Information Security Analyst salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 78 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Apex, Wake Forest.

Also listed as: Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Engineer

Median salary$129,397
Middle 50%$107.5k–$148.6k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $136,000
Filings78FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,315 and $220,423.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,092
25th$107,453
50th (median)$129,397
75th$148,586
90th$165,090

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $104,395 (39 filings) FY2021: median $107,110 (34 filings) FY2022: median $121,742 (64 filings) FY2023: median $131,000 (53 filings) FY2024: median $139,173 (69 filings) FY2025: median $133,076 (48 filings) FY2026: median $119,842 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 64 filings FY22 FY2023: 53 filings FY23 FY2024: 69 filings FY24 FY2025: 48 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 69
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$104,395$89,570$117,39639
FY2021$107,110$86,550$119,34534
FY2022$121,742$95,475$140,00064
FY2023$131,000$110,000$139,17353
FY2024$139,173$107,453$175,00069
FY2025$133,076$107,453$150,13448
FY2026$119,842$104,850$141,37830

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Information Security Analyst salary of $129,397 is worth about $131,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Information Security Analysts in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $143,640 in May 2025 (2,510 employed). The H-1B median here is $129,397, 10% 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
Cognizanttoo few5
DB Global Technologytoo few5
MetLife Grouptoo few4
Truist Banktoo few4
EYtoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
UBStoo few2
DB USA Coretoo few2
Gilead Sciencestoo few2
Nebula Technologiestoo 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 $107,453 23
Senior · Level III $140,000 21
Expert · Level IV $150,134 21

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$98,010$107,45323
Senior · Level III$119,683$140,00021
Expert · Level IV$141,378$150,13421

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.