Cybersecurity Salary in Pakistan

Short answer: the role most people start in, SOC analyst, shows a median of about Rs 76,000 a month on Glassdoor (27 salaries). Security engineers show a median of about Rs 90,000 a month (21 salaries). We found too few published senior salaries to quote a senior figure, so we do not.

These are sourced ranges, not guarantees. Every figure below links to its source with the date we read it and the sample size the source states. The samples are small, and two sources often disagree about the same role, so we show both rather than blend them.

Figures are gross monthly pay in Pakistani rupees unless marked. Last checked: 21 Oct 2026.

Cybersecurity pay by experience

Level Monthly pay we read Sources and dates
Entry (0 to 2 years) Rs 44,000 to Rs 171,000
No source splits cybersecurity pay by years of experience, so this band uses the usual entry role, SOC analyst: Glassdoor total pay, 25th to 75th percentile, median about Rs 76,000 a month. Indeed job postings for security analysts state Rs 31,834 to Rs 112,351 a month, from only 3 salaries.
Glassdoor, SOC analyst, Pakistan · read 21 Oct 2026 · 27 salaries
Mid (2 to 5 years) Rs 60,000 to Rs 146,000
Again by role rather than years: security engineers, Glassdoor total pay 25th to 75th percentile, median about Rs 90,000 a month. Indeed job postings for security engineers average Rs 51,875 a month (7 postings), a reminder that two sources can differ widely.
Glassdoor, security engineer, Pakistan · read 21 Oct 2026 · 21 salaries
Senior (5+ years) Not enough published data
Not enough published data. The senior security pages we found rest on two or three salaries each, and several label yearly sums as monthly, so we do not quote a senior figure rather than guess one.

Cybersecurity salary by role

RoleWhat we readSource
SOC Analyst Rs 44,000 to Rs 171,000 a month (median about Rs 76,000), total pay Glassdoor · read 21 Oct 2026 · 27 salaries
Cybersecurity Analyst Rs 46,000 to Rs 356,000 a month (median about Rs 168,000), total pay; base pay is Rs 38,000 to Rs 81,000 Glassdoor · read 21 Oct 2026 · 22 salaries
Information Security Analyst Rs 47,000 to Rs 411,000 a month (median about Rs 83,000), total pay Glassdoor · read 21 Oct 2026 · 24 salaries
Security Engineer Rs 60,000 to Rs 146,000 a month (median about Rs 90,000), total pay Glassdoor · read 21 Oct 2026 · 21 salaries
Security Engineer Rs 37,475 to Rs 71,807 a month, average Rs 51,875, from job postings Indeed Pakistan · read 21 Oct 2026 · 7 salaries
Network Security Engineer Rs 40,000 to Rs 298,000 a month (median about Rs 90,000), total pay Glassdoor · read 21 Oct 2026 · 11 salaries
Network Security Engineer Rs 37,680 to Rs 220,829 a month, average Rs 91,219, from job postings Indeed Pakistan · read 21 Oct 2026 · 11 salaries
Penetration Tester Rs 35,000 to Rs 66,000 a month (median about Rs 40,000), total pay Glassdoor · read 21 Oct 2026 · 10 salaries
Penetration Tester Rs 62,196 to Rs 276,876 a month, average Rs 131,228, from job postings Indeed Pakistan · read 21 Oct 2026 · 5 salaries
Security Architect Not enough published data: the only source has two salaries, too few to quote. No source with enough data

Cybersecurity pay by city

  1. Lahore · Network security engineer average Rs 120,109 a month; penetration tester Rs 161,626; security engineer Rs 48,337 (Indeed job postings; city sample not stated) Source (21 Oct 2026)
  2. Karachi · Network security engineer average Rs 51,404 a month; penetration tester Rs 99,784; security engineer Rs 51,072 (Indeed job postings; city sample not stated) Source (21 Oct 2026)
  3. Islamabad and Rawalpindi · Network security engineer average Rs 229,087 a month in Islamabad and Rs 57,564 in Rawalpindi; penetration tester Rs 94,281 in Rawalpindi (Indeed job postings; city sample not stated) Source (21 Oct 2026)
  4. Faisalabad · No source published a cybersecurity salary for Faisalabad when we checked, so we do not quote one Source (21 Oct 2026)

Demand and the wider market

What increases cybersecurity pay

In the adverts and pay pages we read, the higher figures go to people who can show hands-on work across these areas, not to a job title alone:

Certifications such as Cisco CCNA or CompTIA Security+ are awarded by Cisco and CompTIA after their own exams. BvLogic courses prepare you for the skills those exams test; BvLogic does not award vendor certifications.

Cybersecurity career pathway

  1. Networking and Linux
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  2. SOC or junior security role
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  3. Cybersecurity analyst
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Where to go from here

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How we read these figures

Each range is gross monthly pay from the source beside it, read on the date shown. Job sites report what their own users submit and the samples are small, so two sites can disagree about the same role and city; we show the sample size wherever the source states one, and we quote guides only where no survey exists. Treat every band as a range to negotiate within, not a promise. Figures older than 90 days are flagged to us for re-checking.

BvLogic Academy does not guarantee employment, an income or a timeframe. Every figure here is a sourced observation, not an offer.

Self-reported salary data has limitations: samples are small, submissions are not verified, and some sites mix experience levels in one figure.

What we left out, and why: PayScale's Pakistan figures for these roles were implausibly low, and five Indeed pages labelled yearly sums as monthly, so neither is quoted. Glassdoor's own pages label the same figures "per month" in one place and "per year" in another; we read them as monthly, which matches the other sources.

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Questions about cybersecurity pay

Cybersecurity salary in Pakistan: what is the range?

From the sources we read on 21 Oct 2026, cybersecurity pay runs from about Rs 44,000 to Rs 171,000 a month across the levels we could source. We found too few published salaries to quote a figure for: senior, so we do not. Each band on this page links to its source and states the sample size where the source gives one.

What does a SOC analyst earn in Pakistan?

Glassdoor shows SOC analyst total pay of about Rs 44,000 to Rs 171,000 a month, median about Rs 76,000, from 27 salaries read on 21 October 2026. It is the usual first cybersecurity role.

Which city pays cybersecurity roles the most?

Indeed job postings put Lahore and Islamabad above Karachi for network security and penetration testing, but the city samples are not stated and are likely small. Treat city differences as a hint, not a rule.

Is there a senior cybersecurity salary figure?

Not one we trust. The senior pages we found rest on two or three salaries and several mislabel yearly sums as monthly, so we do not quote a senior figure.

Does BvLogic give CCNA or Security+ certification?

No. Cisco and CompTIA award those after their own exams. BvLogic courses prepare you for the skills the exams test.

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