by jbs081410 a3 — August 16, 2010—Despite a tough economy, the median compensation for security professionals in the United States increased six percent from 2009 to $93,000, according to the 2010 ASIS International “U.S. Security Salary Survey.” Respondents who had a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification earned a median salary of $118,000.
Average compensation (sum of dollars divided by the number of respondents) was $108,000, a 5.5 percent increase over last year, according to the survey. The 2010 numbers mark a continuation of a five-year trend in which average compensation for salaried security professionals has risen 19 percent from $88,000 in 2006 to the current $108,000.
More than half (58 percent) of the survey respondents work for privately held companies, a sector reporting an average compensation of $104,000 and a median salary of $90,000. Those working for publicly held (stockholder-owned) companies (27 percent of respondents) report the highest average compensation at $124,000, with a median of $100,000.
Additional findings can be found in the August issue of Security Management magazine. The “U.S. Security Salary Survey” will be available in October for $135 to ASIS members and $195 for nonmembers.
