Cybersecurity salaries in Austria

executive (High quality data)

P25

€63,714

Median

€107,866

P75

€188,000

per month

€8,989

About €8,989 per month at the median.

Occupation: OEISCO-08 11 chief executives and board members, n=24,500. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. CISO-type roles sit in ISCO 13 when below board level. Same-cell alternatives: Stepstone 2025 IT and internet sector median 69,000 (all levels); Stepstone Management group median 72,750.

lead (High quality data)

P25

€52,682

Median

€76,171

P75

€100,150

per month

€6,348

About €6,348 per month at the median.

Occupation: OEISCO-08 13 managers in production and specialized services (includes ICT services directors, i.e. security leadership), n=68,100. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Band spans all experience levels incl part-time. Same-cell alternatives: AEB 'Fuehrende Taetigkeiten' band 50,723/77,214/113,521; kununu head of software development average 83,800 (n=154).

senior (High quality data)

P25

€39,263

Median

€59,352

P75

€79,770

per month

€4,946

About €4,946 per month at the median.

No separate security occupation exists in official statistics; security professionals are inside OEISCO-08 25 'Akademische und vergleichbare Fachkraefte in der ICT', n=99,300. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Band spans all experience levels incl part-time; senior zone roughly p50 to p75. Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 35 'Informations- und Kommunikationstechniker' band 33,898/52,675/71,701, n=36,200 (ops-heavy security roles); kununu Softwareentwickler after 10 years 72,200 as adjacent proxy.