Six Figure Work

IT & security jobs with a published base of $100K+

IT and security includes security engineering, detection and response, identity, governance and compliance, plus corporate IT and enterprise systems. AI labs, fintech companies and federal agencies all hire for it, and government listings often require a clearance or ask for one to be obtained.

Published pay at a glance

1,819 open postings from 503 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$150K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$180,800
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$125,500 and $182K
Median published range width
$53K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
53%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
18%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K437
  2. $125K - $150K423
  3. $150K - $175K368
  4. $175K - $200K269
  5. $200K - $225K127
  6. $225K - $250K62
  7. $250K - $275K53
  8. $275K - $300K33
  9. $300K - $325K24
  10. $325K - $350K8
  11. $350K - $375K2
  12. $375K - $400K2
  13. $400K+11

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

585 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 1,819 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

See all 1,819 jobs, with sort options

Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Anthropic55$300K
Lambda7$296K
Suno13$277K
Roblox6$269,600
OpenAI48$252K
Brex7$240K
Replit3$230K
Zoox8$228K
Danaher4$212,500
Vercel8$208K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (525), Virginia (182), New York (158), Washington (147), Maryland (105), Washington, DC (69), Texas (64), Illinois (54), Colorado (53), Massachusetts (49).

Of the 30% of postings that state a workplace: 20% remote, 40% hybrid, 40% on-site. 70% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.