California · 2025 pay · 138 people
How much does an IT security analyst make in California?
$132,481typical pay for a IT security analyst in 2025
$100,339 – $177,507what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 60.4% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where IT security analysts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Los Angeles64 people$144,860
- University of California, Davis33 people$138,247
- University of California, Irvine19 people$138,662
- University of California, Riverside8 people$110,568
- University of California, Merced5 people$91,233
- Humboldt County2 people$73,486
- Santa Clara County2 people$200,706
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District2 people$106,677
- City of Redlands1 person$92,664
- Foothill Transit1 person$88,355
- Turlock Irrigation District1 person$101,061
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- IT Security Analyst 25 people$87,887
- IT Security Analyst6 people$106,677
- IT Security Analyst 357 people$107,824
- IT Security Analyst 439 people$153,971
- IT Security Analyst 528 people$197,404
Highest-paid IT security analysts, 2025
Common questions
How much does an IT security analyst make in California?
The typical IT security analyst was paid $132,481 in 2025; most earned between $100,339 and $177,507. This counts all 138 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for IT security analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is IT Security Analyst, at any level (for example "IT Security Analyst 2"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this