Information Security Analysts in Mississippi

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Information Security Analysts in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Information Security Analysts in Mississippi is growing faster than average.

• Information Security Analysts in Mississippi earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Information Security Analysts Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 340 people working as Information Security Analysts in the year 2018.

There were 330 Information Security Analysts employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 980 Information Security Analysts working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Information Security Analysts than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Information Security Analysts in this state are growing at a rate of 20.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 28.5%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 360 total jobs in 2026 for Information Security Analysts in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,400 annual jobs and 128,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Information Security Analysts Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Information Security Analysts ranged from $41,680 to $113,420 with $63,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.04 to $54.53. The median hourly rate was $30.31.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $31.66 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.35.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Mississippi Metros for Information Security Analysts

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Information Security Analysts.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	310	$79,740
Jackson, MS	130	$66,670
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	40	$65,880

Top States for Information Security Analysts Employment

The table below shows the states where most Information Security Analysts work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Virginia	14,180	$108,580
Texas	8,520	$100,490
California	7,830	$109,200
New York	6,930	$113,650
Florida	5,600	$89,160
Maryland	4,990	$109,750
Illinois	3,780	$95,950
Colorado	3,590	$98,090
North Carolina	3,570	$103,470
Ohio	3,530	$89,370
New Jersey	3,480	$118,760
Massachusetts	3,260	$103,740
Pennsylvania	2,960	$95,580
Georgia	2,910	$90,600
Missouri	2,850	$86,460
Minnesota	2,690	$95,360
Washington	2,690	$105,080
Arizona	2,570	$93,370
Tennessee	1,680	$79,770
District of Columbia	1,660	$117,850

Below are the states where Information Security Analysts get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$118,760
District of Columbia	$117,850
New York	$113,650
Maryland	$109,750
California	$109,200
Virginia	$108,580
Connecticut	$107,670
Rhode Island	$107,670
Washington	$105,080
Delaware	$104,550

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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