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Wiz Report Compares Cloud Security Salaries Across Industries and Roles

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Summary

Wiz analyzed compensation data from more than 3,500 companies, finding that finance leads pay for cloud security engineers while retail leads for senior and executive CISOs.

Key points

  • Finance reported the highest median total rewards for entry-, intermediate- and senior-level cloud security engineers: $85K, $119K and $147K.
  • Retail had the highest median total rewards for senior and executive CISOs, at $301K and $510K.
  • For executive CISOs, retail’s compensation advantage over other industries was driven in part by bonuses and long-term incentives.
  • The reported interquartile range for cloud security engineers’ total rewards widened from $19K at entry level to $37K at senior level.
  • Retail had the narrowest base-salary ranges for intermediate and senior cloud security engineers; finance had the largest intermediate-level range, and IT Services the largest senior-level range.
  • Finance showed the strongest reported compensation progression for cloud security engineers; government showed the smallest.

Article Details

Publisher
Wiz
Scope
Compensation ranges for cloud security roles, including cloud security engineers and CISOs, by industry and seniority.
Sample Size
Data from over 3,500 companies; findings were substantiated with cloud security industry experts.
Key Statistics
  • Finance had the highest median total rewards for entry-, intermediate-, and senior-level cloud security engineers: $85K, $119K, and $147K, respectively.
  • Retail had the highest median total rewards for senior and executive CISOs: $301K and $510K, respectively.
  • For cloud security engineers, the interquartile range in total rewards was $19K at entry level, $28K at intermediate level, and $37K at senior level.
  • Finance cloud security engineers' median total rewards increased 40% from entry to intermediate and 74% from intermediate to senior.

Vendors

WizAt Wiz, our focus is on providing cloud security, and that doesn't end with our cloud security platform. We closely monitor the cloud security industry, including technological advancements and market trends. In our

Industries

financeAmong other observations, our findings point to positions in finance offering the highest compensation packages for cloud security engineers, while positions in retail offer the highest compensation for CISOs. FromGovernmentaligns to the US Market median for each role apart from executive CISO, where it is 5% higher at $460K. Government offers the lowest median total rewards across the board.  IT servicesretail instead offers the most competitive median total rewards at $301K and $510K, respectively. IT Services closely aligns to the US Market median for each role apart from executive CISO, where it is 5% higherRetailin finance offering the highest compensation packages for cloud security engineers, while positions in retail offer the highest compensation for CISOs. From entry-level security engineers to senior CISO roles,

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