Job Market for CISOs looks promising with salaries on the rise

In today’s tech driven world, the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is becoming an essential team member for organizations as everything has been turning toward web-based, cloud and mobile tech. With these constantly emerging technologies, paired with companies’ fears of being hacked, companies are expected to secure and protect their customer’s data, along with their classified internal information. CISOs are now expected to take on greater responsibilities and those increased expectations plus a shortage of qualified talent has caused a rise in salary. In the U.S., the average annual CISO salary – salary plus bonus – has risen 9.36 percent over the past six months from $203,000 in Sept. 2015 to $220,000 in February 2016.* 

For the top 6 CISO candidate locations within the U.S. and more salary data, please check out our CISO salary and demand infographic today for more information.

*Salary data courtesy of salary.com.