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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.

SOC Manager

Manages a security operations center team.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$431k

Mean

$448k

10th–90th pct

$327k–$594k

Observations

647

Confidence: 34% · based on 647 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
Security Operations
Core
People Management
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
57% require · 29% prefer
Master's Degree
10% require · 31% prefer
No College
12% require · 10% prefer
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Common next roles
Malware Analyst-64.5%Director of Threat Intelligence-6.0%Security Analyst-61.9%Threat Intelligence Analyst-62.0%Incident Response Engineer-63.5%
Common previous roles
Security Analyst-162.4%Incident Response Engineer-173.8%Threat Intelligence Analyst-162.9%Malware Analyst-181.3%Director of Threat Intelligence-6.4%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)559
Posting growth+20.2%
Median days to fill65 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)184,092
Projected growth7.2%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness50%
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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