How much does an SOC Analyst make in Chicago, IL? The average SOC Analyst salary in Chicago, IL is $79,244 as of February 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $72,943 and $86,661. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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SOC Analyst

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State Street - Quincy , MA
The SOC team is responsible for analyzing events from multiple sources from across a large enterprise network. The SOC will partner with multiple teams in our Cyber Fusion Center including but not ...
myGwork - 2 days ago
Franchise World Headquarters, LLC - Shelton , CT
Provide Incident Response support and serve as an escalation point for SOC Analyst triage workflows and threat validation. * Design, build and manage new detection capabilities in cybersecurity ...
Latpro - Diversity Jobs - 5 days ago
Inter-Con Security - Pasadena , CA
Job Summary As an SOC (Security Operations Center) Operations Analyst; reporting to the SOC Manager, you will be responsible for supporting Inter-Con's distinguished Officers in the field by playing ...
LinkedIn - 7 days ago
Premier Technical Services Corp - San Antonio , TX
... SOC environment Hands-on cybersecurity network defense experience (Detect and Respond) within a ... and CSSP-Analyst certifications required prior to starting Advanced knowledge of solution ...
Dice.com / Clearancejobs.com - 10 days ago
True North Consultants, Inc. - North Ridgeville , OH
As a Senior Information Security Analyst , reporting directly to the Director of Information ... and the Global SOC team to protect our systems. * Spearhead the NIST CSF assessment process ...
Top Echelon Network, LLC - 48 days ago
Conduct thorough analysis of security incidents to determine root causes, impact, and recommend ... Deliver existing SOC policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
Dice.com / Clearancejobs.com - 76 days ago

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of SOC Analyst in Chicago, IL. The base salary for SOC Analyst ranges from $72,943 to $86,661 with the average base salary of $79,244. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $74,715 to $89,948 with the average total cash compensation of $81,522.

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