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Security Operations and Incident Response pay in 2026, from entry level to VP, in the highest-paying US markets.
Modeled estimate · Updated October 2026Median base salary, Senior Security Operations Analyst, top-tier markets
From entry level to VP, medians run from $91k to $363k.
Individual contributor track
Median base salary in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle.
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Security Operations AnalystIC1 Associate / Entry | $91k |
| Security Operations AnalystIC2 Mid-level | $126k |
| Senior Security Operations AnalystIC3 Senior | $165k |
| Staff Security Operations AnalystIC4 Staff / Lead | $202k |
| Principal Security Operations AnalystIC5 Senior Staff / Principal | $235k |
| Distinguished Security Operations AnalystIC6 Distinguished | $273k |
Management track
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Manager, Security Operations and Incident ResponseM2 Associate Manager | $174k |
| Manager, Security Operations and Incident ResponseM3 Manager | $202k |
| Senior Manager, Security Operations and Incident ResponseM4 Senior Manager | $235k |
| Director, Security Operations and Incident ResponseM5 Director | $277k |
| Senior Director, Security Operations and Incident ResponseM6 Senior Director | $314k |
| VP, Security Operations and Incident ResponseE1 Vice President | $363k |
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Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled estimates built by compensation practitioners from publicly discussed pay and from how companies typically structure salary ranges by level and location. They are not survey results and not any company's actual ranges. Use them to get oriented before a pay conversation, not as an exact offer number.