Information Systems Security Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Information Systems Security Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Information Systems Security Engineer in Massachusetts is $101,286 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

However, an Information Systems Security Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,652
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,297 to $110,376
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,024

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Information Systems Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,376	$9,198	$2,123	$53
Average	$101,286	$8,440	$1,948	$49
25th Percentile	$93,297	$7,775	$1,794	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Information Systems Security Engineer Salaries

An Information Systems Security Engineer'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Information Systems Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Information Systems Security Engineer'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): $84,939
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,947
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $130,222
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $152,180
Expert (over 8 years): $176,314

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level Information Systems Security Engineer	$84,939
Informati... Level Information Systems Security Engineer	$99,947
Informati... Level Information Systems Security Engineer	$130,222
Informati... Level Information Systems Security Engineer	$152,180
Informati... Level Information Systems Security Engineer	$176,314

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How Do Information Systems Security Engineer 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 Information Systems Security Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,073.
California: $102,682.
Massachusetts: $101,314.

District of Columbia $103,073 California $102,682 Massachusetts $101,314 Washington $100,941 New Jersey $100,904 Alaska $100,774 Connecticut $99,489 New York $98,968

Hawaii $97,301 Rhode Island $96,519 Maryland $95,989 Minnesota $95,263 Colorado $94,983 Illinois $94,890 Oregon $94,537 Delaware $94,276

New Hampshire $94,112 Virginia $93,745 Pennsylvania $92,675 Nevada $92,135 North Dakota $91,958 Michigan $91,679 Wisconsin $91,576 Vermont $91,371

Texas $90,804 Maine $90,766 Arizona $90,710 Ohio $90,645 Georgia $89,789 Indiana $89,361 Wyoming $89,277 Utah $89,146

Iowa $89,091 Kansas $88,644 Louisiana $88,513 North Carolina $88,467 Missouri $88,448 Florida $88,085 Montana $87,890 Nebraska $87,704

Kentucky $87,601 South Carolina $87,229 Tennessee $86,996 Idaho $86,903 New Mexico $86,223 Oklahoma $86,074 Alabama $85,525 South Dakota $84,603

Arkansas $84,101 West Virginia $83,831 Mississippi $83,021

Top Paying Cities for Information Systems Security Engineers

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:

Agawam: $96,482
Amherst: $96,203
Barre: $97,348

Agawam, MA $96,482 Amherst, MA $96,203 Barre, MA $97,348 Belchertown, MA $96,324 Blandford, MA $96,231 Bondsville, MA $96,361 Brimfield, MA $96,175 Chester, MA $95,253

Chesterfield, MA $95,672 Chicopee, MA $96,482 Cummington, MA $95,253 Easthampton, MA $96,417 East Longmeadow, MA $96,482 East Otis, MA $96,613 Feeding Hills, MA $96,482 Gilbertville, MA $96,976

Goshen, MA $95,644 Granby, MA $96,454 Granville, MA $96,361 Hadley, MA $96,268 Hampden, MA $96,482 Hardwick, MA $97,041 Hatfield, MA $96,231 Haydenville, MA $96,082

Holyoke, MA $96,482 Huntington, MA $96,268 Leeds, MA $96,231 Leverett, MA $96,175 Ludlow, MA $96,482 Monson, MA $96,361 North Amherst, MA $96,361 Northampton, MA $96,296

Florence, MA $96,296 North Hatfield, MA $96,222 Oakham, MA $97,506 Palmer, MA $96,361 Plainfield, MA $95,253 Russell, MA $96,361 Shutesbury, MA $96,324 Southampton, MA $96,454

South Barre, MA $97,413 South Hadley, MA $96,454 Southwick, MA $96,482 Thorndike, MA $96,361 Three Rivers, MA $96,417 Wales, MA $96,175 Ware, MA $97,004 Warren, MA $96,715

West Chesterfield, MA $95,198 Westfield, MA $96,482 West Hatfield, MA $96,175 West Springfield, MA $96,482 West Warren, MA $97,115 Whately, MA $96,017 Wheelwright, MA $97,376 Wilbraham, MA $96,482

Williamsburg, MA $96,045 Woronoco, MA $96,389 Worthington, MA $95,291 Springfield, MA $96,482 Longmeadow, MA $96,482 Indian Orchard, MA $96,482 Pittsfield, MA $95,505 Adams, MA $95,412

Ashley Falls, MA $97,153 Becket, MA $95,412 Berkshire, MA $95,505 Cheshire, MA $95,505 Dalton, MA $95,505 Glendale, MA $95,477 Great Barrington, MA $95,225 Hinsdale, MA $95,505

Housatonic, MA $95,346 Lanesboro, MA $95,505 Lee, MA $95,477 Lenox, MA $95,505 Lenox Dale, MA $95,505 Middlefield, MA $95,384 Mill River, MA $96,333 Monterey, MA $95,225

North Adams, MA $95,291 North Egremont, MA $95,430 Otis, MA $95,198 Richmond, MA $95,505 Sandisfield, MA $96,696 Savoy, MA $95,384 Sheffield, MA $96,547 South Egremont, MA $95,616

Southfield, MA $97,013 South Lee, MA $95,477 Stockbridge, MA $95,477 Tyringham, MA $95,346 West Stockbridge, MA $95,440 Williamstown, MA $95,291 Windsor, MA $95,477 Greenfield, MA $95,737

Ashfield, MA $95,309 Athol, MA $97,460 Bernardston, MA $95,700 Buckland, MA $95,179 Charlemont, MA $94,956 Colrain, MA $95,272 Conway, MA $95,598 Deerfield, MA $95,765

Drury, MA $94,686 Erving, MA $96,361 Heath, MA $94,956 Lake Pleasant, MA $95,933 Millers Falls, MA $95,849 Monroe Bridge, MA $94,592 Montague, MA $95,933 Gill, MA $96,287

New Salem, MA $96,659 Northfield, MA $96,287 Orange, MA $97,134 Petersham, MA $97,441 Rowe, MA $94,741 Royalston, MA $97,609 Shelburne Falls, MA $95,263 South Deerfield, MA $95,914

Sunderland, MA $95,998 Turners Falls, MA $95,849 Warwick, MA $97,143 Wendell, MA $96,287 Wendell Depot, MA $96,631 Fitchburg, MA $98,381 Ashburnham, MA $97,925 Ashby, MA $99,694

Ayer, MA $99,945 Devens, MA $99,871 Baldwinville, MA $97,767 East Templeton, MA $97,795 Gardner, MA $97,972 Westminster, MA $97,972 Groton, MA $100,038 Harvard, MA $100,029

Hubbardston, MA $97,376 Leominster, MA $97,413 Littleton, MA $100,187 Lunenburg, MA $99,731 Pepperell, MA $100,038 Shirley, MA $99,834 Still River, MA $99,973 Templeton, MA $97,795

Townsend, MA $99,862 West Groton, MA $99,908 West Townsend, MA $99,824 Winchendon, MA $97,581 Winchendon Springs, MA $97,562 Auburn, MA $97,627 North Dartmouth, MA $98,223 South Dartmouth, MA $98,223

North Attleboro, MA $96,445 Plainville, MA $96,380 Attleboro Falls, MA $96,408 North Dighton, MA $96,352 Norton, MA $100,699 Raynham, MA $100,727 Raynham Center, MA $100,727 Rehoboth, MA $96,473

Rochester, MA $98,223 Seekonk, MA $96,473 Swansea, MA $96,380 Berkley, MA $98,279 Taunton, MA $100,634 Westport, MA $98,223 Westport Point, MA $98,223 Berlin, MA $97,562

Cataumet, MA $98,009 Blackstone, MA $96,352 Boylston, MA $97,627 Brookfield, MA $97,441 Charlton, MA $97,562 Charlton City, MA $97,562 Charlton Depot, MA $97,562 Clinton, MA $97,562

East Brookfield, MA $97,534 Douglas, MA $97,469 East Princeton, MA $97,506 Fiskdale, MA $97,348 Grafton, MA $97,627 Holden, MA $97,627 Holland, MA $97,301 Jefferson, MA $97,627

Lancaster, MA $97,469 Leicester, MA $97,627 Linwood, MA $97,413 Manchaug, MA $97,627 Millbury, MA $97,627 Millville, MA $96,259 New Braintree, MA $97,413 Northborough, MA $97,627

Northbridge, MA $97,599 North Brookfield, MA $97,506 North Grafton, MA $97,627 North Oxford, MA $97,627 North Uxbridge, MA $97,413 Oxford, MA $97,599 Princeton, MA $97,534 Rochdale, MA $97,627

Rutland, MA $97,627 Shrewsbury, MA $97,627 Southbridge, MA $97,413 South Grafton, MA $97,627 South Lancaster, MA $97,534 Spencer, MA $97,627 Sterling, MA $97,562 Sturbridge, MA $97,376

Upton, MA $97,562 Uxbridge, MA $97,441 Webster, MA $97,441 Dudley, MA $97,441 Westborough, MA $97,627 West Boylston, MA $97,627 West Brookfield, MA $97,413 West Millbury, MA $97,627

Whitinsville, MA $97,562 Sutton, MA $97,627 Worcester, MA $97,627 East Walpole, MA $100,727 Cherry Valley, MA $97,627 Paxton, MA $97,627 Framingham, MA $100,448 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $100,187

Boxborough, MA $100,122 Acton, MA $100,122 Ashland, MA $97,376 Bedford, MA $100,159 Hanscom Afb, MA $101,928 Bolton, MA $97,441 Carlisle, MA $100,187 Concord, MA $100,094

Fayville, MA $97,441 Holliston, MA $100,383 Hopedale, MA $97,413 Hopkinton, MA $97,469 Hudson, MA $97,469 Marlborough, MA $97,506 Maynard, MA $100,001 Mendon, MA $97,413

Milford, MA $97,413 Natick, MA $103,669 Sherborn, MA $103,613 Southborough, MA $97,469 Foxboro, MA $100,727 Franklin, MA $98,372 Greenbush, MA $100,541 Green Harbor, MA $100,513

Hingham, MA $102,189 Hull, MA $103,827 Humarock, MA $100,541 Mansfield, MA $100,727 Marshfield, MA $100,513 Marshfield Hills, MA $100,513 Medfield, MA $102,105 Medway, MA $100,448

Millis, MA $100,513 Minot, MA $100,541 Norfolk, MA $100,606 North Marshfield, MA $100,513 North Scituate, MA $100,513 Norwell, MA $100,606 Norwood, MA $100,727 Ocean Bluff, MA $100,513

Scituate, MA $100,513 Sharon, MA $100,727 Sheldonville, MA $98,419 South Walpole, MA $100,662 Stoughton, MA $100,727 Walpole, MA $100,699 Westwood, MA $102,198 Wrentham, MA $100,569

Boston, MA $103,827 Roxbury, MA $103,827 Roxbury Crossing, MA $103,827 Dorchester, MA $103,827 Dorchester Center, MA $103,827 Mattapan, MA $103,827 Charlestown, MA $103,827 Jamaica Plain, MA $103,827

Roslindale, MA $103,827 West Roxbury, MA $103,827 Allston, MA $103,827 Brighton, MA $103,827 Hyde Park, MA $103,827 Readville, MA $103,827 Cambridge, MA $103,827 Somerville, MA $103,827

Malden, MA $103,827 Everett, MA $103,827 Chelsea, MA $103,827 Revere, MA $103,827 Winthrop, MA $103,827 Medford, MA $103,827 West Medford, MA $103,827 Quincy, MA $103,827

Melrose, MA $103,827 Stoneham, MA $103,827 Braintree, MA $100,727 Milton, MA $103,827 Milton Village, MA $103,827 Weymouth, MA $100,727 East Weymouth, MA $100,727 South Weymouth, MA $100,727

North Weymouth, MA $100,727 East Boston, MA $103,827 Brockton, MA $100,727 Avon, MA $100,727 Bridgewater, MA $100,727 Bryantville, MA $100,662 Carver, MA $99,182 Duxbury, MA $100,448

East Bridgewater, MA $100,727 Easton, MA $100,727 Elmwood, MA $100,727 Halifax, MA $100,662 Hanover, MA $100,662 Hanson, MA $100,727 Holbrook, MA $100,727 Middleboro, MA $99,275

Manomet, MA $99,452 Lakeville, MA $98,065 Monponsett, MA $100,699 Abington, MA $100,727 North Carver, MA $100,513 North Easton, MA $100,727 North Pembroke, MA $100,634 Pembroke, MA $100,662

Plymouth, MA $99,592 Kingston, MA $100,476 South Carver, MA $97,972 Plympton, MA $100,569 Randolph, MA $100,727 Rockland, MA $100,727 South Easton, MA $100,727 West Bridgewater, MA $100,727

White Horse Beach, MA $99,517 Whitman, MA $100,727 Lexington, MA $103,827 Brookline, MA $103,827 Brookline Village, MA $103,827 Waltham, MA $103,827 North Waltham, MA $103,827 New Town, MA $103,827

Babson Park, MA $103,827 Newton, MA $103,827 Newton Center, MA $103,827 Newtonville, MA $103,827 Newton Highlands, MA $103,827 Newton Lower Falls, MA $103,827 Newton Upper Falls, MA $103,827 West Newton, MA $103,827

Auburndale, MA $103,827 Chestnut Hill, MA $103,827 Waban, MA $103,827 Watertown, MA $103,827 Arlington, MA $103,827 Arlington Heights, MA $103,827 Belmont, MA $103,827 Waverley, MA $103,827

Wellesley Hills, MA $103,827 Wellesley, MA $103,799 Needham, MA $103,827 Weston, MA $103,827 Needham Heights, MA $103,827 Nonantum, MA $103,827 Buzzards Bay, MA $97,944 Lincoln, MA $103,762

Stow, MA $100,001 Sudbury, MA $103,613 Wayland, MA $103,669 Woodville, MA $97,534 Woburn, MA $103,827 Burlington, MA $101,965 Andover, MA $98,614 Billerica, MA $100,187

Chelmsford, MA $100,187 Dracut, MA $100,187 Dunstable, MA $100,038 Haverhill, MA $98,614 Georgetown, MA $98,614 Groveland, MA $98,614 Lawrence, MA $98,614 Methuen, MA $98,614

North Andover, MA $98,614 Lowell, MA $100,187 Merrimac, MA $98,549 North Billerica, MA $100,187 North Chelmsford, MA $100,187 North Reading, MA $98,549 Nutting Lake, MA $100,187 Pinehurst, MA $100,187

Reading, MA $100,774 Tewksbury, MA $100,187 Tyngsboro, MA $100,187 Wakefield, MA $103,799 West Boxford, MA $98,614 Westford, MA $100,187 Wilmington, MA $99,387 Winchester, MA $103,827

Lynn, MA $103,827 Saugus, MA $103,827 Swampscott, MA $103,762 Nahant, MA $103,827 Amesbury, MA $98,111 Beverly, MA $103,576 Boxford, MA $98,614 Byfield, MA $98,549

Danvers, MA $98,456 Essex, MA $99,471 Gloucester, MA $99,619 Hamilton, MA $98,400 Hathorne, MA $98,456 Chilmark, MA $97,692 East Falmouth, MA $98,167 East Sandwich, MA $98,521

East Wareham, MA $97,972 Edgartown, MA $97,758 Falmouth, MA $98,009 Woods Hole, MA $98,009 Menemsha, MA $97,758 Monument Beach, MA $97,972 Nantucket, MA $97,758 North Falmouth, MA $98,037

Oak Bluffs, MA $97,786 Onset, MA $98,037 Pocasset, MA $98,009 Sagamore, MA $98,726 Sagamore Beach, MA $98,726 Sandwich, MA $98,530 Siasconset, MA $97,758 Silver Beach, MA $98,037

Vineyard Haven, MA $97,869 Wareham, MA $98,065 West Chop, MA $97,869 West Falmouth, MA $98,037 West Tisbury, MA $97,758 West Wareham, MA $98,102 Hyannis, MA $97,907 Barnstable, MA $98,232

Brewster, MA $97,758 Centerville, MA $98,195 Chatham, MA $97,758 Cotuit, MA $98,260 Ipswich, MA $98,400 Cummaquid, MA $97,935 Lynnfield, MA $101,109 Manchester, MA $99,852

Marblehead, MA $103,641 Middleton, MA $98,586 Newburyport, MA $98,428 Newbury, MA $98,614 Salisbury, MA $97,795 Peabody, MA $103,706 Prides Crossing, MA $100,960 Rockport, MA $99,610

Rowley, MA $98,456 Salem, MA $103,706 South Hamilton, MA $98,400 Topsfield, MA $98,549 Wenham, MA $98,428 West Newbury, MA $98,614 Accord, MA $100,727 Bellingham, MA $96,194

Brant Rock, MA $100,308 Canton, MA $100,727 Cohasset, MA $102,096 Dedham, MA $103,827 Dover, MA $103,734 East Mansfield, MA $100,727 Dennis, MA $97,758 Dennis Port, MA $97,758

East Dennis, MA $97,758 Eastham, MA $97,758 East Orleans, MA $97,758 Forestdale, MA $98,400 Harwich, MA $97,758 Harwich Port, MA $97,758 Hyannis Port, MA $97,897 Marstons Mills, MA $98,363

Mashpee, MA $98,428 North Chatham, MA $97,758 North Eastham, MA $99,014 North Truro, MA $100,262 Orleans, MA $97,758 Osterville, MA $98,074 Provincetown, MA $100,076 South Chatham, MA $97,758

South Dennis, MA $97,758 South Harwich, MA $97,758 South Orleans, MA $97,758 South Wellfleet, MA $99,014 South Yarmouth, MA $97,758 Truro, MA $99,014 Wellfleet, MA $99,014 West Barnstable, MA $98,409

West Chatham, MA $97,758 West Dennis, MA $97,758 West Harwich, MA $97,758 West Hyannisport, MA $98,111 West Yarmouth, MA $97,758 Yarmouth Port, MA $97,758 Assonet, MA $98,158 Attleboro, MA $96,473

Chartley, MA $100,727 Cuttyhunk, MA $98,065 Dartmouth, MA $98,223 Dighton, MA $97,180 East Freetown, MA $98,223 East Taunton, MA $100,569 Fairhaven, MA $98,223 Fall River, MA $98,223

Somerset, MA $98,130 Marion, MA $98,223 Mattapoisett, MA $98,223 New Bedford, MA $98,223 Acushnet, MA $98,223

Information Systems Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Information Systems Security Engineer'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

$93,297

Average $101,286/year

$110,376

$7,775

Average $8,440/month

$9,198

$1,794

Average $1,948/week

$2,123

$45

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,376	$9,198	$2,123	$53
Average	$101,286	$8,440	$1,948	$49
25th Percentile	$93,297	$7,775	$1,794	$45

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