The Salary of a Chief Security Officer
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The Salary of a Chief Security Officer
"ScottMadden, with a thriving survey and benchmarking business dating back more than 25 years, serves clients across North America and globally. ScottMadden regularly consults with clients regarding their security functions and practices and has deep expertise in human resources, among many other areas. The survey is designed to provide accurate and timely compensation benchmarks on 90 security and compliance positions to companies seeking to market price their positions to the national market."
"Survey input is not based on self-reporting; rather, the survey questionnaire is sent to human resources and compensation professionals who review the job descriptions and match their company jobs to the survey position descriptions. All data reported is aligned with the antitrust guidelines for reporting compensation information. No individual company data is identifiable; the data is reported in aggregate weighted averages, medians, percentile distributions, and other pertinent data. Participating companies range in annual revenue from less than $500 million to more than $250 billion."
Foushée produced the Security & Compliance Compensation Survey for 24 years before ScottMadden purchased and produced the 2024 and 2025 surveys. ScottMadden added 12 position titles in 2025, including GSOC and Intelligence Analyst roles, bringing the total to 90 positions. ScottMadden maintains a long-standing survey and benchmarking business and consults on security functions and human resources. The survey collects matched job data from HR and compensation professionals rather than self-reporting, aligns reporting with antitrust guidelines, and reports only aggregate weighted averages, medians, percentile distributions, and related metrics. Participating companies range from under $500 million to over $250 billion in annual revenue, and all data are effective February 1, 2025 and have not been trended.
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