2025 Cybersecurity Staff Compensation and Career Benchmark Survey


Your survey input is beneficial to you and the cybersecurity community! New for 2025, take the streamlined survey in just 5 minutes and get access to the resulting reports we build with the data.


Compensation breakdowns by level and functional area

Compare comp levels by role and responsibilities with your peers.

Background and experience benchmarks

Review how experience, education and certifications impact your career.

Drivers of job satisfaction and career evolution

Weigh work/life balance levels together with upward mobility.

Here’s your chance to weigh in on what really matters to you. This data fuels reports with market validated guidance that moves the needle. In tandem, this supports CISOs for salary discussions, provides insights for security team org design and helps with staff career development.
Phil Gardner, Founder & CEO of IANS

In the 2025 survey you’ll find new features including a streamlined survey along with focused cybersecurity role categories and responsibilities that better reflect the market!