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  • network security engineer salary

    The average network security engineer salary is way above the national average.   The national average annual income as of 2012 was $50,017 (with 15% in poverty).  The average network security engineer salary is $84000/year.

    Network security engineer salary vs. American Average
    network security engineer salary against Average American Salary

    The reason that network security engineers can make such a good income is the level of expertise required.  They often have to have a 4 year degree, IT certifications and a few years experience in the field.  The level of technical knowledge required is higher than the average professional skill set even by IT standards.  The network security engineer has to have a working understanding of both security & networking bodies of knowledge.

    Of course, nothing beats experience but some or the top network security engineer salary “contributing factors” include:  CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, CEH.  Then there are specific vendor certifications that depend on the product but as of 2014, Cisco certs are strong in the market, Juniper, Checkpoint, Palo Alto or any of the top tier firewalls IDS/IPS and SIEM devices.  Any sort of certifications, experience and/or training is relevant with specific devices.

    Average Salary of Network Security Engineers and related titles (from indeed.com – 2013)

    http://www.indeed.com/salary/Network-Security-Engineer.html

     

    references:

    data gathered from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/hhinc/toc.htm and wikipedia

    http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/17/news/economy/poverty-income/

     

  • network security specialist salary

    Network security specialist salary has been going up for high level network security professionals.  As the field gets more complex and more assets go online with more exposure to increasing advanced persistent threats, network security professionals have become more in demand for large organization like banks, governments, and corporations.

    Network security specialist salaries depends on several factors:

    Budget of the organization – The organization looking for the network security specialist has a certain salary range and/or money allocated to the scope of work expected over a certain length of time.  The scope and length of time is directly related to the needs of the organization.

    Experience – What a network security specialist has done in the past matter more than a piece of paper.  Organizations depend heavily on the experience that a potential employee brings to the table.  A functional “working knowledge” is necessary.  Not just book knowledge.

    Degrees & Certifications – While degrees and certifications offer very little proof in how much a new employee can actually DO, it is a great level of assurance for the organization.

    One of the best places to find out salary ranges is Glassdoor.  Salaries fluctuate overtime so I would highly recommend doing to the site.

    http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/network-security-specialist-salary-SRCH_KO0,27.htm

    1. The average salary for information security analysts was $89,290 in May of 2012. Requirements to Become a Network Security Specialist. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employers often require network security specialists to have a bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field (www.bls.gov).