Security Professionals’ Salaries Up 3 Percent in 2011
The median compensation for security professionals in the United States increased three percent from 2010 to $96,000, according to the 2011 ASIS International “U.S. Security Salary Survey.” In addition, respondents who had a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification, administered by ASIS, for example, report an average compensation of $122,000, 10 percent higher than the average for the survey population at large, and a median salary of $108,000. Those with no certification reported an average compensation of $105,000 and a median salary of $86,000.
Average compensation (sum of dollars divided by the number of respondents) was $97,000, a nine percent increase over last year. Average compensation for salaried security professionals continued to rise in 2011, marking a five-year trend.