Salary by Degree/Major Subject for Industry: Security

Updated: 26 May 2012

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Salary by Degree

Degree/Major Subject	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$60K	$120K	$180K
Bachelor's Degree	$34,987 - $114,288
Associate's Degree	$23,672 - $80,415
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$42,387 - $178,110
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$49,132 - $128,500
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Criminal Justice	$27,821 - $174,524
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$82,434 - $155,133
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Accounting	$55,566 - $110,739
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business Management	$45,781 - $97,281
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communications	$35,608 - $137,569
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	$72,908 - $116,997
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Communications	$42,253 - $81,389
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	$36,954 - $88,688
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$52,381 - $106,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Psychology	$38,566 - $75,500
GED or High School Diploma	$30,000 - $64,000
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration	$45,570 - $74,699
Some college coursework with no degree	$28,000 - $61,949
No Degree	$18,800 - $56,000
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)	$37,000 - $69,700
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$55,875 - $116,500
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Management	n/a	Not enough data
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Criminal Justice	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	n/a	Not enough data
High School Diploma	n/a	Not enough data
Associate of Science (AS), Criminal Justice	n/a	Not enough data
Associate of Arts (AA), Criminal Justice	n/a	Not enough data
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Electronics	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance	n/a	Not enough data
Master of Public Administration (MPA)	n/a	Not enough data
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Sociology	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 26 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 444

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