How much $$$ do you make?!

PAY AND PREMIUMS
Here’s a rundown on the salaries and bonuses that various IT security professionals currently command:

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SECURITY
$92K TO $142K
(Average $119K, with bonus range of 10% to 19% of base pay)
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MANAGER OF INFORMATION SECURITY
$80K TO $122K
(Average $105K, with bonus range of 8% to 15%)
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INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER
$67K TO $104K
(Average $86K, with bonus range of 6% to 12%)
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INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST
$59K TO $89K
(Average $73K, with bonus range of 6% to 12%)

Source: Quarterly IT Professional Salary Survey of pay rates for 30,000 IT workers in 60 U.S. cities, Foote Partners LLC, New Canaan, Conn.


That is an avg that I found that I also had a few questions on, what does each feild do? to be more specific what would a Director of Information Security do that an Information Security Analyst wouldn't and vice versa?


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The director wouldn't get his hands dirty like a Analyst would, so to speak. The higher up the chain you go, the more talking and less working people tend to do. A manager actually takes the resources and gives them tasks according to skill sets, etc.

At least that's my jaded view of corporate America. Hence the name, KorpDeath.

hey xposed u the same person i know?...aka jhacker ?

not enough

I agree with Korp on that one with the exception of the dirty hands part. Having worked my way up the ladder so to speak I find the higher you go the more responsibility one gets although they may be in different areas. Like instead of analyzing the holes if long range plans are to min the holes by different software, license issues, projected growth and costs. Yeah lots more talking but the task at the top is not any easer then the bottom. Example Analyze you annwer to the engineer, the engineer crafts their thing has their duty to assigning what you anylize and answer to the manager who in turn over sees the analist and engineering, who answers to the director who asigns his tasks the director and is responsible for the manager, engineer and analyst and what they do and answers to the Director who asigns the Manager, who manages the Engineer who manages the Analyst and may over see their tasks as well and the Director answers to the Owners/ Board Members that assign them the task of implementing security at the least cost to overhead. My slant on my life at the moment LOL

<joke> i wanna work for AOL when i grow up!!!!! </joke>

Too bad the Gov't isn't *Average* ...

LOL NetSyn..we have the top 3 Webs AKA TV 3 Networks AOL, MSN, Yahoo (inbread like FOX) Outer Limints "We Control your Horzontal, We Control your Verticle, We can make and Image appear (Pop Window) or make it disapear to a Dot Gif...we control blah blah..AOL please view our one hour pop up intermission for our ad $ we need it pleasure..me ah well Intermission = food lets all go to the snack bar :D

information security analyst....what would a decent resume have to have on it like education and experience wise?????

<completely off topic> Aphex Twin: Aphex Twin is like one of the coolest bands in the whole world. Just thought I'd point that out. ;) </completely off topic>

i've got a question what are anti points and whats the deal with my clear thingy?

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Originally posted here by NetSyn
<joke> i wanna work for AOL when i grow up!!!!! </joke>

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<stupid joke> Yeah, lets all go work for AOL and Microsoft! We can make the world even worse! </stupid joke>

Actually, I wouldnt mind working for aol/Time Warner.

<smirk>aol job</smirk>

I don't want to know about you clear thingy xposed...... Look at the AO FAQ to see what antipoints are all about. (Go to the list of forums, there is a link at the top of the page).

That list is pretty much BS though. That is what people in a few large cities are currently making. If you work in Michigan, you can automatically cut out about 40% of what you would make in NY or Cali. If you are at a small company, you can cut out a lot more. I am the only computer person at my current company. I do everything from crappy help desk, to testing, to management work. I am also in charge of security (which includes the phone system, and our building security system). I make less then 1/2 of the lowest number you see on that list.....

if i do the work of all of the above do i get paid $457,000 with a 58% bonus????...seems to me fair. :p

these would be fortune 500 co's and the numbers don't reflect the seething mass of IT pro's in north america....i'm guessing that if you lopped off the top 3 pay ranges and moved the $59K TO $89K to the top of the list and worked your way down...you'd probably have a much more accurate picture.

Jehnx: Aphex Twin is not a band. He makes his music by himself... He is and artist :P just thought i'd point that out.