Chief Security Officer Salary in Washington, DC

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How much does a Chief Security Officer make in Washington, DC? The average Chief Security Officer salary in Washington, DC is $273,982 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $244,181 and $310,331. 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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What is a Chief Security Officer?

A Chief Security Officer (CSO) is an organization's most senior executive accountable for the development and oversight of policies and programs intended for the mitigation and/or reduction of compliance, operational, strategic, financial and reputational security risk strategies relating to the protection of people, intellectual assets and tangible property. The accountabilities of the CSO include, but are not necessarily limited to: In cooperation with the organizationâ€™s executive leadership team(s), directs the development of an effective strategy to assess and mitigate risk (foreign...

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VP, Chief Security Officer

QCR Holdings, Inc. - Davenport , IA

The VP, Chief Security Officer is responsible for establishing and maintaining the QCR Holdings information Cyber, Physical and Fraud security programs to ensure that all information assets and ...

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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Addison Group - Austin , TX

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Reporting to the CIO, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a key role on the leadership team of the IT department. This position is responsible ...

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Chief Information Security Officer- Sugar Land or Lubbock

PROSPERITY BANK - Sugar Land , TX

The Chief Information Security Officer is accountable for leading our Information Security Team and overseeing the Information Security Program and its continued improvement. The Chief Information ...

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Chief Information Security Officer

Faith Group, LLC - Los Angeles , CA

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a position of vital importance to the overall cyber security and safety of the Airport. This position will work across a number of current internal ...

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Virtual Chief Information Security Officer

Convergence Networks - Seattle , WA

POSITION SUMMARY vCISOs are seen as the information security expert by our clients and have the opportunity to help design and lead their overall security posture into the future. vCISOs work with a ...

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Chief Information Officer

Kids Central - Wildwood , FL

The Chief Information Officer oversees the security and maintenance of KCI corporate facilities and is responsible for management of KCI fleet program. * Manages the day-to-day IT Operations which ...

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What does a Chief Security Officer do?

Common responsibilities of a Chief Security Officer

Manage the enterprise's IT Security organization, consisting of direct reports and indirect reports (such as individuals in other areas of IT) including providing security guidance, hiring, training, staff development, performance management and annual compensation review.

January 22, 2023

Provide expert leadership in the development, implementation, and maintenance of an information security program and associated infrastructure which entails the monitoring of information security trends internal and external to the organization and keeping senior management informed about information security-related issues that could affect the organization.

March 03, 2023

Leads a team of cybersecurity professionals across a broad range of disciplines including risk management, compliance/audits, incident response, security tools, analytics, threat hunting/emulation, security engineering, monitoring/detection, governance, training, and policy creation and implementation.

April 10, 2023

Develop, implement and monitor strategic and comprehensive enterprise information security programs to ensure that the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information that is owned, controlled or processed by the organization thru a well orchestrated audit and inspection approach with thresholds established.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Chief Security Officer in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

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244181

310331

273982

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

285646

394305

333701

What is the average salary for Chief Security Officer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Chief Security Officer in Washington, DC. The base salary for Chief Security Officer ranges from $244,181 to $310,331 with the average base salary of $273,982. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $285,646 to $394,305 with the average total cash compensation of $333,701.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$273,982	$244,181 - $310,331
Bonus	$59,719	$41,465 - $83,974
Total Pay	$333,701	$285,646 - $394,305

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Chief Security Officer Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $244,225 - $310,387	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $244,225 - $310,387	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $244,225 - $310,387	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $243,712 - $309,735	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $244,225 - $310,387	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $244,225 - $310,387	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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About Washington, District of Columbia Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area....More

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