Empsight
Empsight Information Technology & Security Compensation Survey
United StatesEdition: 2026$$$
IT and security function compensation, software engineering, infrastructure, security, and data roles.
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Survey cycle
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- 1Participation opensMarch
When employers can submit data
- 2Effective dateApril 1
Data is reported “as of” this date
- 3Results publishedOctober
When subscribers receive the dataset
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Job families covered
Positions in this report (91)
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- AI / Machine Learning
- Access Control
- Agile Project Management
- App Security Engineering
- Automation
- Back End Developer
- Business Analysis
- Business Systems Analysis
- Chief Digital Officer
- Chief Info Sec Officer (CISO)
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Physical Security Officer
- Chief Security Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Cloud Administrator
- Cloud Engineering
- Computer Forensics
- Computer Operations Mgmt
- Computer Operator
- Computer Ops Analyst
- Crisis Management
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Cyber Security Engineering
- Data Analysis
- Data Engineer
- Data Governance
- Data Scientist
- Data Security Engineering
- Data Warehousing Analysis
- Data Warehousing Management
- Database Administrator
- Database Analyst
- Database Engineering
- Database Management
- Decision Scientist
- DevOps Engineer
- Disaster Recovery
- Division CIO
- Divisional SBU Security
- E-Commerce
- E-Commerce Engineering
- ERP Business Analyst
- ERP Implementation / Analysis
- End-User Computing Support
- Enterprise Architecture
- Exec Security Agent
- Executive Assistant to IT Function Head
- Executive Protection
- Front End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- IT Engineering (Interdisciplinary)
- IT Help Desk Support
- IT Infrastructure Architecture
- IT Operations
- IT Project Management
- IT Training & Development
- IT Vendor Management
- Information / Cyber Security (Interdisciplinary)
- Intelligence Analyst - Intl
- Intl Security Operations
- Investigation
- Mobile App Dev
- Network Administrator
- Network Engineering
- Network Engineering Mgmt
- Network Security Engineer
- Network Security Mgmt
- Penetration Tester
- Platform Engineer
- Quality Assurance IT
- Regional Security Ops
- SAP Business Analyst
- SAP Implementation / Analysis
- Sales Systems Admin
- Security Console Operator
- Security Guard - Armed
- Security Guard - Unarmed
- Security Guard Management
- Security Operations
- Security Policy & Compliance
- Security Single Site
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Software Development
- Subsidiary CIO
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Engineering
- Tech & Capacity Planning
- Telecom Engineering
- User Interface Design (UI/UX)
- User Interface UI/UX Engineer
- Web Design