IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach study revealed a single data breach can cost a company up to $3.29 million, a 12 percent increase from the cost of breaches from the previous year.
Add to this the devastating impact cyberattacks have had on corporations like Equifax, Facebook, and T-Mobile and there’s no wonder businesses are paying more than ever to net in-demand cybersecurity professionals to protect their sensitive data and valuable assets.
So we’ll be looking at the salaries of cybersecurity experts from different global companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, etc
Salary Details for a Cyber Security at Amazon
The estimated total pay for a Cyber Security at Amazon is $144,472 per year. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from their proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from other users. The estimated base pay is $106,353 per year. The estimated additional pay is $38,119 per year. Additional pay could include bonus, stock, commission, profit sharing or tips. The “Most Likely Range” represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
As of Dec 5, 2022, the average annual pay for an Amazon Cyber Security in the United States is $98,786 a year.
Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $47.49 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,899/week or $8,232/month.
Other companies are detailed below: