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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Incident Response Engineer

Leads response and remediation for security incidents.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$157k

Mean

$164k

10th–90th pct

$120k–$217k

Observations

284

Confidence: 33% · based on 284 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
Incident Response
Core
Threat Intelligence
Core
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
59% require · 30% prefer
Master's Degree
18% require · 32% prefer
No College
9% require · 7% prefer
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Common next roles
Director of Threat Intelligence+157.4%SOC Manager+173.8%Security Analyst+4.4%Threat Intelligence Analyst+4.2%Malware Analyst-2.7%
Common previous roles
Malware Analyst-2.7%Security Analyst+4.2%Threat Intelligence Analyst+4.0%Director of Threat Intelligence+61.1%SOC Manager+63.5%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)6,435
Posting growth-18.1%
Median days to fill32 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)252,769
Projected growth8.7%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
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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