Remote Work and Salary Premiums in Cybersecurity: A Hedonic Wage Analysis
APA Citation
Fischer, D. et al. (2024). Remote Work and Salary Premiums in Cybersecurity: A Hedonic Wage Analysis. *Information Systems Research*. https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2024.1156
View original paper →What Did This Cybersecurity Research Find?
This cybersecurity compensation study used hedonic wage modeling on 25,000 job postings to isolate how remote work arrangements affect offered salaries. Cybersecurity roles offering fully remote work carried a 6% salary discount on average compared to equivalent hybrid roles, but fully remote incident response positions carried a 4% premium due to the 24/7 availability expectation.
Key Findings
- 1Fully remote cybersecurity roles offered 6% lower base salary than hybrid equivalents
- 2Remote incident response roles carried a 4% premium due to on-call expectations
- 3Hybrid roles (2-3 office days) showed no statistically significant salary difference from on-site
- 4Geographic arbitrage savings averaged 12% for remote workers in lower-cost-of-living areas
- 5Senior architects and CISOs showed the smallest remote discount (under 2%)
How Does This Apply to Cybersecurity Careers?
Professionals negotiating salaries can understand how remote flexibility trades off against compensation. Hiring managers can set competitive compensation for different work arrangement types.
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What did this cybersecurity research find?
This cybersecurity compensation study used hedonic wage modeling on 25,000 job postings to isolate how remote work arrangements affect offered salaries. Cybersecurity roles offering fully remote work carried a 6% salary discount on average compared to equivalent hybrid roles, but fully remote incident response positions carried a 4% premium due to the 24/7 availability expectation.
How is this research relevant to cybersecurity careers?
Professionals negotiating salaries can understand how remote flexibility trades off against compensation. Hiring managers can set competitive compensation for different work arrangement types.
Where was this cybersecurity research published?
This study was published in Information Systems Research in 2024. The DOI is 10.1287/isre.2024.1156. Access the original paper through the publisher link above.
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