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Security Specialist salary: median $103,000 a year

Security Specialist listings that state pay run from $80,500 to $118,000 for the middle half, based on 41 current job listings. 41 security specialist roles are open now.

Security Specialist pay range

From 41 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$80,500
Median
$103,000
Upper quarter
$118,000

Do AI skills change security specialist pay?

For Security roles in general, as of November 6, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for security specialist alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Security listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +6.4% (about $13k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$206,500
median, from 528 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$142,500
median, from 446 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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More pay data: Security pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Open security specialist jobs

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Security Specialist salary questions

How much does a security specialist make?
Among 41 open security specialist listings that state pay, the median is $103,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $80,500 and $118,000.
Where does this security specialist pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.

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