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PERM occupation, SOC 15-1212.00, #35 of 1,410 by filings
Information Security Analysts
- Biggest sponsor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC · 3% of its filings
- Busiest state
- CA · 27% of its filings
- Major group
- Computer and mathematical · SOC 15
Weighing an offer for this job?
Where it falls among certified offers, and the four wage levels DOL sets for it by area.
Median wage
$141,000
all PERM $103,272
Filings
1,982
#35 of 1,410
Approval
98.6%
field 96.8%
Median days
473
4 faster than the field
What it pays
Where its median offer sits among every occupation, then the whole ladder of certified offers by year and by state.
Median offered wage
$141,000above 89%
Approval rate
98.6%ahead of 77%
Median days to decision
473 daysahead of 57%
Each bar counts occupations at that value. More
- 5th to 95th
- 25th to 75th
- Median
- 10th and 90th
FY2024
$135,304 median · 424 certified cases
FY2025
$140,650 median · 831 certified cases
FY2026
$143,629 median · 626 certified cases
- 10th
- $102,606
- +7.9% since FY2024
- Median
- $143,629
- +6.2% since FY2024
- 90th
- $193,110
- +5.4% since FY2024
- 95th
- $210,000
- +5.9% since FY2024
Each row is that fiscal year's certified filings, counted on their own. A percentile is over the year, so a year with far fewer cases behind it is a thinner measurement than one with more.
| Fiscal year | Cases | 5th | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 424 | $85,581 | $95,098 | $116,089 | $135,304 | $159,300 | $183,273 | $198,317 |
| FY2025 | 831 | $88,457 | $98,900 | $119,891 | $140,650 | $164,570 | $185,000 | $200,090 |
| FY2026 | 626 | $92,081 | $102,606 | $123,992 | $143,629 | $166,088 | $193,110 | $210,000 |
A median answers whether pay moved. More
- 5th to 95th
- 25th to 75th
- Median
- 10th and 90th
CA
$160,350 median · 510 certified cases
TX
$140,000 median · 289 certified cases
| State | Cases | 5th | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 510 | $109,491 | $117,894 | $136,589 | $160,350 | $180,562 | $205,000 | $218,222 |
| TX | 289 | $87,445 | $100,160 | $121,659 | $140,000 | $151,500 | $168,400 | $182,105 |
One SOC code, one federal process, and a wage range that moves with the state. More
Who files it
The sponsors and firms with the most PERM filings under this code, the places the work sits, and who the workers were.
Sponsors filing it
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC 50 filings · 87.2% approved
- Salesforce, Inc. 39 filings · 97.4% approved
- Visa Technology & Operations LLC 34 filings · 100.0% approved
- Microsoft Corporation 31 filings · 100.0% approved
- DELOITTE TOUCHE LLP 30 filings · 100.0% approved
- Citibank, N.A. 29 filings
How this is counted
The employers with the most applications under this code. 213 of 1,982 filings, 11% of the total.
Firms filing it
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy,LLP 424 filings · 99.5% approved
- Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP 186 filings · 99.4% approved
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 87 filings · 100.0% approved
- Erickson Immigration Group 80 filings · 98.8% approved
- Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. 75 filings · 100.0% approved
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP 72 filings · 97.2% approved
How this is counted
The law firms named on the most applications under this code. 924 of 1,982 filings, 47% of the total.
Where the jobs are
- California 534
- Texas 303
- New York 179
- Washington 110
- Georgia 86
- Illinois 84
How this is counted
The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 6 states cover 1,296 of 1,982 filings.
Where the work is
- New York, NY 152
- San Francisco, CA 118
- Austin, TX 59
- Dallas, TX 59
- San Jose, CA 58
- Atlanta, GA 53
How this is counted
The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 499 of 1,982 filings.
- Every sponsor that files it, by state, approval rate, offered wage and time to a decision
- Every filing for it, PERM, wage requests and H-1B, case by case
Newspapers it advertised in
- 198 cases
San Francisco Chronicle
- 149 cases
The Dallas Morning News
- 126 cases
The Mercury News
- 123 cases
The New York Times
- 84 cases
The Seattle Times
- 72 cases
The Washington Post
How this is counted
The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.
Additional steps it used
- 1,409 cases
Job search websites
- 1,236 cases
Local or ethnic newspapers
- 746 cases
The employer's website
- 393 cases
Employee referral programs
- 370 cases
Trade or professional organizations
- 350 cases
Radio or TV ads
How this is counted
The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.
How long before filing it began
- 0.0%
Under 30 days
- 0.1%
30 to 59 days
- 19%
60 to 89 days
- 27%
90 to 119 days
- 21%
120 to 149 days
- 33%
150 to 180 days
- 0.2%
Over 180 days
How this is counted
Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.
Who filled these jobs, FY2016 to FY2023
From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.
Country of citizenship
- India 41
- China 1
- Israel 1
- Spain 1
Worker's education
- Master's 32
- Bachelor's 12
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 38
- F-1 2
- J-2 1
- L-1 1
Schools
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 3
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3
- JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 2
- THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2
- ANNA UNIVERSITY 1
Fields of study
- COMPUTER SCIENCE 8
- COMPUTER ENGINEERING 4
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 4
- ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 3
- APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE 2
- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 2
The job itself
What O*NET says the work is, what the market pays it by BLS's survey, its outlook, and DOL's wage levels year by year.
- United States190,650 jobs
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNew York
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CASan Francisco
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXAustin
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXDallas
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CASan Jose
- middle half of pay (BLS)
- median
- 10th to 90th percentile
- DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
- median PERM offer
| Area | BLS median | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $129,180 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $140,470 | $95,368 | $122,200 | $149,011 | $175,843 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $162,310 | $87,651 | $123,178 | $158,725 | $194,251 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $134,100 | $87,090 | $111,862 | $136,656 | $161,429 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $133,610 | $88,858 | $111,218 | $133,557 | $155,917 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $176,120 | $104,187 | $150,218 | $196,248 | $242,278 |
How these figures fit together
BLS surveys employers on what they pay everyone in a job; DOL builds its four levels from the same survey a year later (the July 2026 wage year uses BLS's May 2025 estimates). DOL publishes levels by area, not nationally, so the United States line has none. Levels are hourly in DOL's tables; here they're shown a year at 2,080 hours, as DOL computes them. The metros are the ones holding the most of this job's PERM filings, placed by Census's county files.
The block is the middle half of what employers report paying everyone in this job, citizen or not; the ticks under it are DOL's four prevailing wage levels for that metro, the floors a PERM or H-1B offer is held to. More
DOL's levels for this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, year by year
Each July DOL resets the four levels from BLS's newest survey. A determination keeps the figures of the year it was issued in.
| Wage year | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $95,368 | $122,200 | $149,011 | $175,843 |
| 2025-26 | $94,016 | $120,286 | $146,557 | $172,827 |
| 2024-25 | $92,726 | $119,496 | $146,286 | $173,056 |
| 2023-24 | $89,898 | $114,795 | $139,672 | $164,570 |
| 2022-23 | $85,758 | $109,990 | $134,222 | $158,454 |
What the job is
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
- Preparation
- Considerable Preparation Needed
- O*NET Job Zone 4
- DOL's education basis
- Bachelor's degree
- Wage year 2026-27, on DOL's Appendix A list
- Jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +21.0%
- About 14,100 openings a year (BLS)
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
- Less than 5 years of related work (BLS)
Bright Outlook O*NET OnLine lists this job for rapid growth.
The work, most important first
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
The education workers in it report
- 7%
Post-Secondary Certificate
- 13%
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
- 53%
Bachelor's Degree
- 23%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Titles people use for it
Information Security Officer, Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO), Information Technology Security Analyst (IT Security Analyst), Network Security Analyst, Information Security Specialist, Information Systems Security Analyst, Security Analyst, Systems Analyst.
Related jobs: Information Security Engineers, Penetration Testers, Digital Forensics Analysts, Network and Computer Systems Administrators, Computer Systems Analysts, Computer Network Support Specialists.
This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database and O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. PERM Tracker has modified some of this information (the shares are rounded and only the top tasks are shown); what changed. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Against other jobs
Where this sits in the ranking
Ranked 35 of 1,410 by volume: 34 filed at least as many filings, and 1,375 filed no more.
- Just above
- Financial Quantitative Analysts 2,150 filings
- Just below
- Database Architects 1,893 filings
Other computer and mathematical roles
Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. More
Occupations sharing this one's SOC major group, which is carried in the first two digits of the code. Wages inside a group still swing hard, because the group holds every seniority level and every metro.
- #36 Database Architects 1,893 filings · 18 denied
- #31 Software Developers, Systems Software 2,284 filings · 113 denied
- #30 Data Warehousing Specialists 2,350 filings · 23 denied
- #40 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,571 filings · 33 denied
- #43 Computer Programmers 1,436 filings · 35 denied
- #22 Computer Occupations, All Other 2,605 filings · 95 denied
The same job on H-1B
14,968 certified H-1B labor condition applications for this occupation since FY2020, offering a median of $132,917 a year; the middle half ran $104,770 to $165,000. By state and year in the salary explorer.
Notes on these numbers
Reading the wage
A floor, not a salary survey: every level and metro mixed. DOL's four wage levels for this job, by area.
What the median is
The median wage employers committed to in federal filings for this occupation. It mixes every experience level and every metro, and it's a floor: the employer must offer at least the prevailing wage DOL determines for the occupation, level and county. Across all PERM filings the middle half of offered wages runs $45,178 to $141,357, so a figure inside that band is unremarkable whichever occupation it belongs to. The levels page reads DOL's OFLC wage search live.
What these numbers don't say
4 notes
- The code is the identity
- This one is SOC 15-1212.00. Two SOC codes can carry the same job title, so a title that looks duplicated on the ranking is two different occupations. Match on the code when you're checking a specific filing.
- A median isn’t an offer
- It's the middle of all 1,982 wages committed to for this occupation across the country, entry level and principal alike. The same role's medians swing hard by worksite, which the state map shows directly.
- Approval isn’t about the occupation
- The denial rate moves with what happened in the filing rather than with the job title, so nothing here is a property of Information Security Analysts. The measured factors are on the denial risk page, published as separate rates.
- Nothing here is pending
- All 1,982 counted here carry a decision date, because every case in DOL's disclosure files does, so a case still waiting is in none of them. The largest filer of this occupation is PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC. Where the queue stands today is on the processing times page.
The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built
Weighing an offer?
Compare it against this median, then check the state map, where the same occupation's medians swing hard by worksite.
Setting one?
All 1,410 occupations sort together on the wages page, and denial rates show how outcome moves with the offered wage.
Filings newer than DOL's last published file can't be attributed to this occupation until DOL publishes them. The live list on the case search page carries them by employer.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load
O*NET occupation data: O*NET Database, USDOL/ETA (onetcenter.org) · data through Aug 16, 2026 · twice a year
BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring
BLS employment projections: BLS Employment Projections (bls.gov) · data through Dec 31, 2025 · yearly, each autumn
DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.
O*NET occupation data: What O*NET says each occupation is and takes: its description, tasks, Job Zone and the education workers report. A description of the job everywhere, not of any one employer's opening.
BLS market pay: What employers report paying everyone in each job, nationally, by state and by metro, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). Citizens and immigrants alike; not PERM offers.
BLS employment projections: BLS's ten-year projection of each job's employment and yearly openings, and the entry education it calls typical. A projection, not a count.
DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. The floors an offer is held to, not what anyone was paid.
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