Govtech Security Engineer Salary

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Technology Headhunters uses BLS OEWS data to answer this pay question. The median pay for Govtech Security Engineer in the United States is $129,180 a year, and the middle half of workers earned between $97,810 and $163,500 (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 15-1212).

Broader occupation

BLS does not report this exact title. The figures shown are for SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts. Govtech Security Engineer uses BLS SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts. OEWS does not publish a separate estimate for this exact title, setting, technology or seniority. The published wage includes other jobs in this occupation, not only this specialty.

BLS publishes one set of figures for SOC 15-1212. Other titles in our taxonomy map to it and show the same numbers. Percentiles describe all workers in the occupation. They are not experience levels.

Annual wage percentiles
Measure	Per year
10th percentile	$75,090
25th percentile	$97,810
Median	$129,180
75th percentile	$163,500
90th percentile	$199,850
Mean	$132,510

Hourly wage percentiles
Measure	Per hour
10th percentile	$36.10
25th percentile	$47.03
Median	$62.11
75th percentile	$78.61
90th percentile	$96.08
Mean	$63.71

A figure shown as "or more" is top-coded. BLS does not publish exact wages at or above $239,200 a year or $115.00 an hour.

BLS estimates 190,650 people work in this occupation nationally.

Target metros

Govtech Security Engineer pay in target metros, May 2025
Metro	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	LQ
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$125,310	$91,270 to $149,490	3,300	0.95
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$118,970	$87,120 to $151,040	2,460	1.39
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$129,440	$99,460 to $161,050	1,890	1.09
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$143,640	$103,320 to $153,310	2,510	2.75
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$140,470	$107,810 to $175,710	11,330	0.97
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$140,470	$107,810 to $175,710	11,330	0.97
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$133,610	$103,440 to $162,270	7,080	1.43
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$125,310	$99,760 to $158,210	3,480	0.63

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 15-1212 Information Security Analysts, the United States. Released 2026-05-15. Methodology and mapping notes.

These are BLS survey-based wage estimates, not observed individual offers or a modeled technology-title range. A broader occupation or proxy is not separate pay data for your job title.

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Questions answered by BLS data

What is the median pay for Govtech Security Engineer?

BLS reports a median of $129,180 a year for SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts, in the United States (May 2025). Half of workers earned less and half earned more.

What is the pay range for Govtech Security Engineer?

10% of workers in this occupation earned less than $75,090. 10% earned more than $199,850.

How many Govtech Security Engineer jobs are there?

BLS estimates 190,650 workers in SOC 15-1212 nationally in May 2025.

Does BLS publish this exact job title?

Not exactly. Govtech Security Engineer is shown using SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts, a broader occupation. Govtech Security Engineer uses BLS SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts. OEWS does not publish a separate estimate for this exact title, setting, technology or seniority. The published wage includes other jobs in this occupation, not only this specialty.

Which of our target metros reports the highest median for Govtech Security Engineer?

Raleigh-Cary, NC , at $143,640 a year (May 2025).

Are percentiles the same as experience levels?

No. The 10th percentile means 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than that amount. BLS does not report pay by experience.

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What changed between the published releases?

These are BLS survey estimates for SOC 15-1212, Information Security Analysts. They are not a projection or a comparison of the same individual workers.

United States median, annual wages
Reference period	Median
May 2024	$124,910
May 2025	$129,180

How do published wages differ by industry?

These national rows describe private establishments in BLS four-digit industry groups. Industry names are shown as BLS publishes them. They do not include government establishments. An industry figure is still an occupation estimate, not a quote for this exact title.

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Information Security Analysts national industry wages, May 2025, annual
Industry	NAICS	25th percentile	Median	75th percentile	Mean	Employment
Oil and Gas Extraction	211100	$105,050	$141,890	$163,120	$137,600	Not published by BLS
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	221100	$96,510	$120,370	$136,100	$118,570	1150
Natural Gas Distribution	221200	$103,180	$134,830	$169,580	$137,180	Not published by BLS
Residential Building Construction	236100	$75,500	$85,580	$132,250	$104,360	40
Nonresidential Building Construction	236200	$94,310	$105,500	$135,730	$112,330	120
Utility System Construction	237100	$134,670	$168,580	$168,650	$150,920	140
Building Equipment Contractors	238200	$77,610	$90,020	$135,110	$103,810	400
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	311800	$112,120	$117,430	$121,680	$116,500	30
Other Food Manufacturing	311900	$96,610	$125,390	$161,850	$131,470	40
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	322200	$99,690	$130,190	$166,200	$129,270	30
Printing and Related Support Activities	323100	$76,810	$92,790	$131,260	$104,980	40
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	324100	$105,710	$133,630	$161,400	$133,880	60
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	3250A1	$83,200	$102,450	$125,620	$107,500	150
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only)	3250A2	$73,010	$81,350	$108,630	$91,030	40
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	325400	$100,920	$127,660	$155,730	$127,970	190
Plastics Product Manufacturing	326100	$58,340	$80,500	$127,070	$95,140	140
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	3320A1	$89,270	$107,300	$142,100	$120,800	120
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	3320A2	$70,390	$94,370	$103,420	$90,320	50
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	3330A1	$104,540	$132,090	$166,860	$130,530	610
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	333300	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	300
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	333500	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	50
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	333600	$91,820	$95,900	$153,140	$114,820	80
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	334100	$126,010	$173,950	$212,600	$168,690	460
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	334200	$102,200	$122,270	$143,880	$124,400	340
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	334400	$95,740	$126,930	$161,610	$134,220	1060
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	334500	$105,040	$126,210	$152,000	$128,740	1250
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	335300	$84,030	$115,580	$132,150	$109,800	50
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	335900	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	90
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	336100	$108,000	$122,780	$154,180	$136,980	130
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	336300	$84,900	$105,900	$119,240	$110,130	140
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	336400	$107,630	$134,570	$168,830	$140,390	3660
Ship and Boat Building	336600	$78,160	$101,780	$131,250	$105,290	180
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	339100	$103,000	$137,270	$178,600	$147,360	160
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	339900	$66,490	$96,840	$136,670	$107,130	60
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	444100	$49,300	$51,550	$105,140	$82,700	40
Electronics and Appliance Retailers	449200	$106,960	$166,300	$172,630	$144,970	100
Health and Personal Care Retailers	456100	$102,230	$132,240	$159,800	$139,350	130
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers	458100	$77,910	$144,180	$168,540	$128,010	Not published by BLS
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers	459100	$90,050	$138,740	$138,740	$117,640	50
Other Miscellaneous Retailers	459900	$82,080	$144,160	$173,920	$135,620	70
Scheduled Air Transportation	481100	$95,490	$124,800	$157,750	$126,530	230
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	481200	$106,460	$109,360	$109,360	$116,130	80
Rail Transportation	482100	$102,190	$117,580	$160,330	$127,230	50
Support Activities for Air Transportation	488100	$95,180	$105,130	$136,170	$115,090	130
Freight Transportation Arrangement	488500	$82,490	$84,010	$141,540	$103,770	180
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	492100	$77,340	$106,750	$126,370	$103,870	290
Warehousing and Storage	493100	$81,990	$107,760	$141,590	$117,870	130
Motion Picture and Video Industries	512100	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	140
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	513100	$99,530	$136,600	$174,810	$139,400	280
Software Publishers	513200	$102,780	$144,970	$200,040	$150,920	4830
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations	516100	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	30
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	516200	$140,280	$169,260	$202,220	$171,190	660
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518200	$92,320	$129,810	$170,340	$138,750	6890
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	519200	$141,570	$175,410	$212,350	$180,530	1040
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521100	$123,620	$159,640	$173,260	$151,990	630
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	5220A1	$100,600	$130,840	$162,890	$133,070	14810
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522200	$107,060	$136,530	$168,690	$142,720	2040
Insurance Carriers	524100	$100,600	$126,620	$150,650	$128,090	6390
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	524200	$89,430	$123,710	$149,410	$121,200	2460
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	525100	$93,650	$111,650	$207,920	$138,590	40
Legal Services	541100	$103,570	$137,170	$172,550	$142,480	690
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	541200	$95,580	$118,990	$155,470	$131,510	4340
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	541300	$102,660	$132,610	$168,590	$138,270	7420
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	541500	$99,990	$132,410	$166,810	$136,760	43440
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	541600	$95,370	$125,420	$164,880	$131,970	12480
Scientific Research and Development Services	541700	$106,190	$137,950	$173,620	$146,920	7610
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	541800	$108,070	$134,040	$154,900	$135,860	260
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541900	$91,980	$119,990	$148,670	$125,350	2520
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551100	$99,760	$128,950	$159,130	$130,550	19390
Office Administrative Services	561100	$93,510	$125,600	$149,470	$121,830	1580
Facilities Support Services	561200	$102,940	$123,720	$146,840	$125,240	260
Employment Services	561300	$78,640	$116,690	$154,430	$121,790	4870
Business Support Services	561400	$78,530	$104,650	$140,080	$112,340	600
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	561500	$94,830	$136,930	$166,050	$133,140	Not published by BLS
Investigation and Security Services	561600	$80,070	$99,690	$155,470	$114,740	690
Other Support Services	561900	$85,440	$101,260	$119,400	$101,200	150
Offices of Physicians	621100	$79,690	$104,390	$130,630	$107,520	590
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	621300	$90,620	$109,030	$131,120	$106,240	100
Outpatient Care Centers	621400	$94,990	$107,620	$134,730	$114,170	230
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	621500	$92,360	$113,600	$166,290	$128,560	150
Home Health Care Services	621600	$99,870	$109,520	$128,780	$115,120	90
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621900	$106,560	$128,220	$159,750	$133,660	320
Individual and Family Services	624100	$71,950	$86,330	$114,060	$90,870	90
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	624300	$54,410	$73,630	$96,030	$83,010	50

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What do these figures mean for Govtech Security Engineer in United States?

Technology Headhunters uses the May 2025 occupation-wide wage distribution to discuss Govtech Security Engineer in United States. The Govtech Security Engineer comparison uses a $129,180 median for Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212) in United States. That $129,180 point divides the published distribution for Govtech Security Engineer in United States; it is not a quote from a candidate. Before using $129,180 for Govtech Security Engineer in United States, compare the BLS occupation with the work you need done.

For Govtech Security Engineer in United States, the published middle band runs from $97,810 at P25 to $163,500 at P75. The middle-band width in this Govtech Security Engineer in United States comparison is $65,690. The $97,810 and $163,500 markers for Govtech Security Engineer in United States describe workers across the BLS occupation, rather than the price of a junior and a senior hire. Using this United States band for Govtech Security Engineer requires checking the responsibilities first.

The lower published marker for Govtech Security Engineer in United States is $75,090 at P10, and the upper marker is $199,850 at P90. Those Govtech Security Engineer in United States values do not identify an exact percentile for an amount between them. If the $199,850 marker for Govtech Security Engineer in United States says “or more,” it is a lower bound from the May 2025 release. A suppressed Govtech Security Engineer in United States cell means BLS did not publish that estimate, not that the opening has no cash-pay cost.

The national $129,180 median for Govtech Security Engineer in United States combines workers in the BLS occupation across reported locations. A remote Govtech Security Engineer opening still needs a stated work-location policy; this Govtech Security Engineer in United States national cell does not supply a remote-pay formula. A Govtech Security Engineer in United States title may cover a narrower set of duties than Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212). For Govtech Security Engineer in United States, keep that scope difference visible when comparing a candidate's cash-pay expectations with the $129,180 national marker.

For Govtech Security Engineer in United States, two configured target markets with published medians are Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, at $125,310; Tampa-St. For Govtech Security Engineer in United States, petersburg-Clearwater, FL, at $118,970. These Govtech Security Engineer in United States comparisons use the same SOC 15-1212 as the national table. The target-market selection for Govtech Security Engineer in United States is not a ranking of the nearest metros or the highest pay. Read each Govtech Security Engineer in United States market's full row before comparing it with the $129,180 national median.

A comparable May 2024 median is not available for this Govtech Security Engineer in United States selection, so no release-to-release difference is calculated. The $129,180 May 2025 median for Govtech Security Engineer in United States stands on its own reference period. A missing prior Govtech Security Engineer in United States cell does not establish growth, decline or unchanged pay. Keep the United States area and SOC 15-1212 labels attached when sharing this Govtech Security Engineer in United States result.

The published mean for Govtech Security Engineer in United States is $132,510, alongside the $129,180 median. The mean-minus-median difference for Govtech Security Engineer in United States is $3,330. The mean and median for Govtech Security Engineer in United States summarize the same occupation differently; neither is a recommended starting salary. Do not choose the higher Govtech Security Engineer in United States summary simply to describe a stronger candidate, since the May 2025 table does not tie either summary to interview quality.

A complete Govtech Security Engineer in United States offer needs terms the Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212) wage cell cannot price. Keep equity and RSUs separate from the $129,180 Govtech Security Engineer in United States comparison. Check the BLS include-and-exclude definition when discussing on-call terms or shift differential for Govtech Security Engineer in United States; a job-specific arrangement is not another published percentile. For Govtech Security Engineer in United States, spell out the reporting line and work-location expectations alongside cash pay rather than presenting $129,180 as the complete package.

The BLS employment estimate attached to Govtech Security Engineer in United States is 190,650 for Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212). That Govtech Security Engineer in United States estimate describes employment in the surveyed occupation, not candidates available for your opening. Workers counted in the United States estimate for Govtech Security Engineer are not a ready-made shortlist. Use the May 2025 Govtech Security Engineer in United States employment row to understand the occupation's reported presence, while keeping the search for an individual hire separate.

Which national industries report pay for Govtech Security Engineer in United States?

The table below gives released national industry medians for Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212), selected for this Govtech Security Engineer in United States discussion. These Govtech Security Engineer industry rows are national cuts, not industry-specific wages for United States.

National industry rows for Govtech Security Engineer in United States, BLS May 2025
BLS industry	NAICS	Published median	Employment
Utility System Construction	237100	$168,580	140
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	237130	$168,580	Not published by BLS
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	237000	$166,610	Not published by BLS
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521000	$159,640	630
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521100	$159,640	630
Software Publishers	513200	$144,970	4,830

Questions about Govtech Security Engineer in United States

Which occupation prices Govtech Security Engineer in United States?

The Govtech Security Engineer in United States figures use Information Security Analysts, SOC 15-1212. BLS does not release an exact rate for an employer's particular Govtech Security Engineer opening in United States.

Does the Govtech Security Engineer in United States band price seniority?

The $97,810 to $163,500 band describes the published occupation distribution for Govtech Security Engineer in United States. It is not a junior-to-senior ladder for Govtech Security Engineer in United States.

Can I treat the May 2025 Govtech Security Engineer in United States median as a complete offer?

The $129,180 wage cell for Govtech Security Engineer in United States starts a cash-pay comparison. Benefits and equity for Govtech Security Engineer in United States need a separate discussion from this BLS cell.

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