DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearanceJobs.com, the
leading Internet-based job board for professionals with U.S. government
security clearances, today announced the results of its most recent
Security Clearance Jobs Salary Survey. According to the study,
security-cleared professionals earn an average of $67,429, an increase of 2
percent from the first quarter of 2006. Additionally, these professionals
are earning an average of 24 percent more than their non-security-cleared
counterparts.
Key findings of the survey include:
-- Salaries for the lowest level Department of Defense-issued clearance,
Confidential, had the greatest gain this quarter, with the average
salary rising 13.5 percent to $52,000
-- The average salary in the Washington D.C. metro area declined nearly
ten percent since the first quarter to $73,428
-- Security cleared professionals in Iraq continue to be rewarded with
higher than average pay, as salaries rose 6.4 percent to $98,387 this
quarter
-- Security-cleared women narrowed the salary gender gap by 3.75 percent
since the first quarter, but they still earn approximately 12 percent
less than their male counterparts
-- IT management positions top the list of highest paying job titles with
security-cleared IT executives earning $111,578 and security-cleared
project managers earning $99,322
"With candidates in short supply, the increasing demand for U.S.
workers with active security clearances continues to fuel higher than
average salaries," said Evan Lesser, director and founder of
ClearanceJobs.com. "However the market of over-inflated earnings does show
some signs of softening as the average salary in Washington D.C., the
region with the highest number of security-clearance jobs per capita,
dropped ten percent since the first quarter, and the average salaries for
the highest level Department of Energy, National Security Agency and
Central Intelligence Agency-issued clearances also showed slight declines."
Candidates with higher level clearances continued to earn larger
salaries than their lower level cleared counterparts. Professionals with
DOE and NSA/CIA-issued clearance levels earned $101,000 and $88,359
respectively. However these clearances experienced declines of 1.5 percent
and 4.7 percent, while lower-level clearances saw strong gains in the last
quarter. Professionals with lower level Confidential clearances saw salary
increases of 13.5 percent to $52,000 in the third quarter.
"With the supply of candidates holding high-level clearances always on
the decline, companies are more likely to hire candidates with lower-level
clearances and then 'upgrade' them to the required higher clearance level
once they've settled into a position," continued Mr. Lesser.
Although salaries in the Washington D.C. metro area (D.C., Maryland and
Virginia) fell ten percent this quarter, these local security-cleared
professionals still continued to be paid more than their counterparts in
other areas of the country. Surveyed candidates in Maryland, Virginia, and
D.C. reported average yearly salaries of $78,422, $76,500 and $73,428
respectively. Pennsylvania security-cleared professionals showed the
strongest gains this quarter and reported earnings of $76,451. However,
security-cleared professionals in Iraq showed the greatest gains in salary,
with increases of 6.4 percent to $98,387.
The survey also found that the gap in pay between men and women
continued to narrow this quarter. Security-cleared women reported earning
$60,833, or an increase of 4.5 percent, while men reported only a .07
percent increase in salary to $68,887.
According to the survey, security-cleared candidates that pass Counter-
Intelligence or Lifestyle Polygraphs earn an average of 14 percent or
$11,000 more per year than candidates without one. On average, candidates
with a Lifestyle Polygraph earn $82,189, up 2.3 percent from the last
quarter, while candidates with a Counter-Intelligence polygraph earn
$71,086, up 2.7 percent.
Users can visit http://clearanceJobs.com/salary for the full survey
results, including reports and analysis on salaries by clearance level, by
polygraph level, highest paying locations, highest paying jobs, and details
on the salary gender gap.
Data for the Security Clearance Jobs Salary Survey Report was collected
from over 2,175 security-cleared professionals registered on
ClearanceJobs.com between January 21, 2006 and September 30, 2006.
About ClearanceJobs.com
ClearanceJobs.com is the leading Internet-based job board dedicated to
matching job seekers that hold an active security clearance to the best
hiring companies searching for new employees. Authorized U.S. government
contractors and their representatives utilize the secure service to quickly
and easily locate candidates with specific security clearance requirements
to fill open jobs. ClearanceJobs.com is owned by Dice Inc, the leading
provider of specialized career sites and career fairs for technology,
engineering and security-cleared professionals. Dice is an approved
government supplier with a 16-year history of leadership in online
technology recruiting. For more information, please visit
http://www.clearancejobs.com.
SOURCE ClearanceJobs.com
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CONTACT:
Jennifer McCullam of Financial Dynamics,
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