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Information Security Analyst Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of information security analysts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of information security analysts in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Information Security Analysts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,700
25th Percentile Wage
$73,640
50th Percentile Wage
$92,460
75th Percentile Wage
$115,000
90th Percentile Wage
$133,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for information security analysts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of information security analysts from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$92,460
1.78% -6.07%
2016
$90,810
3.01% -
2015
$88,080
-3.08% -
2014
$90,790
-7.93% -
2013
$97,990
-0.08% -
2012
$98,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Information Security Analyst Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,460 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for information security analysts in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of information security analysts in Philadelphia is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$122,580
Newark-Union
$118,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$99,440
Pittsburgh
$97,130
Reading
$96,360
Philadelphia
$92,460
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$88,240
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$84,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$84,180
York-Hanover
$83,220
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$82,090
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$77,510
Lancaster
$72,460