The salary statistics of information security analysts in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare information security analyst salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for information security analysts in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) information security analysts is $119,520. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $79,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid information security analysts is $48,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of information security analysts in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $79,820 | -11.56% | 4.22% |
| 2017 | $89,050 | 4.35% | - |
| 2016 | $85,180 | 5.55% | - |
| 2015 | $80,450 | 7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $74,390 | 0.36% | - |
| 2013 | $74,120 | -3.14% | - |
| 2012 | $76,450 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].