The median H1B cybersecurity analyst salary is $129,100 a year, based on 24,651 certified Labor Condition Applications from FY2021 to FY2026. Half of the filings list between $100,000 and $161,259.
Median
$129,100
Average
$135,189
75th percentile
$161,259
| Median (50th percentile) | $129,100 |
| Average | $135,189 |
| 25th percentile | $100,000 |
| 75th percentile | $161,259 |
| Lowest filed wage | $43,181 |
| Highest filed wage | $540,000 |
| Certified LCA filings | 24,651 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2021 to FY2026. Certified cases with an annual wage between $30,000 and $1,000,000 whose job title or occupation title contains: cybersecurity, cyber security, information security analyst, infosec, security analyst, security engineer.
Share of the 23,371 Cybersecurity Analyst filings that state a DOL wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
See the Cybersecurity Analyst wage level breakdown, how wage levels affect H-1B selection, or check a salary with the wage level calculator.
Average filed wage, among states with at least 10 certified filings.
| State | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in California | 4,268 | $164,537 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Washington | 1,524 | $156,488 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in New York | 1,589 | $143,238 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in New Jersey | 1,607 | $140,007 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Washington DC | 190 | $136,725 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Oregon | 130 | $133,291 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Virginia | 1,057 | $133,195 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in North Carolina | 885 | $130,363 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Colorado | 338 | $128,815 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst salary in Arkansas | 133 | $128,281 |
By number of certified filings (employers with at least 5).
| Employer | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 2,912 | $152,997 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | 1,757 | $115,227 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 673 | $155,691 |
| Google LLC | 462 | $168,185 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES LLC | 442 | $145,539 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 231 | $135,152 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 229 | $126,505 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 225 | $172,736 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 207 | $156,431 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 178 | $195,645 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 161 | $163,084 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 156 | $152,323 |
| Fiscal year | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 114 | $129,452 |
| FY2022 | 5,462 | $128,919 |
| FY2023 | 4,937 | $131,224 |
| FY2024 | 6,881 | $137,694 |
| FY2025 | 5,879 | $138,876 |
| FY2026 | 1,378 | $146,488 |
The median wage on 24,651 certified H1B Labor Condition Applications for cybersecurity analyst roles is $129,100 a year (FY2021 to FY2026). Half of the filings list between $100,000 and $161,259; the average is $135,189.
Among states with at least 10 certified filings, the highest average wage is in California ($164,537), Washington ($156,488) and New York ($143,238).
By number of certified filings: Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (2,912, average $152,997), Deloitte & Touche LLP (1,757, average $115,227) and Amazon.com Services LLC (673, average $155,691).
Level II: 40% of the 23,371 filings that state a wage level. The Department of Labor has four levels, I (entry) to IV (fully competent), each tied to a local prevailing wage.
A Labor Condition Application is what an employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B petition, stating the job, work location and the wage it will pay. Certified LCAs are public, which is where these figures come from. An LCA is not an approved H-1B petition, and one employer may file several for the same opening.