Information Security Analyst salary in Durham, NC

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Morrisville, Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill.

Also listed as: Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Engineer

Median salary$127,149
Middle 50%$114.7k–$154.5k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $136,000
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,055 and $192,265.
PercentileSalary
10th$111,733
25th$114,700
50th (median)$127,149
75th$154,530
90th$165,042

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $99,873 (18 filings) FY2021: median $103,314 (22 filings) FY2022: median $98,925 (19 filings) FY2023: median $125,840 (11 filings) FY2024: median $113,500 (16 filings) FY2025: median $127,149 (21 filings) FY2026: median $130,490 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 22
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$99,873$93,974$113,45018
FY2021$103,314$90,725$113,85522
FY2022$98,925$94,418$110,56819
FY2023$125,840$109,343$138,34111
FY2024$113,500$99,341$131,68016
FY2025$127,149$114,587$160,56721
FY2026$130,490$124,082$151,13316

Cost of living

Durham's median Information Security Analyst salary of $127,149 is worth about $130,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Information Security Analysts in the Durham, NC area earned a median of $129,670 in May 2025 (860 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,149, 2% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Fidelity Investments$125,11913
IBMtoo few4
FMR LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investmentstoo few4
Atlassiantoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $114,700 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$114,587$114,70011

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.