What does it cost to hire a cybersecurity professional in Bangladesh?

Salaries in Bangladesh range from about $4,500 for a SOC Analyst up to $55,000 for a CISO.

What is the true first-year cost of a Security Engineer hire in Bangladesh?

On a $14,000 salary, budget roughly $3,500 in employer on-costs. A recruitment agency at 20% adds about $2,800, taking the first year to $20,300. Posting the role directly instead costs $299, saving about $2,501.

Where is the best place to post a cybersecurity job in Bangladesh?

A specialist security board reaches candidates who are actively applying to security roles, rather than a generalist audience you have to filter. Our postings are direct-apply, so candidates go straight to your applicant tracking system.

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What to pay, what a hire really costs, how competitive the market is, and where to post - built on live data from Bangladesh's security job market.

What to pay in Bangladesh

Benchmark ranges by role, refreshed quarterly.

Role	Typical pay (USD)	Local
CISO	$26k - $55k	৳3.12M–৳6.6M
Senior Security Engineer	$15k - $30k	৳1.8M–৳3.6M
Cloud Security Engineer	$10k - $24k	৳1.2M–৳2.88M
AppSec Engineer	$10k - $22k	৳1.2M–৳2.64M
Security Engineer	$8k - $20k	৳960k–৳2.4M
Penetration Tester	$8k - $17k	৳900k–৳2.04M
GRC Analyst	$6k - $14k	৳720k–৳1.68M
SOC Analyst	$5k - $11k	৳540k–৳1.32M

What a Security Engineer hire really costs

On a $14,000 salary in Bangladesh. On-costs (~25%) and the agency fee (~20%) are labeled, industry-standard estimates.

Via a recruitment agency

$20,300

$14,000 salary + $3,500 on-costs + $2,800 agency fee

Posting the role directly

$17,799

Same salary + on-costs, but $299 to post. Saves about $2,501.

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Frequently asked questions

What does it cost to hire a cybersecurity professional in Bangladesh?: Salaries in Bangladesh range from about $4,500 for a SOC Analyst up to $55,000 for a CISO.
What is the true first-year cost of a Security Engineer hire in Bangladesh?: On a $14,000 salary, budget roughly $3,500 in employer on-costs. A recruitment agency at 20% adds about $2,800, taking the first year to $20,300. Posting the role directly instead costs $299, saving about $2,501.
Where is the best place to post a cybersecurity job in Bangladesh?: A specialist security board reaches candidates who are actively applying to security roles, rather than a generalist audience you have to filter. Our postings are direct-apply, so candidates go straight to your applicant tracking system.

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