Head of Security Salary in Tacoma, Washington

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head of Security in Tacoma, WA is $255,253. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $218,223 to $296,946, with most professionals earning between $184,509 and $334,905.

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Develop and assist in the implementation of firm-wide AML risk management policy and strategic AML Compliance Risk Management (ACRM) direction as well as maintain the AML compliance program for the businesses.

June 19, 2022

Provide advice to the businesses regularly on new business initiatives, new products, business acquisitions, and client-related matters with respect to applicability of policies, resolution of potential red flags, or other client/transaction-related compliance escalations.

December 11, 2022

Leadership - Lead an organization towards best practices in security, making recommendations at the highest levels of management to adjust workflows and business practices for optimal outcomes.

January 30, 2023

Support a high performance culture, ensure appropriate training for engineering staff, provide regular communications to your team and external partners, represent the firm to outside agencies and partner companies as require.

February 06, 2023

Create, maintain, and implement policies for information security in our backend systems, web and mobile applications, and internal IT infrastructure.

February 11, 2023

Build collaborative relationships and work cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives, develop and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, leverage information and achieve results.

March 16, 2023

Demonstrated experience in the management and delivery of information technology services related to data center management, server and storage technologies, security, continuity, and support delivery.

April 15, 2023

Manage external vendor resources to implement proof of technologies, build automation tools and repeatable processes.

May 04, 2023

Review policies and keep them up-to-date with respect to the latest technological developments, changes to business processes, regulatory requirements, etc.

May 08, 2023

Sets clear goals, objectives, expectations, and responsibilities and monitors the process, progress and results to hold self and others accountable for measurable actions and results.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head of Security in Tacoma, WA

Average Base Salary

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218223

296946

255253

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

250391

383829

310350

What is the average salary for Head of Security in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of Security in Tacoma, WA. The base salary for Head of Security ranges from $218,223 to $296,946 with the average base salary of $255,253. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $250,391 to $383,829 with the average total cash compensation of $310,350.

View Average Salary for Head of Security as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$255,253	$218,223 - $296,946
Bonus	$55,097	$32,168 - $86,883
Total Pay	$310,350	$250,391 - $383,829

* 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.

Head of Security Salary Near Tacoma, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Lakewood, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $218,308 - $297,062	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $218,308 - $297,062	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $218,308 - $297,062	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Lacey, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $211,205 - $287,397	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $223,771 - $304,495	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $217,874 - $296,471	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA

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About Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma (/təˈkoʊmə/ tə-KOH-mə) is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle (of which it is the largest satellite city), 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to the 2010 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound re...

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