Salary Advice for SOC Analyst

The author of the post is a SOC analyst with nearly 6 years of experience, holding the Security+ certification and planning to obtain the CISSP certification in July. In addition to their SOC tasks, they are the primary communicator with SOC clients, handling weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly calls to share metrics and ensure requests are addressed. They are also the SME expert for tools like KB4 and Trellix etp, Proofpoint, Area1, and the backup expert for endpoint tools like Cylance, Falcon, Trellix HX, etc. Currently, they earn approximately $66,000 per year in Tampa, Florida.