Network Security Specialist Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Network Security Specialist make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Network Security Specialist in Massachusetts is $101,822 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,959
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,031 to $104,511
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $90,758

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Network Security Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,511	$8,709	$2,010	$50
Average	$101,822	$8,485	$1,958	$49
25th Percentile	$96,031	$8,003	$1,847	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Network Security Specialist Salaries

A Network Security Specialist'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 Network Security Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network Security Specialist'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): $83,012
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,662
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $127,487
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $147,246
Expert (over 8 years): $167,254

Levels	Salary
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$83,012
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$101,662
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$127,487
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$147,246
Network S... Level Network Security Specialist	$167,254

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How Do Network Security Specialist 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 Network Security Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,619.
California: $103,226.
Massachusetts: $101,850.

District of Columbia $103,619 California $103,226 Massachusetts $101,850 Washington $101,476 New Jersey $101,439 Alaska $101,308 Connecticut $100,016 New York $99,492

Hawaii $97,817 Rhode Island $97,031 Maryland $96,497 Minnesota $95,767 Colorado $95,487 Illinois $95,393 Oregon $95,037 Delaware $94,775

New Hampshire $94,611 Virginia $94,242 Pennsylvania $93,166 Nevada $92,623 North Dakota $92,445 Michigan $92,164 Wisconsin $92,061 Vermont $91,855

Texas $91,284 Maine $91,247 Arizona $91,191 Ohio $91,125 Georgia $90,264 Indiana $89,834 Wyoming $89,750 Utah $89,619

Iowa $89,563 Kansas $89,113 Louisiana $88,982 North Carolina $88,935 Missouri $88,917 Florida $88,552 Montana $88,355 Nebraska $88,168

Kentucky $88,065 South Carolina $87,691 Tennessee $87,457 Idaho $87,363 New Mexico $86,680 Oklahoma $86,530 Alabama $85,978 South Dakota $85,052

Arkansas $84,546 West Virginia $84,275 Mississippi $83,461

Top Paying Cities for Network Security Specialists

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: $96,993
Amherst: $96,713
Barre: $97,864

Agawam, MA $96,993 Amherst, MA $96,713 Barre, MA $97,864 Belchertown, MA $96,834 Blandford, MA $96,741 Bondsville, MA $96,872 Brimfield, MA $96,684 Chester, MA $95,758

Chesterfield, MA $96,179 Chicopee, MA $96,993 Cummington, MA $95,758 Easthampton, MA $96,928 East Longmeadow, MA $96,993 East Otis, MA $97,124 Feeding Hills, MA $96,993 Gilbertville, MA $97,489

Goshen, MA $96,151 Granby, MA $96,965 Granville, MA $96,872 Hadley, MA $96,778 Hampden, MA $96,993 Hardwick, MA $97,555 Hatfield, MA $96,741 Haydenville, MA $96,591

Holyoke, MA $96,993 Huntington, MA $96,778 Leeds, MA $96,741 Leverett, MA $96,684 Ludlow, MA $96,993 Monson, MA $96,872 North Amherst, MA $96,872 Northampton, MA $96,806

Florence, MA $96,806 North Hatfield, MA $96,731 Oakham, MA $98,023 Palmer, MA $96,872 Plainfield, MA $95,758 Russell, MA $96,872 Shutesbury, MA $96,834 Southampton, MA $96,965

South Barre, MA $97,929 South Hadley, MA $96,965 Southwick, MA $96,993 Thorndike, MA $96,872 Three Rivers, MA $96,928 Wales, MA $96,684 Ware, MA $97,517 Warren, MA $97,227

West Chesterfield, MA $95,702 Westfield, MA $96,993 West Hatfield, MA $96,684 West Springfield, MA $96,993 West Warren, MA $97,630 Whately, MA $96,525 Wheelwright, MA $97,892 Wilbraham, MA $96,993

Williamsburg, MA $96,553 Woronoco, MA $96,900 Worthington, MA $95,795 Springfield, MA $96,993 Longmeadow, MA $96,993 Indian Orchard, MA $96,993 Pittsfield, MA $96,011 Adams, MA $95,917

Ashley Falls, MA $97,667 Becket, MA $95,917 Berkshire, MA $96,011 Cheshire, MA $96,011 Dalton, MA $96,011 Glendale, MA $95,983 Great Barrington, MA $95,730 Hinsdale, MA $96,011

Housatonic, MA $95,852 Lanesboro, MA $96,011 Lee, MA $95,983 Lenox, MA $96,011 Lenox Dale, MA $96,011 Middlefield, MA $95,889 Mill River, MA $96,844 Monterey, MA $95,730

North Adams, MA $95,795 North Egremont, MA $95,936 Otis, MA $95,702 Richmond, MA $96,011 Sandisfield, MA $97,209 Savoy, MA $95,889 Sheffield, MA $97,059 South Egremont, MA $96,123

Southfield, MA $97,527 South Lee, MA $95,983 Stockbridge, MA $95,983 Tyringham, MA $95,852 West Stockbridge, MA $95,945 Williamstown, MA $95,795 Windsor, MA $95,983 Greenfield, MA $96,245

Ashfield, MA $95,814 Athol, MA $97,976 Bernardston, MA $96,207 Buckland, MA $95,683 Charlemont, MA $95,458 Colrain, MA $95,777 Conway, MA $96,104 Deerfield, MA $96,273

Drury, MA $95,187 Erving, MA $96,872 Heath, MA $95,458 Lake Pleasant, MA $96,441 Millers Falls, MA $96,357 Monroe Bridge, MA $95,093 Montague, MA $96,441 Gill, MA $96,797

New Salem, MA $97,171 Northfield, MA $96,797 Orange, MA $97,648 Petersham, MA $97,957 Rowe, MA $95,243 Royalston, MA $98,126 Shelburne Falls, MA $95,767 South Deerfield, MA $96,422

Sunderland, MA $96,507 Turners Falls, MA $96,357 Warwick, MA $97,658 Wendell, MA $96,797 Wendell Depot, MA $97,143 Fitchburg, MA $98,902 Ashburnham, MA $98,444 Ashby, MA $100,222

Ayer, MA $100,475 Devens, MA $100,400 Baldwinville, MA $98,285 East Templeton, MA $98,313 Gardner, MA $98,491 Westminster, MA $98,491 Groton, MA $100,568 Harvard, MA $100,559

Hubbardston, MA $97,892 Leominster, MA $97,929 Littleton, MA $100,718 Lunenburg, MA $100,259 Pepperell, MA $100,568 Shirley, MA $100,362 Still River, MA $100,503 Templeton, MA $98,313

Townsend, MA $100,390 West Groton, MA $100,437 West Townsend, MA $100,353 Winchendon, MA $98,098 Winchendon Springs, MA $98,079 Auburn, MA $98,144 North Dartmouth, MA $98,743 South Dartmouth, MA $98,743

North Attleboro, MA $96,956 Plainville, MA $96,890 Attleboro Falls, MA $96,918 North Dighton, MA $96,862 Norton, MA $101,233 Raynham, MA $101,261 Raynham Center, MA $101,261 Rehoboth, MA $96,984

Rochester, MA $98,743 Seekonk, MA $96,984 Swansea, MA $96,890 Berkley, MA $98,800 Taunton, MA $101,167 Westport, MA $98,743 Westport Point, MA $98,743 Berlin, MA $98,079

Cataumet, MA $98,528 Blackstone, MA $96,862 Boylston, MA $98,144 Brookfield, MA $97,957 Charlton, MA $98,079 Charlton City, MA $98,079 Charlton Depot, MA $98,079 Clinton, MA $98,079

East Brookfield, MA $98,051 Douglas, MA $97,985 East Princeton, MA $98,023 Fiskdale, MA $97,864 Grafton, MA $98,144 Holden, MA $98,144 Holland, MA $97,817 Jefferson, MA $98,144

Lancaster, MA $97,985 Leicester, MA $98,144 Linwood, MA $97,929 Manchaug, MA $98,144 Millbury, MA $98,144 Millville, MA $96,769 New Braintree, MA $97,929 Northborough, MA $98,144

Northbridge, MA $98,116 North Brookfield, MA $98,023 North Grafton, MA $98,144 North Oxford, MA $98,144 North Uxbridge, MA $97,929 Oxford, MA $98,116 Princeton, MA $98,051 Rochdale, MA $98,144

Rutland, MA $98,144 Shrewsbury, MA $98,144 Southbridge, MA $97,929 South Grafton, MA $98,144 South Lancaster, MA $98,051 Spencer, MA $98,144 Sterling, MA $98,079 Sturbridge, MA $97,892

Upton, MA $98,079 Uxbridge, MA $97,957 Webster, MA $97,957 Dudley, MA $97,957 Westborough, MA $98,144 West Boylston, MA $98,144 West Brookfield, MA $97,929 West Millbury, MA $98,144

Whitinsville, MA $98,079 Sutton, MA $98,144 Worcester, MA $98,144 East Walpole, MA $101,261 Cherry Valley, MA $98,144 Paxton, MA $98,144 Framingham, MA $100,980 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $100,718

Boxborough, MA $100,653 Acton, MA $100,653 Ashland, MA $97,892 Bedford, MA $100,690 Hanscom Afb, MA $102,468 Bolton, MA $97,957 Carlisle, MA $100,718 Concord, MA $100,624

Fayville, MA $97,957 Holliston, MA $100,915 Hopedale, MA $97,929 Hopkinton, MA $97,985 Hudson, MA $97,985 Marlborough, MA $98,023 Maynard, MA $100,531 Mendon, MA $97,929

Milford, MA $97,929 Natick, MA $104,218 Sherborn, MA $104,162 Southborough, MA $97,985 Foxboro, MA $101,261 Franklin, MA $98,893 Greenbush, MA $101,074 Green Harbor, MA $101,046

Hingham, MA $102,730 Hull, MA $104,377 Humarock, MA $101,074 Mansfield, MA $101,261 Marshfield, MA $101,046 Marshfield Hills, MA $101,046 Medfield, MA $102,646 Medway, MA $100,980

Millis, MA $101,046 Minot, MA $101,074 Norfolk, MA $101,139 North Marshfield, MA $101,046 North Scituate, MA $101,046 Norwell, MA $101,139 Norwood, MA $101,261 Ocean Bluff, MA $101,046

Scituate, MA $101,046 Sharon, MA $101,261 Sheldonville, MA $98,940 South Walpole, MA $101,195 Stoughton, MA $101,261 Walpole, MA $101,233 Westwood, MA $102,740 Wrentham, MA $101,102

Boston, MA $104,377 Roxbury, MA $104,377 Roxbury Crossing, MA $104,377 Dorchester, MA $104,377 Dorchester Center, MA $104,377 Mattapan, MA $104,377 Charlestown, MA $104,377 Jamaica Plain, MA $104,377

Roslindale, MA $104,377 West Roxbury, MA $104,377 Allston, MA $104,377 Brighton, MA $104,377 Hyde Park, MA $104,377 Readville, MA $104,377 Cambridge, MA $104,377 Somerville, MA $104,377

Malden, MA $104,377 Everett, MA $104,377 Chelsea, MA $104,377 Revere, MA $104,377 Winthrop, MA $104,377 Medford, MA $104,377 West Medford, MA $104,377 Quincy, MA $104,377

Melrose, MA $104,377 Stoneham, MA $104,377 Braintree, MA $101,261 Milton, MA $104,377 Milton Village, MA $104,377 Weymouth, MA $101,261 East Weymouth, MA $101,261 South Weymouth, MA $101,261

North Weymouth, MA $101,261 East Boston, MA $104,377 Brockton, MA $101,261 Avon, MA $101,261 Bridgewater, MA $101,261 Bryantville, MA $101,195 Carver, MA $99,707 Duxbury, MA $100,980

East Bridgewater, MA $101,261 Easton, MA $101,261 Elmwood, MA $101,261 Halifax, MA $101,195 Hanover, MA $101,195 Hanson, MA $101,261 Holbrook, MA $101,261 Middleboro, MA $99,801

Manomet, MA $99,979 Lakeville, MA $98,584 Monponsett, MA $101,233 Abington, MA $101,261 North Carver, MA $101,046 North Easton, MA $101,261 North Pembroke, MA $101,167 Pembroke, MA $101,195

Plymouth, MA $100,119 Kingston, MA $101,008 South Carver, MA $98,491 Plympton, MA $101,102 Randolph, MA $101,261 Rockland, MA $101,261 South Easton, MA $101,261 West Bridgewater, MA $101,261

White Horse Beach, MA $100,044 Whitman, MA $101,261 Lexington, MA $104,377 Brookline, MA $104,377 Brookline Village, MA $104,377 Waltham, MA $104,377 North Waltham, MA $104,377 New Town, MA $104,377

Babson Park, MA $104,377 Newton, MA $104,377 Newton Center, MA $104,377 Newtonville, MA $104,377 Newton Highlands, MA $104,377 Newton Lower Falls, MA $104,377 Newton Upper Falls, MA $104,377 West Newton, MA $104,377

Auburndale, MA $104,377 Chestnut Hill, MA $104,377 Waban, MA $104,377 Watertown, MA $104,377 Arlington, MA $104,377 Arlington Heights, MA $104,377 Belmont, MA $104,377 Waverley, MA $104,377

Wellesley Hills, MA $104,377 Wellesley, MA $104,349 Needham, MA $104,377 Weston, MA $104,377 Needham Heights, MA $104,377 Nonantum, MA $104,377 Buzzards Bay, MA $98,463 Lincoln, MA $104,312

Stow, MA $100,531 Sudbury, MA $104,162 Wayland, MA $104,218 Woodville, MA $98,051 Woburn, MA $104,377 Burlington, MA $102,506 Andover, MA $99,136 Billerica, MA $100,718

Chelmsford, MA $100,718 Dracut, MA $100,718 Dunstable, MA $100,568 Haverhill, MA $99,136 Georgetown, MA $99,136 Groveland, MA $99,136 Lawrence, MA $99,136 Methuen, MA $99,136

North Andover, MA $99,136 Lowell, MA $100,718 Merrimac, MA $99,071 North Billerica, MA $100,718 North Chelmsford, MA $100,718 North Reading, MA $99,071 Nutting Lake, MA $100,718 Pinehurst, MA $100,718

Reading, MA $101,308 Tewksbury, MA $100,718 Tyngsboro, MA $100,718 Wakefield, MA $104,349 West Boxford, MA $99,136 Westford, MA $100,718 Wilmington, MA $99,913 Winchester, MA $104,377

Lynn, MA $104,377 Saugus, MA $104,377 Swampscott, MA $104,312 Nahant, MA $104,377 Amesbury, MA $98,631 Beverly, MA $104,125 Boxford, MA $99,136 Byfield, MA $99,071

Danvers, MA $98,977 Essex, MA $99,997 Gloucester, MA $100,147 Hamilton, MA $98,921 Hathorne, MA $98,977 Chilmark, MA $98,210 East Falmouth, MA $98,687 East Sandwich, MA $99,043

East Wareham, MA $98,491 Edgartown, MA $98,275 Falmouth, MA $98,528 Woods Hole, MA $98,528 Menemsha, MA $98,275 Monument Beach, MA $98,491 Nantucket, MA $98,275 North Falmouth, MA $98,556

Oak Bluffs, MA $98,304 Onset, MA $98,556 Pocasset, MA $98,528 Sagamore, MA $99,249 Sagamore Beach, MA $99,249 Sandwich, MA $99,052 Siasconset, MA $98,275 Silver Beach, MA $98,556

Vineyard Haven, MA $98,388 Wareham, MA $98,584 West Chop, MA $98,388 West Falmouth, MA $98,556 West Tisbury, MA $98,275 West Wareham, MA $98,622 Hyannis, MA $98,425 Barnstable, MA $98,753

Brewster, MA $98,275 Centerville, MA $98,715 Chatham, MA $98,275 Cotuit, MA $98,781 Ipswich, MA $98,921 Cummaquid, MA $98,453 Lynnfield, MA $101,645 Manchester, MA $100,381

Marblehead, MA $104,190 Middleton, MA $99,108 Newburyport, MA $98,949 Newbury, MA $99,136 Salisbury, MA $98,313 Peabody, MA $104,256 Prides Crossing, MA $101,495 Rockport, MA $100,138

Rowley, MA $98,977 Salem, MA $104,256 South Hamilton, MA $98,921 Topsfield, MA $99,071 Wenham, MA $98,949 West Newbury, MA $99,136 Accord, MA $101,261 Bellingham, MA $96,703

Brant Rock, MA $100,840 Canton, MA $101,261 Cohasset, MA $102,637 Dedham, MA $104,377 Dover, MA $104,284 East Mansfield, MA $101,261 Dennis, MA $98,275 Dennis Port, MA $98,275

East Dennis, MA $98,275 Eastham, MA $98,275 East Orleans, MA $98,275 Forestdale, MA $98,921 Harwich, MA $98,275 Harwich Port, MA $98,275 Hyannis Port, MA $98,416 Marstons Mills, MA $98,884

Mashpee, MA $98,949 North Chatham, MA $98,275 North Eastham, MA $99,539 North Truro, MA $100,793 Orleans, MA $98,275 Osterville, MA $98,594 Provincetown, MA $100,606 South Chatham, MA $98,275

South Dennis, MA $98,275 South Harwich, MA $98,275 South Orleans, MA $98,275 South Wellfleet, MA $99,539 South Yarmouth, MA $98,275 Truro, MA $99,539 Wellfleet, MA $99,539 West Barnstable, MA $98,931

West Chatham, MA $98,275 West Dennis, MA $98,275 West Harwich, MA $98,275 West Hyannisport, MA $98,631 West Yarmouth, MA $98,275 Yarmouth Port, MA $98,275 Assonet, MA $98,678 Attleboro, MA $96,984

Chartley, MA $101,261 Cuttyhunk, MA $98,584 Dartmouth, MA $98,743 Dighton, MA $97,695 East Freetown, MA $98,743 East Taunton, MA $101,102 Fairhaven, MA $98,743 Fall River, MA $98,743

Somerset, MA $98,650 Marion, MA $98,743 Mattapoisett, MA $98,743 New Bedford, MA $98,743 Acushnet, MA $98,743

Network Security Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network Security Specialist'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

$96,031

Average $101,822/year

$104,511

$8,003

Average $8,485/month

$8,709

$1,847

Average $1,958/week

$2,010

$46

Average $49/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,511	$8,709	$2,010	$50
Average	$101,822	$8,485	$1,958	$49
25th Percentile	$96,031	$8,003	$1,847	$46

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