Entry-level Information Security Analyst salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Cumming, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Sandy Springs.

Also listed as: Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Engineer

Median salary$85,500

Middle 50%$81.8k–$100.6k

vs. all levels here−33%comparison median $128,000

Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,040 and $136,500.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$79,064
25th	$81,848
50th (median)	$85,500
75th	$100,625
90th	$110,000

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$75,000	$64,257	$77,000	32
FY2021	$72,000	$64,792	$76,730	27
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	–	–	–	7
FY2024	$79,800	$79,661	$89,839	19
FY2025	$88,202	$79,100	$96,250	20
FY2026	$85,500	$81,848	$103,500	15

Cost of living

Atlanta's median entry-level Information Security Analyst salary of $85,500 is worth about $85,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Information Security Analysts in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $131,490 in May 2025 (4,550 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,500, 35% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	6
Deloitte	too few	4
Google	too few	2
LexisNexis Risk Solutions	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$85,500	35
Mid-level · Level II	$104,565	117
Senior · Level III	$138,096	71
Expert · Level IV	$160,500	73

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$79,040	$85,500	35
Mid-level · Level II	$101,462	$104,565	117
Senior · Level III	$123,906	$138,096	71
Expert · Level IV	$146,328	$160,500	73

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.