Digital Forensics (DFIR) salary in 2026
From pay that employers published in digital forensics (dfir) job postings on BlueTeamJobs over the last year. Yearly US dollars; hourly and monthly pay is converted to a full-time year.
Summary
- Median
- $140,000
- Middle half of postings
- $113,000 – $182,000
- Based on
- 11 postings with pay
Light bar: 10th to 90th percentile ($108,000 – $187,000). Dark bar: the middle half. Line: median.
| Seniority | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $121,000 | $110,000 – $167,000 | 6 | |
| Lead / manager | $183,000 | $174,000 – $219,000 | 3 |
| Work arrangement | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | $182,000 | $125,000 – $185,000 | 7 |
| Clearance | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No clearance | $182,000 | $125,000 – $185,000 | 7 |
| Employer | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOXFIVE | $184,000 | $164,000 – $204,000 | 4 |
Open Digital Forensics (DFIR) jobs with pay listed
Digital Forensics Lead (CBP)
Agile Defense
- HybridReston, VA
- $155k–$175k a year
- TS/SCI clearance
- GCFA
- GCFE
- GREM
- SIEM
Digital Forensics and Incident Analyst (Active Top Secret Required)
Agile Defense
- HybridWashington, DC
- $120k–$130k a year
- Top Secret clearance
- SIEM
- YARA
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Volatility
Other blue team salaries
- SOC Analyst salary
- Incident Responder salary
- Threat Hunter salary
- Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst salary
- Detection Engineer salary
- Security Engineer salary
- Cloud Security Engineer salary
- Vulnerability Management salary
- Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) salary
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) salary
- Security Operations Leadership salary
How we calculate this
Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its published range. We use postings first seen in the last year, including ones that have since closed, and leave out pay outside $25,000–$1,000,000 a year. Rows need at least three postings. Figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000.