Personnel Security Clearances (PCLs) and Facility Security Clearances (FCLs). The average total compensation for cybersecurity workers in the Washington D.C. metro area is $117,663, ranging from $94,564 for those with 5+ years of experience to $135,727 for senior-level management. The top five agencies employing cybersecurity workers are the National Security Agency, Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice.

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Average total
compensation
$135,727
$117,663
$94,564
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Average total compensation
Senior-level
career
10+ years
(manager/
director of
staff)
GENDER
Satisfied
62%
55%
Lifestyle or
Full-Scope
polygraph
I don't have a
current polygraph
EDUCATION
AGE
FEMALE
$106,496
A LOOK AT THE AGENCIES
Top five agencies for cybersecurity:
Average total compensation
25-34
$94,024
84%
%
Survey respondents
who say theyʼre willing
to relocate
20%
Counterintelligence
polygraph
BY GENDER, AGE AND EDUCATION
$111,773
%
60
Survey respondents who
expect to change jobs
(and/or) employers
within the next year
$114,953
25%
MALE
Dissatisfied
53%
$102,274
Workforce makeup
5+ years
26%
Neutral
$129,957
Mid-level
career
Are cybersecurity workers satisfied with their pay?
14
BY POLYGRAPH LEVEL
Management
STAY OR GO?
35-44
$112,593
45-54
55+
$94,102
$128,170
$133,334
27%
16%
35%
SOME COLLEGE (2-YEAR)
13%
22%
43%
MASTERʼS DEGREE (NOT MBA)
$126,525
National
Security
Agency
19%
COLLEGE GRADUATE (4-YEAR)
$109,476
Department
of Defense
25%
Central Intelligence
Agency
Department
of Homeland
Security
Department
of Justice
*Survey respondents were compiled from the 2013 ClearanceJobs Compensation Survey.
The survey was administered online by ClearanceJobs.com from October 30, 2012 to January 21, 2013.
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