Skip to main content

Cyber Security, AI, and Data Science Salary Survey

This survey reports competitive base salary, short-term incentives, and total cash compensation for professionals working in cyber security, artificial intelligence, robotics, and data science roles.

About the Survey

The Cyber Security, AI, and Data Science Salary Survey reports competitive base salary, short-term incentives, and total cash compensation for professionals working in cyber security, artificial intelligence, robotics, and data science roles. One hundred and thirty-one (131) leading organizations participated in the survey providing current pay information for over 19,000 employees.

Compensation components included:

  • Average Base Salary
  • Base Salary Percentiles
  • Average Total Cash
  • % Eligible for Short-Term Incentives
  • % Receiving Short-Term Incentives
  • Average Short-Term Incentive Awards
  • % Eligible for Long-Term Incentives

*Grouped by all firms, degree, work department, security clearance, and region.

Policies and Practices Results include:

  • Organization Data
  • Hiring/Retaining Cyber Security Staff Practices
  • Sign-On/Retention Bonuses
  • Turnover/Acceptance Rates
  • Salary Increases
  • Internships
  • Long-Term Incentives
  • Cyber Security Certifications
  • Telecommuting
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
At Pearl Meyer, we work with boards and organizations to design and implement compensation and leadership strategies that build great management teams.
Find out how we can help you.
Get in touch with us