What are the main factors that influence a Cryptologist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cryptologist's salary?

A Cryptologist's salary grows with experience: a Cryptologist (0-2 years)earns $83,914, a Software Systems Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $103,047, a Software Systems Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $119,584, a Software Systems Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $146,306, a Software Systems Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $167,700,

What are the highest paying states for a Cryptologist?

Cryptologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cryptologist roles are District of Columbia $90,456, California $90,113, Massachusetts $88,912. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Cryptologist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cryptologist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cryptologist Salary in the United States

How much does a Cryptologist make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Cryptologist in the United States is $81,698 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Cryptologist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,282
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,139 to $89,855
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,257

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Cryptologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,855	$7,488	$1,728	$43
Average	$81,698	$6,808	$1,571	$39
25th Percentile	$74,139	$6,178	$1,426	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Cryptologist Salaries

A Cryptologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cryptologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cryptologist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $83,914
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,047
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,584
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $146,306
Expert (over 8 years): $167,700

Levels	Salary
Cryptolog... Level Cryptologist	$83,914
Software ... Level Cryptologist	$103,047
Software ... Level Cryptologist	$119,584
Software ... Level Cryptologist	$146,306
Software ... Level Cryptologist	$167,700

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How Do Cryptologist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cryptologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,456.
California: $90,113.
Massachusetts: $88,912.

District of Columbia $90,456 California $90,113 Massachusetts $88,912 Washington $88,585 New Jersey $88,553 Alaska $88,438 Connecticut $87,311 New York $86,853

Hawaii $85,391 Rhode Island $84,705 Maryland $84,239 Minnesota $83,602 Colorado $83,357 Illinois $83,275 Oregon $82,965 Delaware $82,736

New Hampshire $82,592 Virginia $82,270 Pennsylvania $81,331 Nevada $80,857 North Dakota $80,702 Michigan $80,457 Wisconsin $80,367 Vermont $80,187

Texas $79,689 Maine $79,656 Arizona $79,607 Ohio $79,550 Georgia $78,798 Indiana $78,422 Wyoming $78,349 Utah $78,234

Iowa $78,185 Kansas $77,793 Louisiana $77,679 North Carolina $77,638 Missouri $77,622 Florida $77,303 Montana $77,131 Nebraska $76,968

Kentucky $76,878 South Carolina $76,551 Tennessee $76,347 Idaho $76,265 New Mexico $75,669 Oklahoma $75,538 Alabama $75,056 South Dakota $74,247

Arkansas $73,806 West Virginia $73,569 Mississippi $72,859

Top Paying Cities for Cryptologists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $103,046
San Francisco: $102,033
Oakland: $99,770

San Jose, CA $103,046

San Francisco, CA $102,033

Oakland, CA $99,770

New York, NY $94,680

Queens Village, NY $94,067

Paramus, NJ $93,414

Passaic, NJ $93,332

Bergenfield, NJ $93,250

Stamford, CT $93,128

Huntington, NY $93,046

Newark, NJ $92,515

Bridgeport, CT $92,352

New Brunswick, NJ $92,082

Vallejo, CA $91,911

Middlesex, NJ $91,862

Somerset, NJ $91,788

Petaluma, CA $91,600

Santa Cruz, CA $91,282

Boston, MA $91,118

Monterey, CA $90,710

Fairbanks, AK $90,652

Los Angeles, CA $90,497

Washington, DC $90,456

Seattle, WA $90,309

Santa Rosa, CA $90,293

Juneau, AK $90,056

Orange, CA $89,786

Anchorage, AK $89,639

Anaheim, CA $89,582

Santa Ana, CA $89,460

Nassau, NY $89,411

Long Beach, CA $89,378

Danbury, CT $89,353

Santa Maria, CA $89,076

Everett, WA $89,059

Bremerton, WA $88,659

Trenton, NJ $88,504

Sacramento, CA $88,471

San Diego, CA $88,430

Brockton, MA $88,398

Tacoma, WA $88,365

Santa Barbara, CA $88,251

Lowell, MA $87,924

New Suffolk, NY $87,891

Nashua, NH $87,793

Lompoc, CA $87,662

Ventura, CA $87,581

Stockton, CA $87,556

New Haven, CT $87,393

Atlantic City, NJ $87,180

Hartford, CT $87,001

Modesto, CA $86,960

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,780

New Britain, CT $86,739

Kennewick, WA $86,625

Olympia, WA $86,625

New London, CT $86,608

Norwich, CT $86,584

Lawrence, MA $86,543

Bakersfield, CA $86,314

New Bedford, MA $86,200

Riverside, CA $86,200

Richland, WA $86,118

Portsmouth, NH $86,053

Vineland, NJ $86,036

San Bernardino, CA $85,971

Boulder, CO $85,742

Worcester, MA $85,677

Portland, OR $85,603

Saint Paul, MN $85,505

Minneapolis, MN $85,505

Philadelphia, PA $85,391

Honolulu, HI $84,958

Springfield, MA $84,672

Providence, RI $84,664

Chicago, IL $84,427

Bellingham, WA $84,329

Baltimore, MD $84,239

Chico, CA $84,035

Wilmington, DE $83,896

Pittsfield, MA $83,814

Manchester, NH $83,659

Spokane, WA $83,300

Denver, CO $83,291

Albany, NY $82,907

Troy, NY $82,875

Schenectady, NY $82,703

Burlington, VT $82,523

Portland, ME $82,238

Salem, OR $82,172

Yakima, WA $82,156

Ann Arbor, MI $82,131

Rochester, MN $81,903

Reno, NV $81,862

Fresno, CA $81,862

Milwaukee, WI $81,788

Detroit, MI $81,706

Allentown, PA $81,682

Carson City, NV $81,674

Houston, TX $81,551

Colorado Springs, CO $81,543

Syracuse, NY $81,502

Eugene, OR $81,347

Gary, IN $81,249

Bismarck, ND $81,249

Galveston, TX $81,249

Springfield, OR $81,184

Medford, OR $80,988

Fort Collins, CO $80,955

Austin, TX $80,890

Mesa, AZ $80,718

Phoenix, AZ $80,702

Dallas, TX $80,677

Reading, PA $80,628

Saint Cloud, MN $80,595

Concord, NH $80,522

Madison, WI $80,489

Utica, NY $80,269

Raleigh, NC $80,203

Las Vegas, NV $80,195

Rochester, NY $80,138

Des Moines, IA $80,130

Atlanta, GA $79,999

Battle Creek, MI $79,974

Salt Lake City, UT $79,950

Lancaster, PA $79,827

Champaign, IL $79,811

Harrisburg, PA $79,713

Durham, NC $79,640

Kansas City, MO $79,631

Kansas City, KS $79,615

Fort Worth, TX $79,607

Boca Raton, FL $79,574

Cleveland, OH $79,566

Columbus, OH $79,550

Pittsburgh, PA $79,541

Richmond, VA $79,509

Indianapolis, IN $79,492

Cincinnati, OH $79,386

Petersburg, VA $79,264

Lansing, MI $79,084

Billings, MT $79,084

Huntsville, AL $79,084

Lebanon, PA $79,076

Pueblo, CO $79,068

Dayton, OH $79,068

Appleton, WI $79,043

Buffalo, NY $79,010

Racine, WI $78,970

Charlotte, NC $78,961

Saint Louis, MO $78,937

Springfield, IL $78,904

York, PA $78,888

Elkhart, IN $78,888

Gastonia, NC $78,880

Benton Harbor, MI $78,880

Beaumont, TX $78,831

Lorain, OH $78,814

Toledo, OH $78,782

Binghamton, NY $78,741

Rock Hill, SC $78,733

Rockford, IL $78,692

Elyria, OH $78,651

Fargo, ND $78,651

Flagstaff, AZ $78,594

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,545

Miami, FL $78,496

Duluth, MN $78,365

Bangor, ME $78,259

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,169

Louisville, KY $78,128

Grand Rapids, MI $78,112

Hialeah, FL $78,104

Casper, WY $77,989

Scranton, PA $77,891

New Orleans, LA $77,867

Virginia Beach, VA $77,858

Akron, OH $77,818

Peoria, IL $77,711

Sarasota, FL $77,695

Green Bay, WI $77,638

Baton Rouge, LA $77,597

Charleston, SC $77,581

Nashville, TN $77,556

Jamestown, NY $77,540

Davenport, IA $77,540

Tucson, AZ $77,499

Cheyenne, WY $77,475

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,450

Tampa, FL $77,434

Omaha, NE $77,417

Evansville, IN $77,385

Port Arthur, TX $77,385

Bradenton, FL $77,352

Santa Fe, NM $77,205

Orlando, FL $77,123

Clearwater, FL $77,033

La Crosse, WI $76,862

Canton, OH $76,862

Grand Forks, ND $76,837

Tulsa, OK $76,813

Albuquerque, NM $76,813

Newport News, VA $76,805

High Point, NC $76,780

Ogden, UT $76,747

Corpus Christi, TX $76,682

Laramie, WY $76,633

Norfolk, VA $76,633

Rock Island, IL $76,584

Saginaw, MI $76,568

Jacksonville, FL $76,559

Salisbury, NC $76,543

Memphis, TN $76,527

Moline, IL $76,486

Fort Myers, FL $76,461

Waterloo, IA $76,355

Spartanburg, SC $76,274

Lincoln, NE $76,233

Fort Wayne, IN $76,216

Birmingham, AL $76,126

Cedar Falls, IA $76,110

Provo, UT $76,102

Springfield, OH $76,094

San Antonio, TX $76,077

Greensboro, NC $76,045

South Bend, IN $76,037

Winston Salem, NC $76,028

Boise, ID $76,004

Savannah, GA $75,947

Muskegon, MI $75,800

Lima, OH $75,702

Lake Charles, LA $75,669

Anderson, IN $75,653

Lexington, KY $75,628

Augusta, GA $75,604

Greenville, SC $75,604

Wichita, KS $75,530

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,530

Columbia, SC $75,457

Bloomington, IN $75,252

Roanoke, VA $75,203

Asheville, NC $75,097

Knoxville, TN $74,958

Shreveport, LA $74,950

Wilmington, NC $74,844

Frankfort, KY $74,689

Oklahoma City, OK $74,631

Chillicothe, OH $74,599

Longview, TX $74,591

Topeka, KS $74,566

Mobile, AL $74,444

Terre Haute, IN $74,411

Erie, PA $74,403

Altoona, PA $74,362

Melbourne, FL $74,337

Amarillo, TX $74,305

Killeen, TX $74,280

Fayetteville, AR $74,215

Sioux Falls, SD $74,158

Chattanooga, TN $74,109

Idaho Falls, ID $74,100

Gainesville, FL $73,929

Portsmouth, OH $73,888

Little Rock, AR $73,872

Lynchburg, VA $73,872

Youngstown, OH $73,839

Lafayette, LA $73,839

Temple, TX $73,806

Daytona Beach, FL $73,790

Clarksville, TN $73,782

Pensacola, FL $73,774

Hopkinsville, KY $73,528

Charleston, WV $73,520

Florence, SC $73,479

Sioux City, IA $73,430

Macon, GA $73,194

Tallahassee, FL $73,185

Fayetteville, NC $73,169

Wichita Falls, TX $73,153

Waco, TX $73,153

Pine Bluff, AR $73,120

Vincennes, IN $72,965

Lubbock, TX $72,932

Great Falls, MT $72,883

Alamogordo, NM $72,875

Abilene, TX $72,810

Rapid City, SD $72,703

Monroe, LA $72,703

Albany, GA $72,654

Huntington, WV $72,646

Jackson, MS $72,638

Greenville, MS $72,630

Parkersburg, WV $72,548

Montgomery, AL $72,532

Johnstown, PA $72,515

Springfield, MO $72,450

Biloxi, MS $72,409

Sumter, SC $72,238

Columbus, GA $72,229

Twin Falls, ID $72,180

Pascagoula, MS $72,074

Kingsport, TN $71,862

Gulfport, MS $71,837

Alexandria, LA $71,568

Fort Smith, AR $71,363

El Paso, TX $71,143

Helena, MT $71,037

Las Cruces, NM $70,775

Harlingen, TX $70,546

Pocatello, ID $70,473

Florence, AL $70,448

Brownsville, TX $70,432

Dothan, AL $70,301

Mcallen, TX $70,261

Columbus, MS $69,656

Altus, OK $69,280

Lawton, OK $69,125

Pierre, SD $68,831

What Skills Can Increase a Cryptologist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.02% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Azure (Mentioned in 2.71% Job Postings): Microsoft Azure, often referred to as Azure, is a cloud computing service operated by Microsoft for application management via Microsoft-managed data centers.
Cisco (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is an American-based multinational technology conglomerate corporation headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.02%
Azure	2.71%
Cisco	1.62%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cryptologist's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
System Design: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$89,868	10%
Leadership	$89,051	9%
System Design	$88,234	8%
Analysis	$87,417	7%
Problem Solving	$87,417	7%
Networking	$86,600	6%

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How Education impacts a Cryptologist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cryptologists enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cryptologist with a No Diploma is between $68,885 and $75,174).

Cryptologist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cryptologist

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 14.3%

Associates 10.4%

Bachelors 61.0%

Masters 13.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	14.3%
Associates	10.4%
Bachelors	61.0%
Masters	13.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Cryptologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cryptologist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$74,139

Average $81,698/year

$89,855

$6,178

Average $6,808/month

$7,488

$1,426

Average $1,571/week

$1,728

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,855	$7,488	$1,728	$43
Average	$81,698	$6,808	$1,571	$39
25th Percentile	$74,139	$6,178	$1,426	$36

Salary Trends for Cryptologist

Salaries for a Cryptologist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,722 in 2023 to around $84,498 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cryptologist salary trends, .

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2023

$84,722

2024

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2025

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2023	$84,722
2024	$84,996
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