Chief Information Security Officer
Owns enterprise security strategy at the executive level.
Also known as:CISO
Compensation by seniority
Simulated
Median
$722k
Mean
$751k
10th–90th pct
$548k–$996k
Observations
713
Confidence: 34% · based on 713 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026
Historical trend & projection
Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.
Simulated
Common skills
Strategic Planning
Core
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
Core
Education requirements
Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.
Bachelor's Degree
48% require · 21% prefer
MBA
25% require · 31% prefer
Master's Degree
Explore education impact for related majors →9% require · 22% prefer
Common next roles
Common previous roles
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)10,372
Posting growth-1.3%
Median days to fill20 days
SimulatedEmployed (US, simulated)57,219
Projected growth11.2%/yr
SimulatedRole characteristics
Remote-friendliness40%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness
Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.
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