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Information Security Analysts

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1212 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-1212
Share of U.S. applications
0.40%
Applications on record
48,770
FY2025
5,180
Median offered wage
$135,000
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$135,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Information Security Analysts

2,7955,589FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,7955,589FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20123
FY2013145
FY2014824
FY20151,269
FY20161,851
FY20172,113
FY20184,156
FY20195,208
FY20205,010
FY20214,515
FY20225,589
FY20234,483
FY20244,804
FY20255,180
FY2026*3,620
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2,947673
FY20254,297883
FY20244,235569
FY20233,766717
FY20224,982607
FY20213,919596
FY20204,514496
FY20194,799409
FY20183,661495
FY20171,814299
FY20161,499352
FY20151,135134
FY20148222
FY20131450
FY201230
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP5,322
  2. Deloitte & Touche LLP3,974
  3. Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC1,544
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC842
  5. Google LLC719
  6. IBM Corporation464
  7. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.455
  8. KPMG LLP423
  9. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp419
  10. Visa Technology & Operations LLC372
  11. Facebook, Inc.371
  12. Synopsys, Inc.348
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Information Security Analysts: applications by worksite state

2+22+144+372+1,260+
2+22+144+372+1,260+
Data table
StateApplications
CA9,652
TX8,005
NY3,393
NJ3,064
WA2,630
IL2,513
VA2,130
MA2,024
GA1,974
FL1,478
NC1,410
PA1,260
MN803
AZ783
MI747
OH723
IN665
MD567
CO556
MO498
TN435
DC372
OR369
CT346
WI293
AR252
UT203
DE198
RI174
IA173
SC154
KY144
NV113
KS107
OK103
NE81
AL75
ID66
NH59
LA45
MS37
SD22
PR16
ME12
VT11
HI6
NM6
ND6
WY5
WV3
AK2
VI2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5,972
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,866
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,826
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,666
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,612
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,588
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,301
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA1,938
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,918
  10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,608
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $135,000; middle half $105,019 to $166,400 · median prevailing wage $116,834 (marker) · 11,244 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,467
  2. Level II4,151
  3. Level III2,387
  4. Level IV2,715
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Information Security Analyst2,383
  2. Advisory Senior Consultant1,174
  3. Information Security Analysts1,129
  4. Security Engineer1,054
  5. Advisory Manager890
  6. Security Analyst632
  7. Security Engineer II618
  8. Information Security Engineer536
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Madison, WI
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Richmond, VA
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Worcester, MA
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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