What is the average CCSK salary?

$186K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 83 open CCSK postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $144K to $217K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest CCSK pay?

Netskope ($232K), CoreWeave ($192K), Rocket Lab ($146K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a ccsk a high-paying job?

The median CCSK posting advertises $175K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 1% above the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a ccsk?

A tenth of the postings offer $254K a year or more; the highest open CCSK role advertises up to $445K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the CCSK salary per hour and per month?

The median of $175K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $69 to $104 an hour.

Which skills pay more for CCSK roles?

Postings that ask for macOS (+$58K, 8 postings), Windows (+$58K, 10 postings), SD-WAN (+$58K, 8 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all CCSK postings with pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

CCSK Salary: $186K Average, $175K Median (Nov 2026)

CCSK salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $230K, 21% more than senior roles ($191K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$191K	$156K–$214K	20
Lead and above	$230K	$210K–$266K	17
No level in the title	$164K	$138K–$190K	46

CCSK salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸California	$203K	22
🇺🇸United States	$180K	77

Skills that pay more for CCSK roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
macOS	$233K	+$58K	8
Windows	$232K	+$58K	10
SD-WAN	$232K	+$58K	8
PMP	$232K	+$58K	8
Cisco	$232K	+$58K	9

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Netskope	$232K	7
CoreWeave	$192K	3
Rocket Lab	$146K	4
Avalore, LLC	$145K	20

Highest-paying open CCSK roles

All CCSK jobs

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Solutions EngineerNetskope · 🇺🇸Texas, United States$185K - $293KPythonGCPAzure2mo
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Sr. Sales EngineerNetskope · 🇺🇸California, United States$178K - $290KSeniorPythonGCPAzure5mo
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Principal Security GRC Manager, Legal Assurance (USA)GitLab · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$203K - $285KRemoteLead and aboveCISSPCISMCISA10d
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Director, Governance, Risk & ComplianceApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$200K - $250KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceCISSPCISM9d
Senior Manager, Customer Trust EnablementHubSpot · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$156K - $249KRemoteSeniorLookerCISSPCISM6d
Senior Security Engineer, NetworkingCoreWeave · 🇺🇸New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA$182K - $242KSeniorGoPythonGCP6w

Questions about CCSK pay

What is the average CCSK salary?: $186K a year on average and $175K at the median, across 83 open CCSK postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $144K to $217K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest CCSK pay?: Netskope ($232K), CoreWeave ($192K), Rocket Lab ($146K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a ccsk a high-paying job?: The median CCSK posting advertises $175K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 1% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a ccsk?: A tenth of the postings offer $254K a year or more; the highest open CCSK role advertises up to $445K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the CCSK salary per hour and per month?: The median of $175K a year is about $84 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,583 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $69 to $104 an hour.
Which skills pay more for CCSK roles?: Postings that ask for macOS (+$58K, 8 postings), Windows (+$58K, 10 postings), SD-WAN (+$58K, 8 postings) advertise more than the $175K median of all CCSK postings with pay.
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

CCSK salary: $175K median