What's a Security Clearance Worth?

WHAT'S A SECURITY CLEARANCE WORTH? MORE THAN 4 MILLION U.S. CITIZENS HOLD FEDERAL SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR THEIR WORK; THEY INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. CLEARANCEJOBS.COM SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORT WIDE VARIETY IN THEIR LEVEL OF PAY, WHICH IS IMPACTED BY GEOGRAPHY, OCCUPATION, AND CLEARANCE LEVEL. $90,865 WHAT'S A SECURITY AVERAGE COMPENSATION CLEARANCE? This includes danger pay and bonuses and represents a 2.2% increase over 2010 Security clearance is a determination by the U.S. government that a person or company is eligible for access to classified information. A person or company cannot get a security clearance on their own. $135,154 4.2 MILLION 1 IN 5 AVERAGE COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE THE U.S. (OCONUS) AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO Survey respondents expect to change jobs (and/or) employers within the next year. HOLD SECURITY CLEARANCE AVERAGE SECURITY-CLEARED PROFESSIONAL* AGE WORK HOURS 5 29% 16-24 <39 3% 30.3% 40 53% 25-34 (25.3% 85-44 1.3%, 41-45 15% 25 5% 45-54 46-50 14% 55-64 12.1% 2% 51-55 65. 1.8% 3% 56-60 13% More than 60 GENDER 2,348 21% 79% 8,807 AVERAGE COMPENSATION BY EDUCATION LEVEL POST-GRADUATE DEGREE $128,076 MASTER'S DEGREE $110,776 CERTIFICATIONS $80,697 COLLEGE GRADUATE $92,117 SOME COLLEGE $78,168 HIGH SCHOOL $64,998 TELECOMMUTING NO. 1 BENEFIT REPORTED BY SECURITY-CLEARED PROFESSIONALS The Washington, D.C. area boasts the highest number of respondents, and working in the seat of government pays ABOUT $10,000 HIGHER THAN -those in the region earn on average $97,838 OTHER REGIONS. MOST COMMON AVERAGE COMPENSATION BY EMPLOYEE TYPE CLEARANCE LEVELS Department Of Defense Top Secret /SCI 2010 2011 38.8% 72.7% sa.21 Government contractor $98,221 O $100,497 Government employee 33.5% $83,577 ở $85,128 RESPONDENTS WHO REPORTED A WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE FOR THEIR JOBS Military Department Of Defense, Secret S68,262 O o $8,315 2010 AVERAGE COMPENSATION BY MILITARY BRANCH 2011 $71,480 $71,320 Air Force $66,099 S69,805 Army $69,388 - $68,778 Navy $67,294 -$64,320 Marine Corps AVERAGE COMPENSATION BY CLEARANCE LEVEL 2010 2011 $115,271 S95,542 Intelligence agency (FBI, CIA, NSA) $108,352 DoD Top Secret/SCI $92,292 $94,607 $90,973 DoD Top Secret $90,797 Department of Homeland Security $83,523 DoD Secret $80,753 $80,700 AVERAGE COMPENSATION BY OCCUPATION 2010 2011 Engineering $105,413 $101,972 $93,377 Information technology -$97,335 - $91,188 Finance $82,730- Intelligence $87,145 $78,090 -88,118 -$74,048 -$65,401 Logistics/security/construction Administration/legal/graphic arts $55,123 NOTE * The 2012 ClearanceJobs Compensation Survey was administered online by CLEARANCEJOBS.COM from November 2011 to January 2012. "Average Security-Cleared Professional" refers to the 11,436 respondents who completed the survey. ADDITIONAL SOURCE http://www.dni.gov/reports.htm MORE INFORMATION CLEARANCEJOBS.COM/SALARY • TWITTER.COM/CLEARANCEJOBS • FACEBOOK.COM/CLEARANCEJOBS ClearanceJobs.com A Dice Service