# Information security analyst salary by state

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Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Information Security Analysts.

United States median: $129,180. 48 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Washington | $154,940 | $123,590 | $178,890 |
| Maryland | $139,640 | $106,790 | $183,260 |
| California | $138,570 | $101,840 | $177,890 |
| Delaware | $137,030 | $106,290 | $166,300 |
| Massachusetts | $136,550 | $107,540 | $176,450 |
| Colorado | $135,220 | $108,150 | $169,310 |
| District of Columbia | $135,090 | $113,420 | $171,940 |
| Virginia | $134,900 | $103,980 | $169,970 |
| New Jersey | $134,820 | $104,110 | $171,240 |
| New York | $134,660 | $102,930 | $173,920 |
| North Carolina | $131,540 | $100,620 | $154,770 |
| Minnesota | $130,710 | $103,190 | $158,270 |
| Connecticut | $130,570 | $99,260 | $162,850 |
| New Mexico | $130,070 | $105,820 | $162,830 |
| Texas | $129,890 | $101,380 | $160,020 |
| Georgia | $128,970 | $98,330 | $162,510 |
| Hawaii | $126,250 | $96,520 | $131,640 |
| Arizona | $125,260 | $95,160 | $156,460 |
| Florida | $124,860 | $91,020 | $153,540 |
| Illinois | $124,180 | $98,910 | $154,890 |
| New Hampshire | $124,000 | $88,990 | $156,500 |
| Alabama | $122,730 | $84,590 | $137,640 |
| Iowa | $119,710 | $87,540 | $135,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $117,770 | $84,390 | $144,360 |
| South Dakota | $116,640 | $89,810 | $161,700 |
| Tennessee | $115,430 | $82,450 | $155,590 |
| Alaska | $114,990 | $98,800 | $146,690 |
| Ohio | $110,480 | $83,250 | $138,520 |
| Vermont | $109,750 | $88,660 | $154,520 |
| Rhode Island | $109,420 | $87,430 | $145,610 |
| North Dakota | $107,540 | $86,930 | $126,060 |
| Michigan | $106,230 | $82,480 | $131,820 |
| Nevada | $106,200 | $83,920 | $146,730 |
| South Carolina | $105,800 | $80,460 | $135,260 |
| Kentucky | $103,630 | $77,790 | $135,280 |
| Arkansas | $103,490 | $72,680 | $134,050 |
| Missouri | $103,440 | $79,140 | $131,230 |
| Maine | $101,730 | $77,120 | $132,400 |
| Wisconsin | $101,550 | $80,880 | $129,450 |
| Indiana | $101,420 | $72,220 | $128,960 |
| Kansas | $100,620 | $78,670 | $130,020 |
| Utah | $99,690 | $76,860 | $132,350 |
| Wyoming | $98,710 | $76,330 | $141,720 |
| Oklahoma | $94,000 | $73,350 | $128,530 |
| Louisiana | $92,990 | $76,630 | $123,480 |
| Nebraska | $92,550 | $76,820 | $128,070 |
| Mississippi | $87,690 | $62,940 | $108,260 |
| Montana | $81,950 | $62,870 | $109,620 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/information-security-analysts-15-1212-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/15-1212.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.