Cybersecurity expert salary
Space employers offer cybersecurity experts a median of $165k a year, and the middle half of their postings sits at $132k–$187k. That comes from 122 jobs at 28 employers whose own postings name a salary.
- 25th percentile$132,281.36/hr
- Median (50th)$165,000/hr
- 75th percentile$186,816.25/hr
- Distinct posted rates122
- Jobs stating an hourly rate122
- Employers28
The median is the middle of the 122 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $132,281.36–$186,816.25 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- 25th percentile$132,281.36/hr
- Median (50th)$165,000/hr
- 75th percentile$186,816.25/hr
- Distinct posted rates122
- Jobs stating an hourly rate122
- Employers28
The median is the middle of the 122 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $132,281.36–$186,816.25 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- Median posted pay, a year$165,000
- Hours in a full-time year2,080
- The same per hour, full time$79.33/hr
Every figure here is a year's pay: a job that posts pay counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks). Rounded to the nearest $100.
- Lockheed Martin18 jobs
- SpaceX18 jobs
- Northrop Grumman10 jobs
- True Anomaly9 jobs
- KBR8 jobs
- Blue Origin7 jobs
- Viasat6 jobs
- K2 Space5 jobs
- Anduril5 jobs
- Rocket Lab5 jobs
Jobs stating pay, the employers with the most first: 91 at the 10 shown and 31 at 18 other employers, 122 in all.
The jobs themselves: Cybersecurity expert jobs
What cybersecurity experts are paid
How many postings fall in each salary step, a range counted at its midpoint; the darker bars are the middle half of what employers offer.
Median $165k a year. Middle half $132k to $187k. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 122 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $165k. 73% of the 166 open cybersecurity expert jobs state pay.
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Cybersecurity expert pay by employer
What each employer posts for cybersecurity experts, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.
Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.
Cybersecurity expert pay by state
States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state pay, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.
| State | Median posted | Middle half | BLS median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $171k | $156k–$202k | n/a | 60 |
| Virginia | $157k | $143k–$172k | n/a | 16 |
| Colorado | $144k | $122k–$181k | n/a | 39 |
Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (latest release).
Best-paid open cybersecurity expert jobs
The current postings with the highest stated salaries, no more than two per employer.
$225,000–$340,000/yr
$225,000–$330,000/yr
$240,000–$300,000/yr
$182,500–$338,900/yr
$200,000–$315,500/yr
$206,673–$289,342/yr- $166,900–$309,900/yr
- $165,000–$280,000/yr
$185,200–$250,000/yr- $180,000–$255,000/yr
$180,000–$250,000/yr
$183,000–$243,000/yr
Every open job: Cybersecurity expert jobs
Questions about cybersecurity expert pay in space
What do space companies pay cybersecurity experts?
Postings that state a salary put the median at $165k a year and the middle half at $132k–$187k, across 122 postings from 28 employers (one employer's repeated posting counted once). Full time, the median is about $79.33/hr an hour.
Where do cybersecurity experts earn the most?
Ranked by the median salary in each state's postings: California ($171k), Virginia ($157k) and Colorado ($144k) come first, Colorado ($144k), Virginia ($157k) and California ($171k) last. A state's own salary page splits its figure by town and employer.
Which space companies pay cybersecurity experts the most?
Of the employers that state a salary on at least 5 postings: True Anomaly ($198k), Viasat ($181k) and K2 Space ($180k). The employer table covers the 28 with the most postings that state pay.
Where do these figures come from?
From the salaries in space companies' own postings, read every night: 122 of 166 current cybersecurity expert postings (73%) state one. Nothing is estimated for a posting without pay, "up to" ceilings are set aside, and an hourly rate counts as 2,080 hours.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now: salaries stated in space companies' own postings, read every night, published 7 Nov 2026
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Cybersecurity expert salary. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/cybersecurity-experts