What are the main factors that influence a Cyber Analyst's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cyber Analyst's salary?

A Cyber Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Cyber Analyst (2-4 years)earns $109,731, a Cyber Security Architect II (4-7 years)earns $135,938, a Cyber Security Architect III (7+ years)earns $156,950, a Cyber Security Architect IV (7-10 years)earns $184,984, a Cyber Security Architect V (10-12 years)earns $216,214,

What are the highest paying states for a Cyber Analyst?

Cyber Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cyber Analyst roles are District of Columbia $120,735, California $120,277, Massachusetts $118,674. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cyber Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Cyber Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Cyber Security Analyst: $153,031; Junior Cyber Analyst: $128,201; Cyber Intel Analyst: $106,709; Cyber Intelligence Analyst: $104,887; Cyber Defense Analyst: $94,648.

How do different companies affect a Cyber Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cyber Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cyber Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Cyber Analyst make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cyber Analyst in the United States is $109,045 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, a Cyber Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $126,682
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $99,166 to $118,277
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,171

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Cyber Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,277	$9,856	$2,275	$57
Average	$109,045	$9,087	$2,097	$52
25th Percentile	$99,166	$8,264	$1,907	$48

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Key Factors That Influence Cyber Analyst Salaries

A Cyber Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cyber Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cyber Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $109,731
Early Career (1-2 years): $135,938
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $156,950
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $184,984
Expert (over 8 years): $216,214

Levels	Salary
Cyber Ana... Level Cyber Analyst	$109,731
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Analyst	$135,938
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Analyst	$156,950
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Analyst	$184,984
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Analyst	$216,214

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How Do Cyber Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cyber Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $120,735.
California: $120,277.
Massachusetts: $118,674.

District of Columbia $120,735 California $120,277 Massachusetts $118,674 Washington $118,237 New Jersey $118,194 Alaska $118,041 Connecticut $116,536 New York $115,926

Hawaii $113,974 Rhode Island $113,058 Maryland $112,436 Minnesota $111,586 Colorado $111,259 Illinois $111,150 Oregon $110,735 Delaware $110,430

New Hampshire $110,238 Virginia $109,808 Pennsylvania $108,554 Nevada $107,922 North Dakota $107,715 Michigan $107,388 Wisconsin $107,268 Vermont $107,028

Texas $106,362 Maine $106,319 Arizona $106,253 Ohio $106,177 Georgia $105,174 Indiana $104,672 Wyoming $104,574 Utah $104,421

Iowa $104,356 Kansas $103,833 Louisiana $103,680 North Carolina $103,625 Missouri $103,604 Florida $103,178 Montana $102,949 Nebraska $102,731

Kentucky $102,611 South Carolina $102,175 Tennessee $101,903 Idaho $101,794 New Mexico $100,997 Oklahoma $100,823 Alabama $100,180 South Dakota $99,100

Arkansas $98,511 West Virginia $98,195 Mississippi $97,246

Top Paying Cities for Cyber Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $137,538
San Francisco: $136,186
Oakland: $133,166

San Jose, CA $137,538

San Francisco, CA $136,186

Oakland, CA $133,166

New York, NY $126,372

Queens Village, NY $125,554

Paramus, NJ $124,682

Passaic, NJ $124,573

Bergenfield, NJ $124,464

Stamford, CT $124,300

Huntington, NY $124,191

Newark, NJ $123,483

Bridgeport, CT $123,264

New Brunswick, NJ $122,905

Vallejo, CA $122,676

Middlesex, NJ $122,610

Somerset, NJ $122,512

Petaluma, CA $122,261

Santa Cruz, CA $121,836

Boston, MA $121,618

Monterey, CA $121,073

Fairbanks, AK $120,996

Los Angeles, CA $120,789

Washington, DC $120,735

Seattle, WA $120,538

Santa Rosa, CA $120,517

Juneau, AK $120,200

Orange, CA $119,840

Anchorage, AK $119,644

Anaheim, CA $119,568

Santa Ana, CA $119,404

Nassau, NY $119,339

Long Beach, CA $119,295

Danbury, CT $119,263

Santa Maria, CA $118,892

Everett, WA $118,870

Bremerton, WA $118,336

Trenton, NJ $118,128

Sacramento, CA $118,085

San Diego, CA $118,030

Brockton, MA $117,987

Tacoma, WA $117,943

Santa Barbara, CA $117,790

Lowell, MA $117,354

New Suffolk, NY $117,311

Nashua, NH $117,180

Lompoc, CA $117,005

Ventura, CA $116,896

Stockton, CA $116,864

New Haven, CT $116,645

Atlantic City, NJ $116,362

Hartford, CT $116,122

Modesto, CA $116,067

Poughkeepsie, NY $115,828

New Britain, CT $115,773

Olympia, WA $115,620

Kennewick, WA $115,620

New London, CT $115,599

Norwich, CT $115,566

Lawrence, MA $115,511

Bakersfield, CA $115,206

Riverside, CA $115,053

New Bedford, MA $115,053

Richland, WA $114,944

Portsmouth, NH $114,857

Vineland, NJ $114,835

San Bernardino, CA $114,748

Boulder, CO $114,443

Worcester, MA $114,355

Portland, OR $114,257

Saint Paul, MN $114,126

Minneapolis, MN $114,126

Philadelphia, PA $113,974

Honolulu, HI $113,396

Springfield, MA $113,014

Providence, RI $113,003

Chicago, IL $112,687

Bellingham, WA $112,556

Baltimore, MD $112,436

Chico, CA $112,164

Wilmington, DE $111,978

Pittsfield, MA $111,869

Manchester, NH $111,662

Spokane, WA $111,182

Denver, CO $111,171

Albany, NY $110,659

Troy, NY $110,615

Schenectady, NY $110,386

Burlington, VT $110,146

Portland, ME $109,765

Salem, OR $109,677

Yakima, WA $109,656

Ann Arbor, MI $109,623

Rochester, MN $109,318

Fresno, CA $109,263

Reno, NV $109,263

Milwaukee, WI $109,165

Detroit, MI $109,056

Allentown, PA $109,023

Carson City, NV $109,012

Houston, TX $108,849

Colorado Springs, CO $108,838

Syracuse, NY $108,783

Eugene, OR $108,576

Bismarck, ND $108,445

Gary, IN $108,445

Galveston, TX $108,445

Springfield, OR $108,358

Medford, OR $108,096

Fort Collins, CO $108,053

Austin, TX $107,965

Mesa, AZ $107,736

Phoenix, AZ $107,715

Dallas, TX $107,682

Reading, PA $107,617

Saint Cloud, MN $107,573

Concord, NH $107,475

Madison, WI $107,431

Utica, NY $107,137

Raleigh, NC $107,049

Las Vegas, NV $107,039

Rochester, NY $106,962

Des Moines, IA $106,951

Atlanta, GA $106,777

Battle Creek, MI $106,744

Salt Lake City, UT $106,711

Lancaster, PA $106,548

Champaign, IL $106,526

Harrisburg, PA $106,395

Durham, NC $106,297

Kansas City, MO $106,286

Kansas City, KS $106,264

Fort Worth, TX $106,253

Boca Raton, FL $106,210

Cleveland, OH $106,199

Columbus, OH $106,177

Pittsburgh, PA $106,166

Richmond, VA $106,123

Indianapolis, IN $106,101

Cincinnati, OH $105,959

Petersburg, VA $105,795

Billings, MT $105,556

Lansing, MI $105,556

Huntsville, AL $105,556

Lebanon, PA $105,545

Dayton, OH $105,534

Pueblo, CO $105,534

Appleton, WI $105,501

Buffalo, NY $105,457

Racine, WI $105,403

Charlotte, NC $105,392

Saint Louis, MO $105,359

Springfield, IL $105,316

Elkhart, IN $105,294

York, PA $105,294

Gastonia, NC $105,283

Benton Harbor, MI $105,283

Beaumont, TX $105,218

Lorain, OH $105,196

Toledo, OH $105,152

Binghamton, NY $105,098

Rock Hill, SC $105,087

Rockford, IL $105,032

Fargo, ND $104,978

Elyria, OH $104,978

Flagstaff, AZ $104,901

Fort Lauderdale, FL $104,836

Miami, FL $104,770

Duluth, MN $104,596

Bangor, ME $104,454

Cedar Rapids, IA $104,334

Louisville, KY $104,280

Grand Rapids, MI $104,258

Hialeah, FL $104,247

Casper, WY $104,094

Scranton, PA $103,964

New Orleans, LA $103,931

Virginia Beach, VA $103,920

Akron, OH $103,865

Peoria, IL $103,724

Sarasota, FL $103,702

Green Bay, WI $103,625

Baton Rouge, LA $103,571

Charleston, SC $103,549

Nashville, TN $103,516

Jamestown, NY $103,495

Davenport, IA $103,495

Tucson, AZ $103,440

Cheyenne, WY $103,407

Saint Petersburg, FL $103,375

Tampa, FL $103,353

Omaha, NE $103,331

Port Arthur, TX $103,287

Evansville, IN $103,287

Bradenton, FL $103,244

Santa Fe, NM $103,048

Orlando, FL $102,938

Clearwater, FL $102,819

Canton, OH $102,590

La Crosse, WI $102,590

Grand Forks, ND $102,557

Albuquerque, NM $102,524

Tulsa, OK $102,524

Newport News, VA $102,513

High Point, NC $102,480

Ogden, UT $102,437

Corpus Christi, TX $102,350

Laramie, WY $102,284

Norfolk, VA $102,284

Rock Island, IL $102,219

Saginaw, MI $102,197

Jacksonville, FL $102,186

Salisbury, NC $102,164

Memphis, TN $102,142

Moline, IL $102,088

Fort Myers, FL $102,055

Waterloo, IA $101,913

Spartanburg, SC $101,804

Lincoln, NE $101,750

Fort Wayne, IN $101,728

Birmingham, AL $101,608

Cedar Falls, IA $101,586

Provo, UT $101,575

Springfield, OH $101,565

San Antonio, TX $101,543

Greensboro, NC $101,499

South Bend, IN $101,488

Winston Salem, NC $101,477

Boise, ID $101,445

Savannah, GA $101,368

Muskegon, MI $101,172

Lima, OH $101,041

Lake Charles, LA $100,997

Anderson, IN $100,976

Lexington, KY $100,943

Augusta, GA $100,910

Greenville, SC $100,910

Wichita, KS $100,812

Tuscaloosa, AL $100,812

Columbia, SC $100,714

Bloomington, IN $100,441

Roanoke, VA $100,376

Asheville, NC $100,234

Knoxville, TN $100,049

Shreveport, LA $100,038

Wilmington, NC $99,896

Frankfort, KY $99,689

Oklahoma City, OK $99,613

Chillicothe, OH $99,569

Longview, TX $99,558

Topeka, KS $99,525

Mobile, AL $99,362

Terre Haute, IN $99,318

Erie, PA $99,307

Altoona, PA $99,253

Melbourne, FL $99,220

Amarillo, TX $99,176

Killeen, TX $99,144

Fayetteville, AR $99,056

Sioux Falls, SD $98,980

Chattanooga, TN $98,915

Idaho Falls, ID $98,904

Gainesville, FL $98,675

Portsmouth, OH $98,620

Little Rock, AR $98,598

Lynchburg, VA $98,598

Lafayette, LA $98,555

Youngstown, OH $98,555

Temple, TX $98,511

Daytona Beach, FL $98,489

Clarksville, TN $98,479

Pensacola, FL $98,468

Hopkinsville, KY $98,141

Charleston, WV $98,130

Florence, SC $98,075

Sioux City, IA $98,010

Macon, GA $97,693

Tallahassee, FL $97,683

Fayetteville, NC $97,661

Waco, TX $97,639

Wichita Falls, TX $97,639

Pine Bluff, AR $97,595

Vincennes, IN $97,388

Lubbock, TX $97,344

Great Falls, MT $97,279

Alamogordo, NM $97,268

Abilene, TX $97,181

Rapid City, SD $97,039

Monroe, LA $97,039

Albany, GA $96,974

Huntington, WV $96,963

Jackson, MS $96,952

Greenville, MS $96,941

Parkersburg, WV $96,832

Montgomery, AL $96,810

Johnstown, PA $96,788

Springfield, MO $96,701

Biloxi, MS $96,647

Sumter, SC $96,418

Columbus, GA $96,407

Twin Falls, ID $96,341

Pascagoula, MS $96,199

Kingsport, TN $95,916

Gulfport, MS $95,883

Alexandria, LA $95,523

Fort Smith, AR $95,251

El Paso, TX $94,956

Helena, MT $94,815

Las Cruces, NM $94,466

Harlingen, TX $94,160

Pocatello, ID $94,062

Florence, AL $94,030

Brownsville, TX $94,008

Dothan, AL $93,833

Mcallen, TX $93,779

Columbus, MS $92,972

Altus, OK $92,470

Lawton, OK $92,263

Pierre, SD $91,870

What Skills Can Increase a Cyber Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.87% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Security Architecture (Mentioned in 2.06% Job Postings): Security architecture forms the foundation of a good cyber security strategy. It is a type of security design composed of multiple components, including the tools, processes, and technologies used to protect your business from external threats.
Application Security (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Application security is the process of developing, adding, and testing security features within applications to prevent security vulnerabilities against threats such as unauthorized access and modification.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.87%
Security Architecture	2.06%
Application Security	1.72%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cyber Analyst's salary.

Container: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Container	$113,407	4%
Planning	$113,407	4%
Commitment	$112,316	3%
API	$112,316	3%
Security Architecture	$112,316	3%
Innovation	$111,226	2%

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Cyber Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cyber Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$99,166

Average $109,045/year

$118,277

$8,264

Average $9,087/month

$9,856

$1,907

Average $2,097/week

$2,275

$48

Average $52/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,277	$9,856	$2,275	$57
Average	$109,045	$9,087	$2,097	$52
25th Percentile	$99,166	$8,264	$1,907	$48

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Salary Trends for Cyber Analyst

Salaries for a Cyber Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $107,134 in 2023 to around $106,096 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cyber Analyst salary trends, .

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