The top 10% of cybersecurity professionals in the US drew as much as $783,000 on average in 2023, according to according to a joint IANS and Artico Search study.
Although well-compensated, cybersecurity roles are often multifunctional, and typical functional combinations within a role include IAM, application security (AppSec), and product security, the study noted.
The study, which is based on responses from 563 security professionals from April 2023 to November 2023, primarily surveyed security analysts and security managers working in the finance, healthcare, and technology sectors.
