Threat Intelligence Analyst salary: $177K median
The median advertised Threat Intelligence Analyst salary is $177K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $230K: counted from 52 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $85 an hour or $14,771 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $296K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll threat intelligence analyst jobs
$177Kmedian advertised salary
$140K – $230Kmiddle half of roles
$194Kaverage advertised salary
52roles counted
Threat Intelligence Analyst salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $212K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $174K | 49 |
Skills that pay more for Threat Intelligence Analyst roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning | $255K | +$78K | 6 |
| Security clearance | $250K | +$73K | 9 |
| LLM | $226K | +$48K | 12 |
| C++ | $203K | +$26K | 6 |
| Go | $193K | +$16K | 7 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $308K | 5 |
| Zscaler | $174K | 3 |
| Trm Labs | $160K | 3 |
| Accenture Federal Services | $136K | 3 |
| Rockstar Games | $128K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Threat Intelligence Analyst roles
All threat intelligence analyst jobs- Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel EngineeringOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $510KRemoteAI agentsOpenAI APIIncident response
- Threat Intel Manager, CBRN-E & Advanced WeaponsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$375K - $455KMachine LearningLLMSecurity clearance
- Threat Intel Manager, Model Exploitation & FraudAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$375K - $455KPythonSQLLLM
- Sr. Staff Threat Intelligence EngineerSuno · 🇺🇸Boston$316K - $415KLead and abovePythonSQLGenerative AI
- Director of Engineering, Threat ResearchHorizon3ai · 🇺🇸US, Remote$272K - $320KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Security Engineer, Threat IntelligenceFluidstack · 🇺🇸New York, NY$220K - $280KPythonLLM
- Senior Manager, Cyber Threat IntelligenceCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$207K - $275KSeniorPythonSQLLinux
- Reverse EngineerSixGen, Inc. · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$225K - $275KPythonC++Machine Learning
- CNO Reverse EngineerAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Fort Meade, MD$130K - $265KPythonJavaC++
- Staff Product Manager, Threat Hunting ExperienceHorizon3ai · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$225K - $265KHybridLead and above
- Principal Threat ResearcherZscaler · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington, USA; Remote - USA; Santa Clara, Cal…$172K - $245KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Senior Insider Threat Investigator, Insider RiskCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$182K - $242KSeniorSIEMEDRDLP
- Senior Manager, Detection Engineering & Threat HuntingHuntress · 🇺🇸United States of America$220K - $240KSeniorThreat intelligencePerformance management
- Staff Threat Analyst, Ads FraudReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$168K - $234KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLLLM
- Senior / Staff Cyber Threat Response AdvisorTrm Labs · 🇺🇸United States$168K - $228KRemoteLead and aboveAI agentsIncident responseThreat intelligence
- Staff Security Engineer, Threat IntelligenceNscale · 🇺🇸New York; San Francisco; Seattle$190K - $225KLead and above
- Threat Intelligence Researcher (Cloud)Wiz · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$160K - $220KRemoteGCPAzureKubernetes
- Senior Insider Threat AnalystAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Reston, Virginia, United States$166K - $220KSeniorGoPythonTerraform
- Software Engineer (Threat Intelligence), Cloudforce OneCloudflare · Hybrid$157K - $216KHybridRustGoTypeScript
- Senior Crypto Threat Analyst - TerrorismElliptic · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.$175K - $215KHybridSeniorPythonSQLOn-chain analytics
Questions about Threat Intelligence Analyst pay
- What is the average Threat Intelligence Analyst salary?
- $194K a year on average and $177K at the median, across 52 open Threat Intelligence Analyst 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 $140K to $230K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Threat Intelligence Analyst pay?
- Anthropic ($308K), Zscaler ($174K), Trm Labs ($160K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a threat intelligence analyst a high-paying job?
- The median Threat Intelligence Analyst posting advertises $177K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a threat intelligence analyst?
- A tenth of the postings offer $296K a year or more; the highest open Threat Intelligence Analyst role advertises up to $510K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Threat Intelligence Analyst salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $177K a year is about $85 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,771 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $67 to $111 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Threat Intelligence Analyst roles?
- Postings that ask for Machine Learning (+$78K, 6 postings), Security clearance (+$73K, 9 postings), LLM (+$48K, 12 postings) advertise more than the $177K median of all Threat Intelligence Analyst 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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The median advertised salary for Threat Intelligence Analyst roles at companies is $177K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $140K to $230K. Counted from 52 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/threat-intelligence/
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