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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.

Malware Analyst

Reverse-engineers and analyzes malicious software.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$153k

Mean

$159k

10th–90th pct

$116k–$211k

Observations

776

Confidence: 35% · based on 776 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
Threat Intelligence
Core
Application Security
Core
Common certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) · 51% of postings
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
68% require · 21% prefer
Master's Degree
22% require · 33% prefer
No College
8% require · 7% prefer
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Common next roles
Director of Threat Intelligence+164.4%SOC Manager+181.3%Threat Intelligence Analyst+7.0%Incident Response Engineer+2.7%Security Analyst+7.2%
Common previous roles
Director of Threat Intelligence+62.2%Security Analyst+6.7%Threat Intelligence Analyst+6.6%Incident Response Engineer+2.7%SOC Manager+64.5%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)5,189
Posting growth-9.7%
Median days to fill73 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)247,249
Projected growth11.9%/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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