Job outlook for chief security officers in the United States

Chief security officer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected chief security officer job growth rate is 16% from 2018-2028.

• About 82,400 new jobs for chief security officers are projected over the next decade.

• Chief security officer salaries have increased 11% for chief security officers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 7,523 chief security officers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 107,163 active chief security officer job openings in the US.

• The average chief security officer salary is $144,017.

Compare the number of chief security officer jobs and the average chief security officer salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of chief security officer job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where chief security officers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.