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Information Security Analyst Workplace Records
Security analysis may uncover a risk while another team controls remediation. A workplace concern needs that responsibility boundary, alongside the instruction and employment decision involved. Describe the system category generally and keep the technical investigation separate from the personal employment record.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Decision chain
List assessment, escalation, approval and remediation responsibility for the concern in question.
Work intervals
Match your own time submissions with assigned testing or response duties, labeling estimates.
Evidence index
Describe relevant security records by type and date without copying sensitive technical contents.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Information Security Analysts (15-1212.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.Source task 5314 · updated 08/2018
- Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.Source task 5316 · updated 08/2018
- Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.Source task 5321 · updated 08/2018
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.Source task 5320 · updated 08/2018
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $40.67 | $59.00 | $66.17 | $122,730 |
| Alaska | $47.50 | $55.28 | $70.52 | $114,990 |
| Arizona | $45.75 | $60.22 | $75.22 | $125,260 |
| Arkansas | $34.94 | $49.76 | $64.45 | $103,490 |
| Connecticut | $47.72 | $62.77 | $78.30 | $130,570 |
| Delaware | $51.10 | $65.88 | $79.95 | $137,030 |
| Florida | $43.76 | $60.03 | $73.82 | $124,860 |
| Georgia | $47.27 | $62.00 | $78.13 | $128,970 |
| Hawaii | $46.40 | $60.70 | $63.29 | $126,250 |
| Idaho | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Indiana | $34.72 | $48.76 | $62.00 | $101,420 |
| Iowa | $42.09 | $57.55 | $65.11 | $119,710 |
| Kansas | $37.82 | $48.38 | $62.51 | $100,620 |
| Kentucky | $37.40 | $49.82 | $65.04 | $103,630 |
| Louisiana | $36.84 | $44.71 | $59.37 | $92,990 |
| Maine | $37.08 | $48.91 | $63.66 | $101,730 |
| Michigan | $39.66 | $51.07 | $63.38 | $106,230 |
| Minnesota | $49.61 | $62.84 | $76.09 | $130,710 |
| Mississippi | $30.26 | $42.16 | $52.05 | $87,690 |
| Missouri | $38.05 | $49.73 | $63.09 | $103,440 |
| Montana | $30.23 | $39.40 | $52.70 | $81,950 |
| Nebraska | $36.93 | $44.50 | $61.57 | $92,550 |
| New Hampshire | $42.79 | $59.62 | $75.24 | $124,000 |
| New Mexico | $50.88 | $62.54 | $78.28 | $130,070 |
| New York | $49.49 | $64.74 | $83.62 | $134,660 |
| North Carolina | $48.37 | $63.24 | $74.41 | $131,540 |
| North Dakota | $41.79 | $51.70 | $60.61 | $107,540 |
| Ohio | $40.02 | $53.11 | $66.60 | $110,480 |
| Oklahoma | $35.27 | $45.19 | $61.79 | $94,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $40.57 | $56.62 | $69.41 | $117,770 |
| Rhode Island | $42.04 | $52.61 | $70.01 | $109,420 |
| South Dakota | $43.18 | $56.08 | $77.74 | $116,640 |
| Tennessee | $39.64 | $55.50 | $74.81 | $115,430 |
| Texas | $48.74 | $62.45 | $76.93 | $129,890 |
| Utah | $36.95 | $47.93 | $63.63 | $99,690 |
| Vermont | $42.62 | $52.77 | $74.29 | $109,750 |
| Virginia | $49.99 | $64.86 | $81.72 | $134,900 |
| Wisconsin | $38.89 | $48.82 | $62.24 | $101,550 |
| Wyoming | $36.70 | $47.46 | $68.14 | $98,710 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace risk reporting and decisions
Record when you identified the concern, the reporting route and the role authorized to accept or remediate it. Separate a proposed control from an approved change. If feedback concerns a later incident, distinguish information available during your assessment from findings produced afterward.
Explain testing and response work
Describe authorized testing, monitoring and response duties relevant to your schedule. Identify approvals, access restrictions or changed priorities that affected completion. Use your own time records and permitted manager messages; alert timestamps may represent automated activity rather than hours you personally worked.
Do not retain security evidence personally
Leave exploit details, credentials, incident images, customer data and configuration exports in approved systems. Identify relevant report versions for controlled review. Do not probe a system or use retained access to strengthen an employment account, particularly after your authorization has ended.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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