How much do Information Security Analysts make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Information Security Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $78,870 and the 90th percentile is $168,050. The difference is $89,180, which is 62.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $103,320 to the 75th at $153,310, covers $49,990.

The mean annual wage is $132,540, which sits below the median of $143,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $129,180 for Information Security Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $146,337, which is 13.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $131,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $143,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information Security Analysts at $146,337 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Information Security Analysts. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 2nd of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $129,670 and employment of 860. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,897, against $146,337 here.
• Burlington, NC is 56 miles away, with a median of $103,140 and employment of 50. That median is 28.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,670, against $146,337 here.
• Fayetteville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $99,030 and employment of 70. That median is 31.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,667, against $146,337 here.

Employment share

Information Security Analysts accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (2,510 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (190,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.