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In this sample of cybersecurity
professionals, Exabeam found
that 90% are male and 71% of
professionals surveyed have a
bachelor’s degree. Their median
salary range is US$75,000–
US$100,000 per year, with 34%
earning more than US$100,000
per year. Overall, nearly 80% of
participants feel secure about the
future of their jobs and only 6.3%
reported that they felt their jobs may
be in jeopardy. Overwhelmingly,
86% of participants said they would
recommend a career as a security
analyst to new graduates.
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The key salary and demographic
insights discovered from the report
found that cybersecurity salaries
are highest in North America. They
are 50–100% higher than reported
salaries in Europe or Asia Pacific
and are 100% greater than salaries
reported in Latin America.
While salaries do not continue to
increase reliably with increased
levels of education, it was found that
participants with advanced degrees
consistently earned more than those
with only bachelor’s degrees.
Participants who reported higher
salaries also reported lower
job security and salaries at
small companies are the lowest.
Participants who graduated from
high school but did not go to college
reported the lowest satisfaction with
their current salary and only 35% of
survey participants reported being
satisfied with their current pay, while
nearly 40% reported being unsatisfied
with it. The survey found that system
and security admins, chief security
inspectors and security engineers are the
most satisfied with their current salaries.
Security analysts hold a wide variety of
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