Senior IT Security Specialist Salary in Greenville, MS

How much does a Senior IT Security Specialist make in Greenville, MS?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Senior IT Security Specialist in Greenville, MS is $83,563. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $69,319 to a high of $100,538, with most professionals earning between $76,107 and $92,448.

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Assist in resolving security problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies.

August 29, 2022

Monitoring and analyze network and security event data from a variety of sources to identify internal security events based on internal and common intelligence sources.

December 03, 2022

Understand and use good change control procedures for implementing or modifying the Information Technology environment including.

December 24, 2022

Provides support for facilitating and assisting the organization in identifying the current security infrastructure and defining future programs, designs, and implementation of security related to IT systems.

December 26, 2022

Develop and maintain compliance / controls tracking dashboard consolidating multiple compliance efforts (audit tracking and risk exceptions).

April 07, 2023

Design, develop, engineer, and implement solutions to requirements.

May 08, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior IT Security Specialist in Greenville, MS

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92448

83563

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96803

86729

What is the average salary for Senior IT Security Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior IT Security Specialist in Greenville, MS. The base salary for Senior IT Security Specialist ranges from $76,107 to $92,448 with the average base salary of $83,563. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $78,557 to $96,803 with the average total cash compensation of $86,729.

View Average Salary for Senior IT Security Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$83,563	$76,107 - $92,448
Bonus	$3,166	$2,450 - $4,355
Total Pay	$86,729	$78,557 - $96,803

* 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.

Senior IT Security Specialist Salary Near Greenville, MS

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS
CITY, STATE Pine Bluff, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,621 - $93,072	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS
CITY, STATE Jackson, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,626 - $93,079	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS
CITY, STATE Monroe, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,100 - $93,655	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS
CITY, STATE Little Rock, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,054 - $96,028	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS
CITY, STATE Jacksonville, AR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,951 - $95,903	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS
CITY, STATE Southaven, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,215 - $96,223	COMPARE TO Greenville, MS

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About Greenville, Mississippi

Greenville is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. It is located in the area of historic cotton plantations and culture known as the Mississippi Delta. Greenville is located on the eastern bank of Lake Ferguson, an oxbow lake left from an old channel of the Mississippi River. One floating casino is located on the lake near the downtown area known as the Trop Casino Greenville, with a second just west of the city near the Greenville Bridge known as Harlow's Casino Resort. Chicago Mill and Lumber Co. oper...

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