Employees with security clearances earn 22 percent more than their counterparts without clearances, according survey done by a recruiting website Security-cleared employees earn an average of 22 percent ($19,138 per year) more than their non-cleared counterparts, according to a salary survey done by a recruiting website for professionals with U.S. security clearances.The findings are part of the annual salary survey of security clearance and government jobs done by ClearanceJobs.com. (ClearanceJobs is owned by Dice Holdings, also the parent company of tech-oriented career site Dice.com.) The results, released in late March, explore the highest salaries of security-cleared government employees according to criteria that include job category, state, region and clearance level.The five highest paying job categories employees include: * IT Management Executive: $116, 935 (cleared); $86, 179 (un-cleared) * Database Admin-Oracle: $101,905 (cleared); $75,000 (un-cleared)* IT management project manager: $100,089 (cleared); $75,000 (un-cleared) * Project/program management: $94,231 (cleared); $57,549 (un-cleared)* Systems engineer: $93, 202 (cleared); $60,000 (un-cleared)The biggest winners in this year’s survey? Employees in Massachusetts, where security-cleared employees saw close to a ten percent increase in yearly average salaries since last surveyed. Data from ClearanceJobs.com, the Worcester Business Journal, and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development indicate that Massachusetts companies rank eighth highest among states in U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security contract awards, with Waltham-based Raytheon taking top spot.The five highest average salaries by state:* Washington, D.C.: $80,380 (2 percent increase over last survey)* Virginia: $78,043: (2.5 percent increase) * New Jersey: $76,556: (2 percent increase)* Colorado: $74,448 (6 percent increase)* Massachusetts: $73,750: (10 percent increase) Related content news Amazon’s AWS Control Tower aims to help secure your data’s borders As digital compliance tasks and data sovereignty rules get ever more complicated, Amazon wants automation to help. By Jon Gold Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Regulation Regulation Government news North Korean hackers mix code from proven malware campaigns to avoid detection Threat actors are combining RustBucket loader with KandyKorn payload to effect an evasive and persistent RAT attack. By Shweta Sharma Nov 28, 2023 3 mins Malware feature How a digital design firm navigated its SOC 2 audit L+R's pursuit of SOC 2 certification was complicated by hardware inadequacies and its early adoption of AI, but a successful audit has provided security and business benefits. By Alex Levin Nov 28, 2023 11 mins Certifications Compliance news GE investigates alleged data breach into confidential projects: Report General Electric has confirmed that it has started an investigation into the data breach claims made by IntelBroker. By Shweta Sharma Nov 27, 2023 3 mins Data Breach Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe