Median pay for cybersecurity analysts runs from $62,490 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas to $176,120 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara — a 2.82× range across 299 metropolitan areas. The national median of $129,180 sits inside that range but describes no particular market.
Ten per cent of cybersecurity analysts earn below $75,090 and ten per cent above $199,850 — a 2.66× band. The upside from median to 90th percentile is 55%, which is a normal amount of room for experience and specialisation to matter. An offer below the 25th percentile is worth questioning; one above the 75th is worth taking seriously.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) leads and San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas (PR) trails, but the gap is modest. For a role like this the more useful comparison is not between cities but between the 10th and 90th percentile within one — see the band above.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | $176,120 | $84.67 | 1.64 | 2,280 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $162,310 | $78.03 | 1.28 | 3,730 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $161,780 | $77.78 | 1.84 | 4,700 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $157,660 | $75.80 | 8.37 | 870 |
| Boulder CO | $154,990 | $74.52 | 2.22 | 520 |
| Asheville NC | $149,350 | $71.80 | 0.9 | 200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $148,950 | $71.61 | 4.31 | 16,560 |
| Wilmington NC | $145,170 | $69.79 | 0.99 | 230 |
| Raleigh-Cary NC | $143,640 | $69.06 | 2.75 | 2,510 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $140,470 | $67.53 | 0.97 | 11,330 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MD | $138,170 | $66.43 | 2.77 | 4,600 |
| Vallejo CA | $137,160 | $65.94 | 0.23 | 40 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO | $136,670 | $65.71 | 1.81 | 3,580 |
| New Haven CT | $136,590 | $65.67 | 0.37 | 130 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $136,550 | $65.65 | 1.57 | 5,220 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $135,210 | $65.00 | 0.36 | 70 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos TX | $134,100 | $64.47 | 1.51 | 2,390 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland CO | $133,850 | $64.35 | 0.8 | 170 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $133,610 | $64.24 | 1.43 | 7,080 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom CA | $133,570 | $64.22 | 0.43 | 570 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles CA | $133,100 | $63.99 | 0.2 | 30 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD | $132,560 | $63.73 | 0.76 | 2,710 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA | $132,120 | $63.52 | 0.71 | 1,330 |
| Peoria IL | $132,090 | $63.50 | 2.26 | 460 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL | $131,500 | $63.22 | 0.49 | 180 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $62,490 | $30.04 | 0.5 | 430 |
| Jonesboro AR | $64,030 | $30.78 | 0.45 | 30 |
| Charleston WV | $64,840 | $31.17 | 0.56 | 70 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,840 | $31.65 | 0.86 | 180 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $65,840 | $31.65 | 0.39 | 60 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $66,650 | $32.04 | 0.22 | 30 |
| Lawrence KS | $67,010 | $32.22 | 2.01 | 130 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach SC | $73,490 | $35.33 | 0.24 | 40 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $74,980 | $36.05 | 0.19 | 50 |
| Tallahassee FL | $75,090 | $36.10 | 0.99 | 230 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has 8.37× the national concentration of cybersecurity analysts — the densest market in the country for this role, with 870 employed locally. It also ranks among the ten best-paying metros at $157,660, which is the rarer combination: deep market and good pay together.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $157,660 | $75.80 | 8.37 | 870 |
| Huntsville AL | $130,330 | $62.66 | 5.63 | 1,840 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $148,950 | $71.61 | 4.31 | 16,560 |
| Lexington Park MD | $121,470 | $58.40 | 3.74 | 320 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MD | $138,170 | $66.43 | 2.77 | 4,600 |
| Raleigh-Cary NC | $143,640 | $69.06 | 2.75 | 2,510 |
| Colorado Springs CO | $130,880 | $62.93 | 2.59 | 1,000 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin FL | $108,420 | $52.13 | 2.59 | 400 |
| Albuquerque NM | $129,560 | $62.29 | 2.5 | 1,240 |
| Peoria IL | $132,090 | $63.50 | 2.26 | 460 |
| Boulder CO | $154,990 | $74.52 | 2.22 | 520 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville FL | $122,120 | $58.71 | 2.13 | 640 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $148,950 | $71.61 | 4.31 | 16,560 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $140,470 | $67.53 | 0.97 | 11,330 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $133,610 | $64.24 | 1.43 | 7,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $136,550 | $65.65 | 1.57 | 5,220 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $129,630 | $62.32 | 0.63 | 4,820 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $161,780 | $77.78 | 1.84 | 4,700 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MD | $138,170 | $66.43 | 2.77 | 4,600 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA | $131,490 | $63.22 | 1.29 | 4,550 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $162,310 | $78.03 | 1.28 | 3,730 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO | $136,670 | $65.71 | 1.81 | 3,580 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $125,310 | $60.25 | 0.63 | 3,480 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $125,310 | $60.25 | 0.95 | 3,300 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 15-1212. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates are published for 299 of 528 metropolitan areas; the remaining 229 had too few survey responses for BLS to publish without risking disclosure, so they are absent here rather than estimated. For a specialised role that is normal. Read the methodology.