC | $143,640 |
| #6 | New York, NY | $140,470 |
| #7 | Baltimore, MD | $138,170 |
| #8 | Denver, CO | $136,670 |
| #9 | Boston, MA | $136,550 |
| #10 | Austin, TX | $134,100 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington, DC | 16,560 |
| #2 | New York, NY | 11,330 |
| #3 | Dallas, TX | 7,080 |
| #4 | Boston, MA | 5,220 |
| #5 | Los Angeles, CA | 4,820 |
| #6 | Seattle, WA | 4,700 |
| #7 | Baltimore, MD | 4,600 |
| #8 | Atlanta, GA | 4,550 |
| #9 | San Francisco, CA | 3,730 |
| #10 | Denver, CO | 3,580 |