Sr Manager, Incident Response
UltraViolet Cyber
- HybridSan Jose, CA
- $175k–$205k a year
- CrowdStrike Falcon
- AWS
- NIST CSF
- Tenable / Nessus
Security Operations Leadership salary in 2026
From pay that employers published in security operations leadership job postings on BlueTeamJobs over the last year. Yearly US dollars; hourly and monthly pay is converted to a full-time year.
Summary
- Median
- $230,000
- Middle half of postings
- $182,000 – $263,000
- Based on
- 7 postings with pay
Light bar: 10th to 90th percentile ($173,000 – $291,000). Dark bar: the middle half. Line: median.
Based on fewer than 10 postings, so treat these numbers as a rough guide.
| Seniority | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead / manager | $230,000 | $182,000 – $263,000 | 7 |
| Work arrangement | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | $263,000 | $253,000 – $281,000 | 4 |
| Clearance | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No clearance | $245,000 | $200,000 – $265,000 | 6 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $266,000 | $228,000 – $297,000 | 3 |
Open Security Operations Leadership jobs with pay listed
Senior Manager, Security Operations Center
Rubrik
- On-sitePalo Alto, CA
- $213k–$319k a year
- CISSP
- CISM
- GCIH
- GCFA
Security Operations Center Manager (CBP)
Agile Defense
- HybridReston, VA
- $155k–$185k a year
- TS/SCI clearance
- CISSP
- CISM
- GCIH
- GCFA
Other blue team salaries
How we calculate this
Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its published range. We use postings first seen in the last year, including ones that have since closed, and leave out pay outside $25,000–$1,000,000 a year. Rows need at least three postings. Figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000.