The Robert Half Technology 2012 Salary Guide provided the following salary ranges for CISS professionals:
- Systems Security Administrator, $85,250 to $117,750
- Network Security Administrator, $85,000 to $116,750
- Network Security Engineer, $88,500 to $116,750
- Data Security Analyst, $89,000 to $121,500
- Information Systems Security Manager, $103,500 to $143,500
- Chief Security Officer (CSO), $115,000 to $172,250
Information Security Analyst Salaries
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Alabama
1840
32.85
68320
31.79
42.67
52.17
66130
88750
108510
Alaska
200
32.84
68320
32.75
41.23
50.80
68120
85760
105660
Arizona
5400
36.84
76630
36.77
47.15
55.87
76480
98060
116220
Arkansas
2220
35.12
73040
34.14
42.92
52.35
71020
89270
108900
California
34880
43.74
90980
41.05
54.46
68.67
85380
113270
142840
Colorado
5310
39.68
82530
39.10
48.81
57.41
81330
101520
119400
Connecticut
2970
36.71
76370
35.88
46.02
55.12
74630
95720
114650
Delaware
1080
41.98
87320
41.55
51.66
60.76
86430
107460
126380
District of Columbia
2590
42.95
89330
41.85
52.17
61.65
87050
108510
128230
Florida
19250
32.36
67300
30.54
39.95
49.52
63530
83100
103000
Georgia
7160
39.49
82150
38.26
48.25
58.14
79580
100360
120930
Hawaii
980
36.83
76600
36.78
45.42
53.95
76500
94470
112220
Idaho
1060
28.70
59700
26.76
35.42
45.30
55670
73670
94220
Illinois
7230
38.55
80190
36.79
47.70
58.83
76520
99210
122380
Indiana
3970
33.68
70050
31.87
41.33
49.07
66290
85960
102060
Iowa
1710
35.15
73100
31.19
41.06
52.90
64870
85410
110030
Kansas
2090
33.60
69880
32.58
41.20
50.46
67770
85690
104960
Kentucky
2200
31.47
65460
29.22
38.26
48.25
60770
79580
100360
Louisiana
1120
30.18
62770
29.87
36.94
44.61
62120
76830
92780
Maine
770
30.49
63410
29.76
36.45
44.05
61900
75810
91620
Maryland
9040
43.63
90740
42.34
54.13
67.05
88070
112590
139450
Massachusetts
9770
43.60
90690
42.18
53.96
66.91
87730
112230
139180
Michigan
4680
33.22
69090
31.88
39.95
50.93
66310
83090
105930
Minnesota
6790
38.69
80480
38.21
46.66
55.04
79480
97060
114490
Mississippi
400
29.35
61050
28.46
36.90
44.19
59200
76760
91920
Missouri
5070
38.82
80740
39.52
48.23
55.97
82200
100310
116430
Montana
720
28.35
58970
26.17
34.52
44.88
54430
71810
93350
Nebraska
2140
34.29
71320
33.44
43.61
52.74
69550
90720
109690
Nevada
1340
34.50
71760
32.56
42.19
55.37
67720
87760
115170
New Hampshire
860
39.45
82060
34.54
50.64
69.49
71850
105340
144550
New Jersey
9510
43.68
90860
43.12
54.72
66.25
89690
113820
137810
New Mexico
1190
34.36
71480
33.85
43.59
52.48
70410
90660
109150
New York
18840
43.10
89650
41.02
53.33
67.62
85330
110930
140650
North Carolina
8950
38.91
80930
38.23
49.04
58.39
79520
102000
121450
North Dakota
500
30.24
62910
26.64
34.02
46.70
55400
70760
97130
Ohio
8940
36.37
75650
36.00
45.03
54.27
74880
93660
112890
Oklahoma
1690
30.42
63270
28.18
39.01
49.08
58610
81140
102080
Oregon
3440
33.31
69280
31.95
41.90
50.88
66460
87150
105830
Pennsylvania
7470
39.61
82390
37.05
49.96
61.48
77070
103930
127890
Puerto Rico
470
20.20
42020
18.52
23.51
28.44
38510
48890
59150
Rhode Island
1030
37.80
78610
35.53
45.35
56.21
73910
94320
116920
South Carolina
2830
31.79
66120
29.53
40.63
51.11
61420
84520
106310
South Dakota
570
30.59
63640
28.42
38.73
48.14
59110
80570
100130
Tennessee
3200
33.03
68690
32.07
42.01
51.49
66700
87380
107110
Texas
21030
40.16
83530
38.74
49.39
60.02
80590
102720
124840
Utah
2040
33.75
70200
31.22
42.47
54.56
64930
88350
113490
Vermont
530
30.42
63270
29.78
37.63
44.30
61930
78270
92150
Virginia
20530
44.78
93130
42.81
55.30
68.46
89040
115020
142400
Washington
9530
40.36
83950
40.16
49.56
57.11
83530
103090
118790
West Virginia
570
32.46
67520
29.16
45.47
54.92
60650
94580
114230
Wisconsin
5300
32.34
67270
31.66
40.89
48.86
65860
85060
101620
Wyoming
160
29.78
61940
26.71
34.61
49.82
55550
71980
103630
The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics made the earnings information contained within this table available in May 2011.
* Earnings are equal to or more than $90.00 per hour or $187,199 per year.
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