Salary for Industry: Security

Updated: 10 Feb 2012

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Industry: Security

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$33K	$66K	$99K
Security Officer	$33,826
Security Manager	$49,505
Security Supervisor	$46,748
Police or Sheriff's Patrol Officer	$46,209
Correctional Officer / Jailer	$34,437
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$98,931
General / Operations Manager	$49,048
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,489

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Job Listings for Security Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Sr. Technical Analyst - System Security	FedEx	Collierville, Tennessee
	information security and/or secure software development practices Experience with code review, security... systems, providing security awareness and training to... Indeed
Dec 14	Pre/Post Sales System Engineer with Security Clearance	Agilent	Columbia, Maryland
	Current high level US Government Security Clearance -or- ability to process for and obtain high level US Government Security Clearance.Position is in Columbia... Indeed
Dec 26	SAN Administrator/Engineer (Security clearance or clearance capable required)	Open SAN Consulting (OSC)	Roanoke, Virginia
	SAN Administrator with 4-5 years experience wanted. Must currently possess either a DoD Secret clearance or be able to pass a Secret clearance. Must be reliable... Indeed
Jan 20	Business Development Executive - Homeland Security Agencies	NetStar-1	Rockville, Maryland
	within the Homeland Security Agencies. Candidates... 8-10 years of experience within the Homeland Security Agencies. Required Experience and Qualifications... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Security Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA)	$28,824 - $61,327
U.S. Army	$25,826 - $104,722
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	$34,534 - $104,451
U.S. Air Force (USAF)	$17,929 - $135,741
Texas Department of Criminal Justice	$28,420 - $312,676

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$42,994 - $83,133
Associate's Degree	$32,820 - $59,925
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$50,675 - $117,449
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$57,104 - $105,248
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Criminal Justice	$38,222 - $75,882

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Gender

	Female 26%			Male 74%
Salary:	$36,443 - $72,670			$39,600 - $80,645

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

39%

5-9 years

23%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

11%

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