Threat Intelligence Analyst salary
What threat intelligence analysts and security researchers are offered right now, taken from the salary ranges employers print in their own open postings rather than from self-reported surveys. The headline band is for every level together; the tables below separate first jobs from senior seats, remote from on-site, and one employer from another.
Typical means the span from the 25th percentile of range midpoints to the 90th percentile of range tops, every figure taken as a full-time year (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). A group below needs enough distinct ranges for a figure of its own; where it has fewer, the table says so instead of guessing. The methodology explains how postings are read.
By seniority
Pay at each rung, from intern to manager
Titles are grouped by the level they name. A title with no level word is usually a mid-level seat.
| Level | With a salary | Typical | Middle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or student | 2 | too few ranges | |
| Junior, entry or associate | 1 | too few ranges | |
| No level in the title | 13 | $148k–$370k/yr | $157k/yr |
| Senior, staff or principal | 33 | $170k–$278k/yr | $195k/yr |
| Lead or manager | 5 | $276k–$418k/yr | $302k/yr |
Workplace
Remote against on-site and hybrid
| Workplace | With a salary | Typical | Middle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 29 | $153k–$295k/yr | $195k/yr |
| On-site or hybrid | 25 | $169k–$278k/yr | $193k/yr |
Kind of employer
Who pays more: vendors, banks, cloud companies or labs
| Employer kind | With a salary | Typical | Middle |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI labs | 4 | $349k–$494k/yr | $389k/yr |
| Software and internet companies | 3 | $185k–$258k/yr | $201k/yr |
| Security software companies | 29 | $149k–$278k/yr | $193k/yr |
| Cloud, data and infrastructure | 7 | $176k–$250k/yr | $187k/yr |
| Finance, payments and crypto | 6 | $152k–$214k/yr | $159k/yr |
| Security consultancies and managed services | 2 | too few ranges | |
| AI expert networks | 1 | too few ranges | |
| Defense, aerospace and hardware | 2 | too few ranges |
Employers
Best-paying employers for threat intelligence analysts and security researchers
Only employers with enough stated ranges in this specialty for a figure of their own, highest middle first.
| Employer | With a salary | Typical | Middle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 3 | $335k–$445k/yr | $363k/yr |
| Palo Alto Networks | 11 | $193k–$278k/yr | $214k/yr |
Open now
The highest salaries stated in open postings
- Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel Engineering · San Francisco$347,000-$510,000 per year
- Threat Intel Manager, CBRN-E & Advanced Weapons · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$375,000-$455,000 per year
- Security Engineer - Threat Intel · New York City, NY; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320,000-$405,000 per year
- Program Manager, Safeguards Policy, Enforcement, and Threat Intelligence · San Francisco, CA$285,000-$330,000 per year
- Director of Engineering, Threat Research · US, Remote$272,425 - $320,500 per year
- Principal Security Researcher (Advanced Threat Prevention) · Santa Clara, United States of America$172,100.00 - $278,300.00/yr
- Principal Security Researcher (Decoder) · Santa Clara, United States of America$172,100.00 - $278,300.00/yr
- Principal Security Researcher (Malware Research - Anti-Virus Systems) · Santa Clara, United States of America$172,100.00 - $278,300.00/yr
- Principal Threat Researcher (Unit 42) - Remote · Reston, United States of America$172,100.00 - $278,300.00/yr
- Principal Security Researcher · Remote, Canada; Remote, Israel; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States$203,200-$275,000 per year
Every threat intelligence role with a salary, highest first.
Questions
Threat Intelligence Analyst pay, answered from the postings
What salary do threat intelligence analysts and security researchers earn in 2026?
Open postings for threat intelligence analysts and security researchers state a typical $159k–$278k/yr, with the middle at $193k/yr. That rests on 52 distinct salary ranges from 35 employers, read 11 Nov 2026. All figures are full-time yearly salaries in US dollars: an hourly, weekly or monthly rate in a posting is multiplied by 2,080, 52 or 12 (40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year).
Do remote threat intelligence roles pay less?
On today's postings remote roles state a middle of $195k/yr and on-site or hybrid roles $193k/yr, so working remotely costs nothing here: remote seats pay at least as much. Both figures come from 54 open roles that state a salary.
Where do threat intelligence analysts and security researchers get the highest offers?
Of the employers with enough stated ranges to compare, Anthropic has the highest middle, $363k/yr, followed by Palo Alto Networks ($214k/yr). The table on this page ranks every employer with a figure of its own.
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