The Latest CISO Compensation Trends & Benchmarks
Our fifth annual CISO compensation and budget benchmark study, jointly fielded with Artico Search, compiles survey responses from 755 CISOs across the U.S. and Canada.
Make empowered decisions around your compensation
Use this research to make empowered decisions around your comp, current role and your career path:
- Get salary bonus benchmarks by region & industry
- Learn how the highest-earning CISOs achieved their compensation
- Get strategies for how to boost CISO value and increase pay
Explore other resources including blogs and other helpful reports for cybersecurity leaders or register for an upcoming webinar.
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In today's environment of cash preservation, we're seeing companies utilize equity more often than cash as a negotiation and retention tool. Public companies are using equity to entice new security leaders and to retain them, privately held companies similarly leverage equity-rich packages to preserve EBITDA in preparation for a transaction.
Steve Martano, IANS Faculty
Additional resources
Blog: Access Key CISO Comp Data and Trends
October 10, 2024
In this blog, we’re breaking down three compelling data points from our 2024 CISO Compensation Benchmark Report.
Develop and Promote Internal Talent To Senior Infosec Roles
August 19, 2024
This report explores the various criteria for identifying top-tier talent and ensuring their advancement through coaching, development and promotion.
Anand Singh
Retaining and Hiring CISOs and Security Leaders in 2024
March 07, 2024
Download this supplementary report for insights into key issues impacting CISO motivation and ways to boost retention and best practices for your search-and-hiring process.
Security Budget Benchmark Summary Report
September 05, 2024
Make the case for your 2025 cybersecurity budget with data from your peers. Use benchmark data to compare your budget to trends in your industry, see the top reasons for budget increases, and get talking points on the data from IANS Faculty.
Steven Martano
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