Am I getting underpaid? Enty level SOC 1 Analyst. Defense Contractor.
Alright, so recently I applied for internal mobility within my job, and I have an interview this Wednesday for a Tier 1 SOC position. Now, on the job description, it says:
"Cybersecurity SOC Analyst Tier I
The likely salary range for this position is $72,877 - $98,599. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
- Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
- 0 or more years of experience or equivalent years of experience
- A qualifying certification to meet DoD CSSP Analyst requirements. (CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, PenTest+)
- Ability to obtain and maintain CompTIA CySA+, Splunk Core Certified User and Splunk Core Certified Power User certification (within 6 months of hire)
"
As far as certs and job expeirence I currently have:
Security+
Pentest+
A+
Net+
RHEL Certified
Real IT job experience would be this job that im currently at, which I have been at for about 9 months now.
I will graduate from my Associate's degree this year in Sys Administration.
I understand it is no guarantee, and it even says it is not a guarantee, but I was offered $28/hr, totaling to around 59k a year, the location is in Louisiana. My current job pays $24/hr. Im asking for a perspective from real people. Online sources told me the salary ranges from the one described above in the description but it's such a vast difference. What are your thoughts on this? For the people in this industry, does this look about right?