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Security+ salary: $150K median

The median advertised Security+ salary is $150K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $172K: counted from 172 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $72 an hour or $12,479 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $200K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.

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$150Kmedian advertised salary
$122K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$149Kaverage advertised salary
172roles counted

Security+ salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $220K, 36% more than senior roles ($162K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

LevelMedian salaryMiddle halfRoles
Senior$162K$138K–$172K37
Lead and above$220K$165K–$260K15
No level in the title$144K$115K–$164K117

Security+ salary by location

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
🇺🇸California$156K45
🇺🇸Washington, DC$156K17
🇺🇸United States$152K158

Skills that pay more for Security+ roles

SkillMedian with itAbove the medianPostings
Agile$200K+$50K30
Ansible$192K+$43K29
CI/CD$175K+$25K39
Risk management$172K+$22K22
Kubernetes$171K+$21K26

Top-paying companies

NameMedian salaryRoles counted
ClickHouse$260K4
Captivation Software$200K14
True Anomaly$172K7
Anduril Industries$168K14
Crusoe$165K3
RAND$152K4
Dark Wolf Solutions$150K19
Avalore, LLC$144K27
Applied$142K3
Core One$142K4
Apex Technology$124K3
Rocket Lab$123K7
Delaware Nation Industries$80K5

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Questions about Security+ pay

What is the average Security+ salary?
$149K a year on average and $150K at the median, across 172 open Security+ 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 $122K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Security+ pay?
ClickHouse ($260K), Captivation Software ($200K), True Anomaly ($172K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a security+ a high-paying job?
The median Security+ posting advertises $150K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 14% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a security+?
A tenth of the postings offer $200K a year or more; the highest open Security+ role advertises up to $340K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Security+ salary per hour and per month?
The median of $150K a year is about $72 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,479 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $59 to $82 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Security+ roles?
Postings that ask for Agile (+$50K, 30 postings), Ansible (+$43K, 29 postings), CI/CD (+$25K, 39 postings) advertise more than the $150K median of all Security+ 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.

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