Key Factors That Influence Threat Analyst Salaries
A Threat Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
Top Paying Cities for Threat 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: $96,983
San Francisco: $95,921
Oakland: $93,899
San Jose, CA$96,983
San Francisco, CA$95,921
Oakland, CA$93,899
New York, NY$88,532
Paramus, NJ$87,455
Queens Village, NY$87,451
Passaic, NJ$87,378
Bergenfield, NJ$87,371
Stamford, CT$87,202
Huntington, NY$87,171
Newark, NJ$86,602
Bridgeport, CT$86,440
Vallejo, CA$86,287
New Brunswick, NJ$86,256
Petaluma, CA$86,210
Middlesex, NJ$86,064
Somerset, NJ$86,010
Santa Cruz, CA$85,910
Boston, MA$85,441
Monterey, CA$85,172
Seattle, WA$84,995
Santa Rosa, CA$84,980
Los Angeles, CA$84,957
Juneau, AK$84,757
Washington, DC$84,672
Orange, CA$84,399
Santa Ana, CA$84,196
Long Beach, CA$84,119
Anaheim, CA$84,103
Anchorage, AK$84,065
Santa Maria, CA$83,834
Everett, WA$83,819
Danbury, CT$83,548
Bremerton, WA$83,442
Tacoma, WA$83,165
New Suffolk, NY$83,164
Sacramento, CA$83,142
Santa Barbara, CA$83,058
Trenton, NJ$82,973
San Diego, CA$82,973
Brockton, MA$82,889
Fairbanks, AK$82,700
Lompoc, CA$82,504
Lowell, MA$82,442
Ventura, CA$82,427
Nashua, NH$82,412
Stockton, CA$82,404
Modesto, CA$81,843
Poughkeepsie, NY$81,674
Olympia, WA$81,528
Kennewick, WA$81,528
New Haven, CT$81,497
Lawrence, MA$81,220
Hartford, CT$81,143
Riverside, CA$81,128
New Bedford, MA$81,051
Richland, WA$81,051
Bakersfield, CA$80,943
San Bernardino, CA$80,913
New Britain, CT$80,905
Atlantic City, NJ$80,905
New London, CT$80,874
Norwich, CT$80,851
Portsmouth, NH$80,836
Boulder, CO$80,673
Portland, OR$80,566
Worcester, MA$80,559
Minneapolis, MN$80,320
Philadelphia, PA$80,213
Honolulu, HI$79,959
Saint Paul, MN$79,922
Vineland, NJ$79,905
Providence, RI$79,682
Chicago, IL$79,459
Bellingham, WA$79,367
Springfield, MA$79,305
Baltimore, MD$79,282
Chico, CA$79,090
Pittsfield, MA$78,883
Manchester, NH$78,736
Spokane, WA$78,398
Denver, CO$78,390
Albany, NY$78,029
Troy, NY$77,998
Nassau, NY$77,916
Schenectady, NY$77,837
Wilmington, DE$77,775
Burlington, VT$77,668
Salem, OR$77,637
Portland, ME$77,399
Yakima, WA$77,322
Rochester, MN$77,083
Reno, NV$77,045
Fresno, CA$77,045
Milwaukee, WI$76,976
Detroit, MI$76,899
Ann Arbor, MI$76,886
Allentown, PA$76,876
Colorado Springs, CO$76,745
Syracuse, NY$76,707
Carson City, NV$76,707
Houston, TX$76,599
Eugene, OR$76,560
Gary, IN$76,468
Springfield, OR$76,407
Bismarck, ND$76,391
Galveston, TX$76,337
Medford, OR$76,222
Fort Collins, CO$76,191
Concord, NH$76,153
Austin, TX$76,130
Mesa, AZ$75,968
Reading, PA$75,961
Phoenix, AZ$75,953
Dallas, TX$75,930
Saint Cloud, MN$75,856
Madison, WI$75,753
Utica, NY$75,546
Rochester, NY$75,422
Des Moines, IA$75,415
Raleigh, NC$75,407
Atlanta, GA$75,292
Battle Creek, MI$75,269
Salt Lake City, UT$75,246
Lancaster, PA$75,130
Harrisburg, PA$75,023
Kansas City, MO$74,946
Champaign, IL$74,930
Kansas City, KS$74,930
Fort Worth, TX$74,923
Columbus, OH$74,910
Boca Raton, FL$74,892
Pittsburgh, PA$74,861
Richmond, VA$74,830
Indianapolis, IN$74,815
Cleveland, OH$74,807
Las Vegas, NV$74,715
Cincinnati, OH$74,715
Petersburg, VA$74,600
Huntsville, AL$74,484
Lansing, MI$74,433
Lebanon, PA$74,423
Pueblo, CO$74,415
Appleton, WI$74,392
Buffalo, NY$74,361
Dayton, OH$74,338
Racine, WI$74,323
Charlotte, NC$74,315
Saint Louis, MO$74,292
York, PA$74,246
Elkhart, IN$74,246
Gastonia, NC$74,231
Billings, MT$74,213
Beaumont, TX$74,192
Lorain, OH$74,177
Benton Harbor, MI$74,161
Toledo, OH$74,146
Binghamton, NY$74,108
Rock Hill, SC$74,100
Rockford, IL$74,062
Springfield, IL$74,031
Elyria, OH$74,023
Fargo, ND$74,023
Flagstaff, AZ$73,969
Fort Lauderdale, FL$73,923
Duluth, MN$73,877
Miami, FL$73,877
Cheyenne, WY$73,823
Grand Forks, ND$73,823
Bangor, ME$73,654
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,569
Durham, NC$73,537
Louisville, KY$73,531
Grand Rapids, MI$73,516
Hialeah, FL$73,508
Casper, WY$73,400
Scranton, PA$73,308
New Orleans, LA$73,285
Virginia Beach, VA$73,277
Akron, OH$73,239
Peoria, IL$73,139
Sarasota, FL$73,123
Nashville, TN$73,070
Omaha, NE$73,070
Green Bay, WI$73,070
Baton Rouge, LA$73,031
Charleston, SC$73,016
Jamestown, NY$72,977
Davenport, IA$72,977
Tucson, AZ$72,939
Saint Petersburg, FL$72,893
Tampa, FL$72,877
Evansville, IN$72,831
Port Arthur, TX$72,831
Bradenton, FL$72,800
Santa Fe, NM$72,662
Orlando, FL$72,524
Clearwater, FL$72,501
Canton, OH$72,339
La Crosse, WI$72,339
Albuquerque, NM$72,293
Newport News, VA$72,285
High Point, NC$72,262
Ogden, UT$72,231
Corpus Christi, TX$72,170
Norfolk, VA$72,124
Laramie, WY$72,124
Rock Island, IL$72,078
Saginaw, MI$72,062
Jacksonville, FL$72,055
Salisbury, NC$72,039
Boise, ID$72,024
Moline, IL$71,985
Fort Myers, FL$71,962
Memphis, TN$71,947
Tulsa, OK$71,909
Waterloo, IA$71,862
Spartanburg, SC$71,786
Lincoln, NE$71,747
Fort Wayne, IN$71,732
Provo, UT$71,724
Cedar Falls, IA$71,632
San Antonio, TX$71,601
Greensboro, NC$71,570
South Bend, IN$71,563
Savannah, GA$71,478
Muskegon, MI$71,447
Birmingham, AL$71,440
Winston Salem, NC$71,402
Lake Charles, LA$71,217
Anderson, IN$71,201
Lexington, KY$71,178
Augusta, GA$71,155
Greenville, SC$71,155
Lima, OH$71,094
Wichita, KS$71,086
Tuscaloosa, AL$71,086
Columbia, SC$71,017
Springfield, OH$71,001
Asheville, NC$70,878
Bloomington, IN$70,824
Knoxville, TN$70,548
Shreveport, LA$70,540
Wilmington, NC$70,440
Roanoke, VA$70,440
Topeka, KS$70,302
Frankfort, KY$70,293
Oklahoma City, OK$70,240
Chillicothe, OH$70,209
Longview, TX$70,202
Melbourne, FL$70,194
Sioux Falls, SD$70,071
Mobile, AL$70,063
Terre Haute, IN$70,032
Altoona, PA$69,986
Amarillo, TX$69,932
Killeen, TX$69,909
Fayetteville, AR$69,848
Chattanooga, TN$69,825
Sioux City, IA$69,756
Idaho Falls, ID$69,740
Lynchburg, VA$69,679
Gainesville, FL$69,579
Portsmouth, OH$69,540
Little Rock, AR$69,525
Lafayette, LA$69,494
Youngstown, OH$69,494
Daytona Beach, FL$69,448
Clarksville, TN$69,440
Pensacola, FL$69,433
Temple, TX$69,427
Hopkinsville, KY$69,202
Erie, PA$69,187
Florence, SC$69,156
Charleston, WV$69,033
Great Falls, MT$68,994
Macon, GA$68,887
Tallahassee, FL$68,879
Fayetteville, NC$68,864
Waco, TX$68,848
Helena, MT$68,794
Pine Bluff, AR$68,765
Vincennes, IN$68,671
Lubbock, TX$68,641
Alamogordo, NM$68,595
Twin Falls, ID$68,525
Rapid City, SD$68,502
Jackson, MS$68,364
Huntington, WV$68,358
Greenville, MS$68,356
Parkersburg, WV$68,278
Montgomery, AL$68,264
Wichita Falls, TX$68,187
Springfield, MO$68,187
Biloxi, MS$68,149
Monroe, LA$68,072
Johnstown, PA$68,018
Sumter, SC$67,987
Columbus, GA$67,979
Pascagoula, MS$67,833
Abilene, TX$67,833
Kingsport, TN$67,633
Albany, GA$67,633
Gulfport, MS$67,610
Alexandria, LA$67,357
Fort Smith, AR$67,164
El Paso, TX$66,957
Las Cruces, NM$66,611
Harlingen, TX$66,415
Pocatello, ID$66,403
Florence, AL$66,303
Brownsville, TX$66,288
Mcallen, TX$66,126
Dothan, AL$66,019
Columbus, MS$65,562
Altus, OK$65,204
Lawton, OK$65,058
Pierre, SD$64,781
What Skills Can Increase a Threat Analyst's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 26.8% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Open Source (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit
Threat Analysis (Mentioned in 1.27% Job Postings): Identifying the probability of attack and threat sources against system vulnerabilities to determine threats on systems.
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 Threat Analyst's salary.
Consulting Services: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Cybersecurity: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Threat Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Threat Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 43% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 18% above the average.
In contrast, Threat Analyst positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Threat Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Threat Analyst
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$81,803
$39.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$79,723
$38.0
15%
Aerospace & Defense
$76,257
$37.0
10%
Biotechnology
$76,257
$37.0
10%
Insurance
$76,257
$37.0
10%
Threat Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Threat 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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