What is the average cybersecurity salary in District of Columbia?

Measured from 76 live job postings in District of Columbia that disclose pay, the median cybersecurity salary is $200,550, with the middle half of roles falling between $171,750 and $256,500. These are real advertised ranges from company career pages, not survey estimates.

How does District of Columbia cybersecurity pay compare to the rest of the US?

District of Columbia's disclosed median runs about 4% above the median across all US states we track ($192,250). Remote roles complicate the picture: many pay to a national band regardless of where you sit.

Which cybersecurity jobs pay the most in District of Columbia?

Per-role samples inside one state are usually too small to publish honestly, but the national pattern holds everywhere: security engineering, cloud security, and AppSec lead individual-contributor pay, with CISO and security leadership above them. See the US salary leaderboard for role-by-role bands.

Where do these numbers come from?

From live cybersecurity job postings we aggregate hourly across 240+ security companies, keeping only postings that disclose a salary range and pass plausibility checks. Only ~14% of security postings publish pay, so the sample skews toward larger, transparency-friendly employers.

Cybersecurity salary by state

Cybersecurity salary in District of Columbia

Measured from live job postings in District of Columbia that disclose pay - real advertised ranges from company career pages, updated daily. Not a survey.

Median

$200,550

25th percentile

$171,750

75th percentile

$256,500

Disclosed postings

76

Across all US states we track, the disclosed median is $192,250 - District of Columbia runs 4% above it.

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Live District of Columbia roles with salary disclosed

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Security Architect - U.S. Public Sector

Okta Washington, DC

$216,000 - $297,000Security EngineeringHybrid

Posted Oct 30

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Threat Intelligence Analyst

Recorded Future Washington, DC

$92,500 - $139,000Threat IntelligenceHybrid

Posted Oct 28

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Staff, Third Party Risk Management

Okta Bellevue, Washington+5 more

$148,000 - $204,000GRCHybrid

Posted Oct 20

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Staff Security Risk Analyst

Okta Bellevue, Washington+5 more

$148,000 - $204,000GRCHybrid

Posted Oct 20

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Staff Product Manager - Okta Identity Governance

Okta Bellevue, Washington+4 more

$196,000 - $269,000Identity & AccessHybrid

Posted Oct 20

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GRC Engineer

CapeDC

$155,000 - $185,000GRCHybrid

Posted Oct 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average cybersecurity salary in District of Columbia?: Measured from 76 live job postings in District of Columbia that disclose pay, the median cybersecurity salary is $200,550, with the middle half of roles falling between $171,750 and $256,500. These are real advertised ranges from company career pages, not survey estimates.
How does District of Columbia cybersecurity pay compare to the rest of the US?: District of Columbia's disclosed median runs about 4% above the median across all US states we track ($192,250). Remote roles complicate the picture: many pay to a national band regardless of where you sit.
Which cybersecurity jobs pay the most in District of Columbia?: Per-role samples inside one state are usually too small to publish honestly, but the national pattern holds everywhere: security engineering, cloud security, and AppSec lead individual-contributor pay, with CISO and security leadership above them. See the US salary leaderboard for role-by-role bands.
Where do these numbers come from?: From live cybersecurity job postings we aggregate hourly across 240+ security companies, keeping only postings that disclose a salary range and pass plausibility checks. Only ~14% of security postings publish pay, so the sample skews toward larger, transparency-friendly employers.