Information Security Analysts Salary — San Luis Obispo, California

The average Information Security Analysts in San Luis Obispo, California earns $138,790 a year.

$138,790 / year, mean
↑ 4.2% above national average 71th percentile in California

San Luis Obispo pays well above most of California for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for information security analysts — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 10.3%
Cost of living 109 #15 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $909,699 #7 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $93,398 #25 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Luis Obispo ranks #15 for cost of living and #7 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $196,700 Seattle $162,580 San Francisco $159,070 Baltimore $150,650 New York $149,280 Oxnard $140,490 Sacramento $140,490 San Luis Obispo $138,790 Vallejo $138,270 Bend $137,420 Bloomington $137,130 San Diego $137,080 Austin $136,890 Santa Maria $134,490 Olympia $134,140 Dallas $133,790 Peoria $133,500 Trenton $132,070 Philadelphia $131,730 Salem $131,110 Los Angeles $130,890 Midland $129,940 Fort Myers $129,530 Chicago $128,960 Orlando $128,530 Charlottesville $127,850 Richmond $126,940 Houston $126,880 Lexington Park $126,160 San Antonio $125,830 Ithaca $124,570 Virginia Beach $123,240 Miami $123,120 Riverside $123,060 Beaumont $122,770 Syracuse $122,730 Palm Bay $122,690 Buffalo $122,090 Rockford $121,870 Staunton $121,670 Tampa $121,510 Panama City $121,360 Bellingham $120,850 Jackson $120,740 Spokane $119,480 Roanoke $119,370 Port St. Lucie $119,150 Lynchburg $118,490 Blacksburg $118,360 Jacksonville $118,300 Kiryas Joel $117,900 Fresno $117,090 Allentown $117,040 Columbus $116,870 Crestview $115,650 Detroit $115,540 Stockton $115,060 Rochester $113,530 Gainesville $113,210 Santa Rosa $113,120 Amarillo $112,890 Deltona $112,890 Albany $112,470 Killeen $112,450 Lakeland $112,180 Lafayette $112,120 Scranton $111,870 Medford $111,860 Louisville $111,810 Bakersfield $111,420 Midland $110,940 Saginaw $110,930 Winchester $110,850 Dover $110,750 Pittsburgh $109,970 Eugene $109,720 Binghamton $109,580 Naples $109,340 Atlantic City $108,330 Harrisburg $107,530 Kalamazoo $107,280 Lexington $107,190 Reading $107,100 El Paso $106,890 Elkhart $106,710 Wheeling $106,590 Salisbury $106,550 College Station $106,180 Evansville $105,260 Ann Arbor $104,730 Harrisonburg $104,500 Lansing $103,510 Indianapolis $103,360 Erie $103,210 Corpus Christi $102,160 Lubbock $101,860 Elizabethtown $101,120 Springfield $101,100 Utica $100,630 Brownsville $100,620 Grand Rapids $100,340 Lancaster $100,130 Pensacola $99,030 Champaign $98,880 Fort Wayne $98,750 York $97,340 Longview $97,110 South Bend $95,330 San Angelo $90,040 Tallahassee $88,450 Flint $87,220 McAllen $86,730 Huntington $85,000 Charleston $76,380
CityMean salaryvs. San Luis Obispo
Albany, New York$112,470-19.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$117,040-15.7%
Amarillo, Texas$112,890-18.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$104,730-24.5%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$108,330-21.9%
Austin, Texas$136,890-1.4%
Bakersfield, California$111,420-19.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$150,650+8.5%
Beaumont, Texas$122,770-11.5%
Bellingham, Washington$120,850-12.9%
Bend, Oregon$137,420-1.0%
Binghamton, New York$109,580-21.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$118,360-14.7%
Bloomington, Illinois$137,130-1.2%
Brownsville, Texas$100,620-27.5%
Buffalo, New York$122,090-12.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$129,530-6.7%
Champaign, Illinois$98,880-28.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$76,380-45.0%
Charlottesville, Virginia$127,850-7.9%
Chicago, Illinois$128,960-7.1%
College Station, Texas$106,180-23.5%
Columbus, Indiana$116,870-15.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$102,160-26.4%
Crestview, Florida$115,650-16.7%
Dallas, Texas$133,790-3.6%
Deltona, Florida$112,890-18.7%
Detroit, Michigan$115,540-16.8%
Dover, Delaware$110,750-20.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$101,120-27.1%
Elkhart, Indiana$106,710-23.1%
El Paso, Texas$106,890-23.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$103,210-25.6%
Eugene, Oregon$109,720-20.9%
Evansville, Indiana$105,260-24.2%
Flint, Michigan$87,220-37.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$98,750-28.8%
Fresno, California$117,090-15.6%
Gainesville, Florida$113,210-18.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$100,340-27.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$107,530-22.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$104,500-24.7%
Houston, Texas$126,880-8.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$85,000-38.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$103,360-25.5%
Ithaca, New York$124,570-10.2%
Jackson, Michigan$120,740-13.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$118,300-14.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$107,280-22.7%
Killeen, Texas$112,450-19.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$117,900-15.1%
Lafayette, Indiana$112,120-19.2%
Lakeland, Florida$112,180-19.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$100,130-27.9%
Lansing, Michigan$103,510-25.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$107,190-22.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$126,160-9.1%
Longview, Texas$97,110-30.0%
Los Angeles, California$130,890-5.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$111,810-19.4%
Lubbock, Texas$101,860-26.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$118,490-14.6%
McAllen, Texas$86,730-37.5%
Medford, Oregon$111,860-19.4%
Miami, Florida$123,120-11.3%
Midland, Michigan$110,940-20.1%
Midland, Texas$129,940-6.4%
Naples, Florida$109,340-21.2%
New York, New York$149,280+7.6%
Olympia, Washington$134,140-3.4%
Orlando, Florida$128,530-7.4%
Oxnard, California$140,490+1.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$122,690-11.6%
Panama City, Florida$121,360-12.6%
Pensacola, Florida$99,030-28.6%
Peoria, Illinois$133,500-3.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$131,730-5.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$109,970-20.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$119,150-14.2%
Reading, Pennsylvania$107,100-22.8%
Richmond, Virginia$126,940-8.5%
Riverside, California$123,060-11.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$119,370-14.0%
Rochester, New York$113,530-18.2%
Rockford, Illinois$121,870-12.2%
Sacramento, California$140,490+1.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$110,930-20.1%
Salem, Oregon$131,110-5.5%
Salisbury, Maryland$106,550-23.2%
San Angelo, Texas$90,040-35.1%
San Antonio, Texas$125,830-9.3%
San Diego, California$137,080-1.2%
San Francisco, California$159,070+14.6%
San Jose, California$196,700+41.7%
Santa Maria, California$134,490-3.1%
Santa Rosa, California$113,120-18.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$111,870-19.4%
Seattle, Washington$162,580+17.1%
South Bend, Indiana$95,330-31.3%
Spokane, Washington$119,480-13.9%
Springfield, Illinois$101,100-27.2%
Staunton, Virginia$121,670-12.3%
Stockton, California$115,060-17.1%
Syracuse, New York$122,730-11.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$88,450-36.3%
Tampa, Florida$121,510-12.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$132,070-4.8%
Utica, New York$100,630-27.5%
Vallejo, California$138,270-0.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$123,240-11.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$106,590-23.2%
Winchester, Virginia$110,850-20.1%
York, Pennsylvania$97,340-29.9%
Gross salary
138,790/yr
Estimated take-home
97,314/yr
Est. total withheld
29.9%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for San Luis Obispo

These notes add local color around San Luis Obispo, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 15-1212 SOC code
Official area San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Paso Robles
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
281,486