Chief Security Officer Salary in Albuquerque, NM

How much does a Chief Security Officer make in Albuquerque, NM?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Chief Security Officer in Albuquerque, NM is $243,747. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $221,130 to $271,993, with most professionals earning between $200,538 and $297,709.

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What is a Chief Security Officer?

A Chief Security Officer (CSO) is an organization's most senior executive accountable for the development and oversight of policies and programs intended for the mitigation and/or reduction of compliance, operational, strategic, financial and reputational security risk strategies relating to the protection of people, intellectual assets and tangible property. The accountabilities of the CSO include, but are not necessarily limited to: In cooperation with the organizationâ€™s executive leadership team(s), directs the development of an effective strategy to assess and mitigate risk (foreign...

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What does a Chief Security Officer do?

Common responsibilities of a Chief Security Officer

Manage the enterprise's IT Security organization, consisting of direct reports and indirect reports (such as individuals in other areas of IT) including providing security guidance, hiring, training, staff development, performance management and annual compensation review.

January 22, 2023

Provide expert leadership in the development, implementation, and maintenance of an information security program and associated infrastructure which entails the monitoring of information security trends internal and external to the organization and keeping senior management informed about information security-related issues that could affect the organization.

March 03, 2023

Leads a team of cybersecurity professionals across a broad range of disciplines including risk management, compliance/audits, incident response, security tools, analytics, threat hunting/emulation, security engineering, monitoring/detection, governance, training, and policy creation and implementation.

April 10, 2023

Develop, implement and monitor strategic and comprehensive enterprise information security programs to ensure that the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information that is owned, controlled or processed by the organization thru a well orchestrated audit and inspection approach with thresholds established.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Chief Security Officer in Albuquerque, NM

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271993

243747

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259195

344541

297119

What is the average salary for Chief Security Officer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Chief Security Officer in Albuquerque, NM. The base salary for Chief Security Officer ranges from $221,130 to $271,993 with the average base salary of $243,747. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $259,195 to $344,541 with the average total cash compensation of $297,119.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$243,747	$221,130 - $271,993
Bonus	$53,372	$38,066 - $72,548
Total Pay	$297,119	$259,195 - $344,541

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Chief Security Officer Salary Near Albuquerque, NM

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Rio Rancho, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $220,424 - $271,125	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Santa Fe, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $222,259 - $273,381	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Farmington, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $218,166 - $268,348	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Alamogordo, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $209,793 - $258,049	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Roswell, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $206,265 - $253,709	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Las Cruces, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $203,749 - $250,614	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM

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About Albuquerque, New Mexico

According to the United States Census Bureau, Albuquerque has a total area of 189.5 square miles (490.9 km2), of which 187.7 square miles (486.2 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), or 0.96%, is water. Albuquerque lies within the northern, upper edges of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, based on long-term patterns of climate, associations of plants and wildlife, and landforms, including drainage patterns. Located in central New Mexico, the city also has noticeable influences from the adjacent Colorado Plateau semi-desert, Arizona-New Mexico Mountains, and Southwest plateaus and plains ...

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About Albuquerque, New Mexico According to the United States Census Bureau, Albuquerque has a total area of 189.5 square miles (490.9 km2), of which 187.7 square miles (486.2 km2) ....More

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