What are the main factors that influence a Soc Lead's salary?

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

How does experience change A Soc Lead's salary?

A Soc Lead's salary grows with experience: an Information Security Supervisor (10+ years)earns $88,418, an Information Security Senior Supervisor (10+ years)earns $134,507, an Soc Lead (10+ years)earns $148,365, an Information Security Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $187,601, an Information Security Director (10+ years)earns $211,161,

What are the highest paying states for a Soc Lead?

Soc Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Soc Lead roles are District of Columbia $163,205, California $162,586, Massachusetts $160,419. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Soc Lead roles make?

Salaries for Soc Lead level roles vary by specialization: SOC Design Engineer: $190,231; SOC Manager: $144,921; Soc Team Lead: $143,511; Soc Architect: $143,361; SOC Verification Engineer: $116,161.

How do different companies affect a Soc Lead's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Soc Lead 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.

Soc Lead Salary in the United States

How much does a Soc Lead make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Soc Lead in the United States is $147,403 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $71.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $167,768
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $133,555 to $158,063
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $120,947

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Soc Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,063	$13,172	$3,040	$76
Average	$147,403	$12,284	$2,835	$71
25th Percentile	$133,555	$11,130	$2,568	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Soc Lead Salaries

A Soc Lead'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Soc Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Soc Lead'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): $88,418
Early Career (1-2 years): $134,507
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $148,365
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $187,601
Expert (over 8 years): $211,161

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level Soc Lead	$88,418
Informati... Level Soc Lead	$134,507
Soc Lead Level Soc Lead	$148,365
Informati... Level Soc Lead	$187,601
Informati... Level Soc Lead	$211,161

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How Do Soc Lead 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 Soc Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,205.
California: $162,586.
Massachusetts: $160,419.

District of Columbia $163,205 California $162,586 Massachusetts $160,419 Washington $159,829 New Jersey $159,770 Alaska $159,564 Connecticut $157,530 New York $156,704

Hawaii $154,066 Rhode Island $152,827 Maryland $151,987 Minnesota $150,837 Colorado $150,395 Illinois $150,248 Oregon $149,688 Delaware $149,275

New Hampshire $149,016 Virginia $148,435 Pennsylvania $146,740 Nevada $145,885 North Dakota $145,605 Michigan $145,162 Wisconsin $145,000 Vermont $144,676

Texas $143,777 Maine $143,718 Arizona $143,629 Ohio $143,526 Georgia $142,170 Indiana $141,492 Wyoming $141,359 Utah $141,153

Iowa $141,065 Kansas $140,357 Louisiana $140,151 North Carolina $140,077 Missouri $140,048 Florida $139,473 Montana $139,163 Nebraska $138,868

Kentucky $138,706 South Carolina $138,117 Tennessee $137,748 Idaho $137,601 New Mexico $136,525 Oklahoma $136,289 Alabama $135,419 South Dakota $133,960

Arkansas $133,164 West Virginia $132,736 Mississippi $131,454

Top Paying Cities for Soc Leads

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: $185,919
San Francisco: $183,884
Oakland: $180,009

San Jose, CA $185,919

San Francisco, CA $183,884

Oakland, CA $180,009

New York, NY $169,718

Paramus, NJ $167,655

Queens Village, NY $167,647

Passaic, NJ $167,507

Bergenfield, NJ $167,494

Stamford, CT $167,170

Huntington, NY $167,109

Newark, NJ $166,020

Bridgeport, CT $165,709

Vallejo, CA $165,416

New Brunswick, NJ $165,357

Petaluma, CA $165,268

Middlesex, NJ $164,988

Somerset, NJ $164,885

Santa Cruz, CA $164,693

Boston, MA $163,794

Monterey, CA $163,277

Seattle, WA $162,939

Santa Rosa, CA $162,910

Los Angeles, CA $162,866

Juneau, AK $162,482

Washington, DC $162,320

Orange, CA $161,795

Santa Ana, CA $161,406

Long Beach, CA $161,259

Anaheim, CA $161,229

Anchorage, AK $161,156

Santa Maria, CA $160,713

Everett, WA $160,684

Danbury, CT $160,165

Bremerton, WA $159,962

Tacoma, WA $159,431

New Suffolk, NY $159,428

Sacramento, CA $159,387

Santa Barbara, CA $159,225

Trenton, NJ $159,063

San Diego, CA $159,063

Brockton, MA $158,900

Fairbanks, AK $158,539

Lompoc, CA $158,163

Lowell, MA $158,044

Ventura, CA $158,016

Nashua, NH $157,987

Stockton, CA $157,972

Modesto, CA $156,896

Poughkeepsie, NY $156,571

Olympia, WA $156,291

Kennewick, WA $156,291

New Haven, CT $156,232

Lawrence, MA $155,702

Hartford, CT $155,554

Riverside, CA $155,525

New Bedford, MA $155,378

Richland, WA $155,378

Bakersfield, CA $155,171

San Bernardino, CA $155,112

New Britain, CT $155,097

Atlantic City, NJ $155,097

New London, CT $155,038

Norwich, CT $154,994

Portsmouth, NH $154,965

Boulder, CO $154,652

Portland, OR $154,449

Worcester, MA $154,434

Minneapolis, MN $153,977

Philadelphia, PA $153,771

Honolulu, HI $153,284

Saint Paul, MN $153,214

Vineland, NJ $153,181

Providence, RI $152,754

Chicago, IL $152,326

Bellingham, WA $152,149

Springfield, MA $152,031

Baltimore, MD $151,987

Chico, CA $151,619

Pittsfield, MA $151,221

Manchester, NH $150,941

Spokane, WA $150,292

Denver, CO $150,277

Albany, NY $149,585

Troy, NY $149,526

Nassau, NY $149,368

Schenectady, NY $149,216

Wilmington, DE $149,098

Burlington, VT $148,892

Salem, OR $148,833

Portland, ME $148,376

Yakima, WA $148,228

Rochester, MN $147,772

Reno, NV $147,698

Fresno, CA $147,698

Milwaukee, WI $147,565

Detroit, MI $147,418

Ann Arbor, MI $147,393

Allentown, PA $147,374

Colorado Springs, CO $147,123

Syracuse, NY $147,049

Carson City, NV $147,049

Houston, TX $146,843

Eugene, OR $146,769

Gary, IN $146,592

Springfield, OR $146,474

Bismarck, ND $146,445

Galveston, TX $146,342

Medford, OR $146,121

Fort Collins, CO $146,062

Concord, NH $145,988

Austin, TX $145,944

Mesa, AZ $145,634

Reading, PA $145,619

Phoenix, AZ $145,605

Dallas, TX $145,560

Saint Cloud, MN $145,419

Madison, WI $145,221

Utica, NY $144,823

Rochester, NY $144,588

Des Moines, IA $144,573

Raleigh, NC $144,558

Atlanta, GA $144,337

Battle Creek, MI $144,293

Salt Lake City, UT $144,249

Lancaster, PA $144,027

Harrisburg, PA $143,821

Kansas City, MO $143,674

Champaign, IL $143,644

Kansas City, KS $143,644

Fort Worth, TX $143,629

Columbus, OH $143,604

Boca Raton, FL $143,571

Pittsburgh, PA $143,512

Richmond, VA $143,453

Indianapolis, IN $143,423

Cleveland, OH $143,408

Las Vegas, NV $143,231

Cincinnati, OH $143,231

Petersburg, VA $143,010

Huntsville, AL $142,789

Lansing, MI $142,691

Lebanon, PA $142,671

Pueblo, CO $142,657

Appleton, WI $142,612

Buffalo, NY $142,553

Dayton, OH $142,509

Racine, WI $142,480

Charlotte, NC $142,465

Saint Louis, MO $142,421

York, PA $142,332

Elkhart, IN $142,332

Gastonia, NC $142,304

Billings, MT $142,269

Beaumont, TX $142,229

Lorain, OH $142,200

Benton Harbor, MI $142,170

Toledo, OH $142,141

Binghamton, NY $142,067

Rock Hill, SC $142,052

Rockford, IL $141,979

Springfield, IL $141,920

Elyria, OH $141,905

Fargo, ND $141,905

Flagstaff, AZ $141,802

Fort Lauderdale, FL $141,713

Duluth, MN $141,625

Miami, FL $141,625

Cheyenne, WY $141,522

Grand Forks, ND $141,522

Bangor, ME $141,197

Cedar Rapids, IA $141,035

Durham, NC $140,973

Louisville, KY $140,961

Grand Rapids, MI $140,932

Hialeah, FL $140,917

Casper, WY $140,711

Scranton, PA $140,534

New Orleans, LA $140,490

Virginia Beach, VA $140,475

Akron, OH $140,401

Peoria, IL $140,210

Sarasota, FL $140,180

Nashville, TN $140,077

Omaha, NE $140,077

Green Bay, WI $140,077

Baton Rouge, LA $140,003

Charleston, SC $139,974

Jamestown, NY $139,900

Davenport, IA $139,900

Tucson, AZ $139,826

Saint Petersburg, FL $139,738

Tampa, FL $139,709

Evansville, IN $139,620

Port Arthur, TX $139,620

Bradenton, FL $139,561

Santa Fe, NM $139,296

Orlando, FL $139,031

Clearwater, FL $138,986

Canton, OH $138,677

La Crosse, WI $138,677

Albuquerque, NM $138,588

Newport News, VA $138,574

High Point, NC $138,529

Ogden, UT $138,470

Corpus Christi, TX $138,352

Norfolk, VA $138,264

Laramie, WY $138,264

Rock Island, IL $138,176

Saginaw, MI $138,146

Jacksonville, FL $138,131

Salisbury, NC $138,102

Boise, ID $138,072

Moline, IL $137,999

Fort Myers, FL $137,954

Memphis, TN $137,925

Tulsa, OK $137,851

Waterloo, IA $137,763

Spartanburg, SC $137,615

Lincoln, NE $137,542

Fort Wayne, IN $137,512

Provo, UT $137,498

Cedar Falls, IA $137,321

San Antonio, TX $137,262

Greensboro, NC $137,203

South Bend, IN $137,188

Savannah, GA $137,026

Muskegon, MI $136,967

Birmingham, AL $136,952

Winston Salem, NC $136,880

Lake Charles, LA $136,525

Anderson, IN $136,495

Lexington, KY $136,451

Augusta, GA $136,407

Greenville, SC $136,407

Lima, OH $136,289

Wichita, KS $136,274

Tuscaloosa, AL $136,274

Columbia, SC $136,141

Springfield, OH $136,112

Asheville, NC $135,876

Bloomington, IN $135,773

Knoxville, TN $135,242

Shreveport, LA $135,228

Wilmington, NC $135,036

Roanoke, VA $135,036

Topeka, KS $134,771

Frankfort, KY $134,754

Oklahoma City, OK $134,653

Chillicothe, OH $134,594

Longview, TX $134,579

Melbourne, FL $134,564

Sioux Falls, SD $134,328

Mobile, AL $134,314

Terre Haute, IN $134,255

Altoona, PA $134,166

Amarillo, TX $134,063

Killeen, TX $134,019

Fayetteville, AR $133,901

Chattanooga, TN $133,857

Sioux City, IA $133,724

Idaho Falls, ID $133,695

Lynchburg, VA $133,577

Gainesville, FL $133,385

Portsmouth, OH $133,311

Little Rock, AR $133,282

Lafayette, LA $133,223

Youngstown, OH $133,223

Daytona Beach, FL $133,134

Clarksville, TN $133,120

Pensacola, FL $133,105

Temple, TX $133,095

Hopkinsville, KY $132,663

Erie, PA $132,633

Florence, SC $132,574

Charleston, WV $132,338

Great Falls, MT $132,265

Macon, GA $132,058

Tallahassee, FL $132,044

Fayetteville, NC $132,014

Waco, TX $131,985

Helena, MT $131,881

Pine Bluff, AR $131,825

Vincennes, IN $131,646

Lubbock, TX $131,587

Alamogordo, NM $131,498

Twin Falls, ID $131,366

Rapid City, SD $131,321

Jackson, MS $131,056

Huntington, WV $131,046

Greenville, MS $131,041

Parkersburg, WV $130,891

Montgomery, AL $130,864

Wichita Falls, TX $130,717

Springfield, MO $130,717

Biloxi, MS $130,643

Monroe, LA $130,496

Johnstown, PA $130,393

Sumter, SC $130,334

Columbus, GA $130,319

Pascagoula, MS $130,039

Abilene, TX $130,039

Kingsport, TN $129,656

Albany, GA $129,656

Gulfport, MS $129,611

Alexandria, LA $129,125

Fort Smith, AR $128,757

El Paso, TX $128,359

Las Cruces, NM $127,695

Harlingen, TX $127,321

Pocatello, ID $127,297

Florence, AL $127,106

Brownsville, TX $127,076

Mcallen, TX $126,767

Dothan, AL $126,560

Columbus, MS $125,685

Altus, OK $124,998

Lawton, OK $124,718

Pierre, SD $124,187

What Skills Can Increase a Soc Lead's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.4% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Incident Response (Mentioned in 3% Job Postings): Incident response (IR) is a set of information security policies and procedures that you can use to identify, contain, and eliminate cyberattacks.
ISO (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.4%
Incident Response	3%
ISO	1.37%

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 Soc Lead's salary.

Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Accountability	$151,825	3%
Leadership	$150,351	2%
Verbal Communication	$150,351	2%
ISO	$150,351	2%
Commitment	$150,351	2%
Presentation	$150,351	2%

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How Education impacts a Soc Lead's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Soc Leads enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Soc Lead with a Bachelor's Degree is between $148,382 and $156,072).

Soc Lead Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Soc Lead

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 13.1%

Associates 7.9%

Bachelors 46.5%

Masters 30.8%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	13.1%
Associates	7.9%
Bachelors	46.5%
Masters	30.8%
Doctorate	0.9%

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Soc Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Soc Lead'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 June 01, 2026

$133,555

Average $147,403/year

$158,063

$11,130

Average $12,284/month

$13,172

$2,568

Average $2,835/week

$3,040

$64

Average $71/hour

$76

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$158,063	$13,172	$3,040	$76
Average	$147,403	$12,284	$2,835	$71
25th Percentile	$133,555	$11,130	$2,568	$64

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Salary Trends for Soc Lead

Salaries for a Soc Lead can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $138,679 in 2023 to around $138,685 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Soc Lead salary trends, .

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