SOC Analyst Salary 2026
SOC analysts monitor and respond to security incidents.
United States · Annual Salary 2026
25th Percentile
$64k
Entry level
Median
$91k
Market rate
75th Percentile
$141k
Senior level
What does a SOC Analyst actually take home?
21 regions · Progressive tax brackets · Equity + retirement · Compare two locations side-by-side
SOC Analyst Salary by Country
Salaries converted to local currency using real-time market rates. Cost of Living (CoL) index shown to help compare true purchasing power.
Cost of Living (CoL) Index is benchmarked against the US baseline (100). A CoL of 50 means living expenses are ~50% lower than in the United States.
- United StatesCoL 100≈$91k US buying power$91,000USD
- United KingdomCoL 82≈$55k US buying power£33,928GBP
- GermanyCoL 68≈$72k US buying power€43,957EUR
- FranceCoL 74≈$57k US buying power€37,445EUR
- NetherlandsCoL 76≈$62k US buying power€42,329EUR
- SwitzerlandCoL 122≈$69k US buying powerCHF 69,391CHF
- IrelandCoL 78≈$64k US buying power€44,771EUR
- CanadaCoL 74≈$80k US buying powerCA$82,662CAD
- AustraliaCoL 72≈$78k US buying powerA$80,788AUD
- SingaporeCoL 85≈$58k US buying powerSGD 62,958SGD
- UAECoL 62≈$73k US buying powerAED 166,985AED
- IndiaCoL 26≈$46k US buying power₹1,120,893INR
- PakistanCoL 20≈$23k US buying powerPKR 1,264,900PKR
- NigeriaCoL 30≈$18k US buying powerNGN 8,463,000NGN
- KenyaCoL 34≈$21k US buying powerKES 1,113,840KES
- South AfricaCoL 38≈$43k US buying powerZAR 272,529ZAR
- BrazilCoL 38≈$48k US buying powerR$99,980BRL
- MexicoCoL 42≈$48k US buying powerMX$372,320MXN
- PhilippinesCoL 34≈$27k US buying power₱577,495PHP
- MalaysiaCoL 40≈$36k US buying powerMYR 59,361MYR
Low = 25th percentile · Bold = Median · High = 75th percentile · CoL = Cost of Living Index (US = 100)
Skills That Increase SOC Analyst Salary
Certifications and specialized domains that command market compensation multipliers.
- CompTIA Security++12–20%
- CompTIA CySA++15–22%
- Splunk Certified+10–18%
Key Skills for SOC Analyst
Connected Intelligence
Real numbers. Real decisions.
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