The highest-paying states for information security analysts (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of information security analysts in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $118,760, New Jersey is the highest paying state for information security analysts. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $117,850). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of information security analysts in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $118,760 |
$66,040 | 3,480 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $117,850 |
$63,340 | 1,660 |
| 3 | New York | $113,650 |
$64,430 | 6,930 |
| 4 | Maryland | $109,750 |
$57,870 | 4,990 |
| 5 | California | $109,200 |
$58,670 | 7,830 |
| 6 | Virginia | $108,580 |
$68,250 | 14,180 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $107,670 |
$67,060 | 350 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $107,670 |
$67,280 | 980 |
| 9 | Washington | $105,080 |
$64,810 | 2,690 |
| 10 | Delaware | $104,550 |
$67,130 | 580 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $103,740 |
$61,520 | 3,260 |
| 12 | North Carolina | $103,470 |
$61,450 | 3,570 |
| 13 | New Mexico | $103,140 |
$67,260 | 820 |
| 14 | Texas | $100,490 |
$59,180 | 8,520 |
| 15 | Alaska | $98,210 |
$65,050 | 70 |
| 16 | Colorado | $98,090 |
$57,500 | 3,590 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $96,270 |
$66,380 | 490 |
| 18 | Illinois | $95,950 |
$58,110 | 3,780 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $95,580 |
$60,010 | 2,960 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $95,360 |
$60,800 | 2,690 |
| 21 | Oregon | $94,520 |
$52,600 | 820 |
| 22 | Arizona | $93,370 |
$54,590 | 2,570 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $91,050 |
$66,510 | 250 |
| 24 | Georgia | $90,600 |
$55,840 | 2,910 |
| 25 | Michigan | $90,570 |
$59,410 | 1,460 |
| 26 | Alabama | $89,410 |
$55,080 | 1,150 |
| 27 | Ohio | $89,370 |
$50,680 | 3,530 |
| 28 | Florida | $89,160 |
$52,490 | 5,600 |
| 29 | Hawaii | $86,720 |
$53,380 | 230 |
| 30 | Missouri | $86,460 |
$51,050 | 2,850 |
| 31 | Nevada | $85,870 |
$55,100 | 510 |
| 32 | Kansas | $85,810 |
$52,010 | 760 |
| 33 | Utah | $84,090 |
$47,890 | 700 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $82,620 |
$54,770 | 670 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $81,600 |
$52,750 | 270 |
| 36 | Idaho | $80,610 |
$46,500 | 390 |
| 37 | Vermont | $80,420 |
$51,290 | 130 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $79,770 |
$44,490 | 1,680 |
| 39 | Maine | $79,510 |
$51,340 | 230 |
| 40 | North Dakota | $79,330 |
$45,600 | 200 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $79,120 |
$43,900 | 1,250 |
| 42 | Iowa | $78,500 |
$50,220 | 660 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $78,010 |
$53,000 | 830 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $77,220 |
$43,200 | 890 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $76,560 |
$38,680 | 800 |
| 46 | Indiana | $76,500 |
$47,290 | 1,040 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $72,520 |
$45,800 | 500 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $71,400 |
$52,190 | 50 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $70,550 |
$45,580 | 1,280 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $63,040 |
$41,680 | 340 |
| 51 | Montana | $60,920 |
$29,100 | 120 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $40,330 |
$25,940 | 350 |