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Information Security Analysts salary in Fremont, CA

Information Security Analysts in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $162,310 a year, an average of $159,070. About 3,730 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Information Security Analysts pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$162,310
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$159,070
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$61,860
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$246,070
Top of the range
People employed
3,730
In Fremont metro area
Rent share of median wage
21.5%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Fremont

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$2,905
per month, in Fremont, CA
Income needed for median rent
$116,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median information security analysts wage
$162,310
39.7% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
21.5%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$176,350
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Fremont area. Read the Fremont, CA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Information Security Analysts pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Spokane, WA
-34.6%
Median $106,190
Mean $119,480
Employed 120
Richmond, VA
-22.2%
Median $126,230
Mean $126,940
Employed 1,690
Baton Rouge, LA
-33.8%
Median $107,380
Mean $108,160
Employed 170
Norfolk, VA
-22.4%
Median $126,030
Mean $123,240
Employed 1,490
San Bernardino, CA
-29.2%
Median $114,970
Mean $123,060
Employed 350
Arlington, VA
-8.2%
Median $148,950
Mean $150,230
Employed 16,560
Boise City, ID
-34.7%
Median $106,020
Mean $117,600
Employed 410
Tacoma, WA
same
Median $161,780
Mean $162,580
Employed 4,700

See information security analysts pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $162,310 / year
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.