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

A Cyber Defense Analyst's salary grows with experience: a Cyber Incident Response Specialist I (0-2 years)earns $81,273, a Cyber Defense Analyst (2-4 years)earns $95,366, a Cyber Incident Response Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $129,597, a Cyber Incident Response Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $145,818, a Cyber Incident Response Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $168,270,

What are the highest paying states for a Cyber Defense Analyst?

Cyber Defense Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cyber Defense Analyst roles are District of Columbia $104,789, California $104,391, Massachusetts $103,000. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cyber Defense Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Cyber Defense Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Associate Director of Cyber Defense: $209,597; Cyber Defense Manager: $170,098; Cyber Network Defense Analyst V: $148,300; Cyber Network Defense Manager: $139,600; Cyber Perimeter Defense Analyst CSOC: $131,596.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cyber Defense 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 Defense Analyst Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cyber Defense Analyst in the United States is $94,643 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,109
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,237 to $102,215
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,763

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Cyber Defense Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,215	$8,518	$1,966	$49
Average	$94,643	$7,887	$1,820	$46
25th Percentile	$84,237	$7,020	$1,620	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Cyber Defense Analyst Salaries

A Cyber Defense 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 Defense Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cyber Defense 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): $81,273
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,366
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $129,597
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $145,818
Expert (over 8 years): $168,270

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Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Defense Analyst	$81,273
Cyber Def... Level Cyber Defense Analyst	$95,366
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Defense Analyst	$129,597
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Defense Analyst	$145,818
Cyber Inc... Level Cyber Defense Analyst	$168,270

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How Do Cyber Defense 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 Defense Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,789.
California: $104,391.
Massachusetts: $103,000.

District of Columbia $104,789 California $104,391 Massachusetts $103,000 Washington $102,621 New Jersey $102,584 Alaska $102,451 Connecticut $101,145 New York $100,615

Hawaii $98,921 Rhode Island $98,126 Maryland $97,586 Minnesota $96,848 Colorado $96,564 Illinois $96,470 Oregon $96,110 Delaware $95,845

New Hampshire $95,678 Virginia $95,306 Pennsylvania $94,217 Nevada $93,668 North Dakota $93,488 Michigan $93,204 Wisconsin $93,100 Vermont $92,892

Texas $92,315 Maine $92,277 Arizona $92,220 Ohio $92,154 Georgia $91,283 Indiana $90,848 Wyoming $90,763 Utah $90,630

Iowa $90,573 Kansas $90,119 Louisiana $89,987 North Carolina $89,939 Missouri $89,920 Florida $89,551 Montana $89,352 Nebraska $89,163

Kentucky $89,059 South Carolina $88,680 Tennessee $88,444 Idaho $88,349 New Mexico $87,658 Oklahoma $87,507 Alabama $86,949 South Dakota $86,012

Arkansas $85,500 West Virginia $85,226 Mississippi $84,403

Top Paying Cities for Cyber Defense 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: $119,373
San Francisco: $118,066
Oakland: $115,578

San Jose, CA $119,373

San Francisco, CA $118,066

Oakland, CA $115,578

New York, NY $108,971

Paramus, NJ $107,646

Queens Village, NY $107,641

Passaic, NJ $107,551

Bergenfield, NJ $107,543

Stamford, CT $107,335

Huntington, NY $107,296

Newark, NJ $106,596

Bridgeport, CT $106,397

Vallejo, CA $106,208

New Brunswick, NJ $106,171

Petaluma, CA $106,114

Middlesex, NJ $105,934

Somerset, NJ $105,868

Santa Cruz, CA $105,745

Boston, MA $105,167

Monterey, CA $104,835

Seattle, WA $104,618

Santa Rosa, CA $104,599

Los Angeles, CA $104,571

Juneau, AK $104,325

Washington, DC $104,221

Orange, CA $103,884

Santa Ana, CA $103,634

Long Beach, CA $103,539

Anaheim, CA $103,521

Anchorage, AK $103,473

Santa Maria, CA $103,189

Everett, WA $103,170

Danbury, CT $102,837

Bremerton, WA $102,707

Tacoma, WA $102,366

New Suffolk, NY $102,364

Sacramento, CA $102,337

Santa Barbara, CA $102,233

Trenton, NJ $102,129

San Diego, CA $102,129

Brockton, MA $102,025

Fairbanks, AK $101,793

Lompoc, CA $101,552

Lowell, MA $101,475

Ventura, CA $101,457

Nashua, NH $101,438

Stockton, CA $101,429

Modesto, CA $100,738

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,530

Olympia, WA $100,350

Kennewick, WA $100,350

New Haven, CT $100,312

Lawrence, MA $99,971

Hartford, CT $99,877

Riverside, CA $99,858

New Bedford, MA $99,763

Richland, WA $99,763

Bakersfield, CA $99,631

San Bernardino, CA $99,593

New Britain, CT $99,583

Atlantic City, NJ $99,583

New London, CT $99,546

Norwich, CT $99,517

Portsmouth, NH $99,498

Boulder, CO $99,298

Portland, OR $99,167

Worcester, MA $99,157

Minneapolis, MN $98,864

Philadelphia, PA $98,732

Honolulu, HI $98,419

Saint Paul, MN $98,374

Vineland, NJ $98,353

Providence, RI $98,079

Chicago, IL $97,804

Bellingham, WA $97,691

Springfield, MA $97,615

Baltimore, MD $97,586

Chico, CA $97,350

Pittsfield, MA $97,094

Manchester, NH $96,914

Spokane, WA $96,498

Denver, CO $96,489

Albany, NY $96,044

Troy, NY $96,006

Nassau, NY $95,905

Schenectady, NY $95,807

Wilmington, DE $95,731

Burlington, VT $95,599

Salem, OR $95,561

Portland, ME $95,268

Yakima, WA $95,173

Rochester, MN $94,880

Reno, NV $94,832

Fresno, CA $94,832

Milwaukee, WI $94,747

Detroit, MI $94,652

Ann Arbor, MI $94,636

Allentown, PA $94,624

Colorado Springs, CO $94,463

Syracuse, NY $94,416

Carson City, NV $94,416

Houston, TX $94,283

Eugene, OR $94,236

Gary, IN $94,122

Springfield, OR $94,047

Bismarck, ND $94,028

Galveston, TX $93,962

Medford, OR $93,820

Fort Collins, CO $93,782

Concord, NH $93,734

Austin, TX $93,706

Mesa, AZ $93,507

Reading, PA $93,498

Phoenix, AZ $93,488

Dallas, TX $93,460

Saint Cloud, MN $93,369

Madison, WI $93,242

Utica, NY $92,987

Rochester, NY $92,835

Des Moines, IA $92,826

Raleigh, NC $92,816

Atlanta, GA $92,674

Battle Creek, MI $92,646

Salt Lake City, UT $92,618

Lancaster, PA $92,476

Harrisburg, PA $92,343

Kansas City, MO $92,249

Champaign, IL $92,230

Kansas City, KS $92,230

Fort Worth, TX $92,220

Columbus, OH $92,204

Boca Raton, FL $92,182

Pittsburgh, PA $92,144

Richmond, VA $92,107

Indianapolis, IN $92,088

Cleveland, OH $92,078

Las Vegas, NV $91,965

Cincinnati, OH $91,965

Petersburg, VA $91,823

Huntsville, AL $91,681

Lansing, MI $91,617

Lebanon, PA $91,605

Pueblo, CO $91,595

Appleton, WI $91,567

Buffalo, NY $91,529

Dayton, OH $91,501

Racine, WI $91,482

Charlotte, NC $91,472

Saint Louis, MO $91,444

York, PA $91,387

Elkhart, IN $91,387

Gastonia, NC $91,369

Billings, MT $91,347

Beaumont, TX $91,321

Lorain, OH $91,302

Benton Harbor, MI $91,283

Toledo, OH $91,264

Binghamton, NY $91,217

Rock Hill, SC $91,207

Rockford, IL $91,160

Springfield, IL $91,122

Elyria, OH $91,113

Fargo, ND $91,113

Flagstaff, AZ $91,047

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,990

Duluth, MN $90,933

Miami, FL $90,933

Cheyenne, WY $90,867

Grand Forks, ND $90,867

Bangor, ME $90,659

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,554

Durham, NC $90,515

Louisville, KY $90,507

Grand Rapids, MI $90,488

Hialeah, FL $90,479

Casper, WY $90,346

Scranton, PA $90,233

New Orleans, LA $90,204

Virginia Beach, VA $90,195

Akron, OH $90,147

Peoria, IL $90,024

Sarasota, FL $90,005

Nashville, TN $89,939

Omaha, NE $89,939

Green Bay, WI $89,939

Baton Rouge, LA $89,892

Charleston, SC $89,873

Jamestown, NY $89,826

Davenport, IA $89,826

Tucson, AZ $89,778

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,722

Tampa, FL $89,703

Evansville, IN $89,646

Port Arthur, TX $89,646

Bradenton, FL $89,608

Santa Fe, NM $89,438

Orlando, FL $89,267

Clearwater, FL $89,239

Canton, OH $89,040

La Crosse, WI $89,040

Albuquerque, NM $88,983

Newport News, VA $88,974

High Point, NC $88,945

Ogden, UT $88,908

Corpus Christi, TX $88,832

Norfolk, VA $88,775

Laramie, WY $88,775

Rock Island, IL $88,718

Saginaw, MI $88,699

Jacksonville, FL $88,690

Salisbury, NC $88,671

Boise, ID $88,652

Moline, IL $88,605

Fort Myers, FL $88,576

Memphis, TN $88,557

Tulsa, OK $88,510

Waterloo, IA $88,453

Spartanburg, SC $88,359

Lincoln, NE $88,311

Fort Wayne, IN $88,292

Provo, UT $88,283

Cedar Falls, IA $88,169

San Antonio, TX $88,132

Greensboro, NC $88,094

South Bend, IN $88,084

Savannah, GA $87,980

Muskegon, MI $87,942

Birmingham, AL $87,933

Winston Salem, NC $87,886

Lake Charles, LA $87,658

Anderson, IN $87,639

Lexington, KY $87,611

Augusta, GA $87,583

Greenville, SC $87,583

Lima, OH $87,507

Wichita, KS $87,497

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,497

Columbia, SC $87,412

Springfield, OH $87,393

Asheville, NC $87,242

Bloomington, IN $87,176

Knoxville, TN $86,835

Shreveport, LA $86,825

Wilmington, NC $86,702

Roanoke, VA $86,702

Topeka, KS $86,532

Frankfort, KY $86,522

Oklahoma City, OK $86,456

Chillicothe, OH $86,419

Longview, TX $86,409

Melbourne, FL $86,400

Sioux Falls, SD $86,248

Mobile, AL $86,239

Terre Haute, IN $86,201

Altoona, PA $86,144

Amarillo, TX $86,078

Killeen, TX $86,049

Fayetteville, AR $85,974

Chattanooga, TN $85,945

Sioux City, IA $85,860

Idaho Falls, ID $85,841

Lynchburg, VA $85,765

Gainesville, FL $85,642

Portsmouth, OH $85,595

Little Rock, AR $85,576

Lafayette, LA $85,538

Youngstown, OH $85,538

Daytona Beach, FL $85,482

Clarksville, TN $85,472

Pensacola, FL $85,463

Temple, TX $85,456

Hopkinsville, KY $85,179

Erie, PA $85,160

Florence, SC $85,122

Charleston, WV $84,970

Great Falls, MT $84,923

Macon, GA $84,791

Tallahassee, FL $84,781

Fayetteville, NC $84,762

Waco, TX $84,743

Helena, MT $84,677

Pine Bluff, AR $84,641

Vincennes, IN $84,526

Lubbock, TX $84,488

Alamogordo, NM $84,431

Twin Falls, ID $84,346

Rapid City, SD $84,317

Jackson, MS $84,147

Huntington, WV $84,140

Greenville, MS $84,138

Parkersburg, WV $84,041

Montgomery, AL $84,024

Wichita Falls, TX $83,929

Springfield, MO $83,929

Biloxi, MS $83,882

Monroe, LA $83,787

Johnstown, PA $83,721

Sumter, SC $83,683

Columbus, GA $83,674

Pascagoula, MS $83,494

Abilene, TX $83,494

Kingsport, TN $83,248

Albany, GA $83,248

Gulfport, MS $83,220

Alexandria, LA $82,907

Fort Smith, AR $82,671

El Paso, TX $82,415

Las Cruces, NM $81,989

Harlingen, TX $81,749

Pocatello, ID $81,734

Florence, AL $81,611

Brownsville, TX $81,592

Mcallen, TX $81,393

Dothan, AL $81,260

Columbus, MS $80,698

Altus, OK $80,257

Lawton, OK $80,077

Pierre, SD $79,737

What Skills Can Increase a Cyber Defense Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 10.07% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
SIEM (Mentioned in 2.15% Job Postings): Security information and event management is a field within the field of computer security, where software products and services combine security information management and security event management.
Linux (Mentioned in 1.46% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	10.07%
SIEM	2.15%
Linux	1.46%

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 Defense Analyst's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$98,429	4%
Insight	$97,482	3%
Teamwork	$96,536	2%
Risk Management	$96,536	2%
Project Management	$96,536	2%
Team Management	$96,536	2%

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

Understanding how a Cyber Defense 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.

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$84,237

Average $94,643/year

$102,215

$7,020

Average $7,887/month

$8,518

$1,620

Average $1,820/week

$1,966

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Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,215	$8,518	$1,966	$49
Average	$94,643	$7,887	$1,820	$46
25th Percentile	$84,237	$7,020	$1,620	$40

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Salary Trends for Cyber Defense Analyst

Salaries for a Cyber Defense Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $98,719 in 2023 to around $97,203 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cyber Defense Analyst salary trends, .

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