Freelance CyberSecurity Consultant Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$138/hr
Typical range
$90–$175
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
235
Latest record: September 2026
Highest country median
Canada
$183/hr · at least 25 records
Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $150 | $95–$185 | 122 |
| Canada | $183 | $110–$250 | 28 |
| Belgium | $88 | $85–$110 | 25 |
| United KingdomSmall sample | $169 | $138–$200 | 8 |
| IsraelSmall sample | $170 | $145–$170 | 7 |
| GermanySmall sample | $125 | $50–$200 | 6 |
| IndiaSmall sample | $90 | $80–$100 | 6 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yearsSmall sample | $105 | $50–$105 | 9 |
| 3–5 years | $104 | $85–$145 | 53 |
| 6–10 years | $150 | $88–$150 | 58 |
| 11–15 years | $168 | $120–$200 | 28 |
| 16+ years | $150 | $95–$200 | 87 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $138/hr equals $1,100 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2026. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
How to scope a cybersecurity consulting quote
A security assessment, an incident response engagement and ongoing advisory work reserve different amounts of time. Compare the hourly records with work that resembles your own engagement before setting a fee.
- Define the systems in scope, access requirements and authorization before starting an assessment.
- Include discovery, evidence review, reporting and the client debrief in your estimate.
- Price follow-up testing, urgent response and out-of-hours availability explicitly.
A worked pricing example
Illustrative quote: 12 hours of discovery, 24 hours of assessment and 8 hours of reporting total 44 hours. At an example rate of $125/hour, that is $5,500; a 15% uncertainty allowance makes it $6,325. This is a worked example, not a typical assessment price.
Use the country and experience breakdowns above to check your comparison group. A global rate distribution does not establish the price of a particular security engagement.
Source: historical, self-reported community records. Record counts are not unique people, and the sample is not a representative current market survey. Specific project scope and pay versus client billing may be unknown. See the methodology and cohort limitations.
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Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Buffalo, NY, USA | $50 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Buffalo, NY, USA | $99 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Ohio City, Ohio, États-Unis | $160 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Calgary, AB, Canada | $100 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · West Haven, UT, USA | $125 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Jakarta, Indonesia | $50 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Québec, QC, Canada | $91 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Detroit, MI, USA | $150 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Leuven, Belgium | $88 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Detroit, MI, USA | $150 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Los Angeles, CA, USA | $151 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Melbourne VIC, Australia | $160 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · New York, NY, USA | $65 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Melbourne VIC, Australia | $160 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Los Angeles, CA, USA | $120 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Amsterdam, Netherlands | $100 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Brussels, Belgium | $83 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Helsinki, Finland | $190 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Los Angeles, CA, USA | $151 |
| CyberSecurity Consultant · Washington D.C., DC, USA | $300 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance CyberSecurity Consultants charge per hour?
- Based on 235 crowdsourced submissions, freelance CyberSecurity Consultants charge an average of $143 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $90 and $175. Latest record added September 2026.
- What do top-earning freelance CyberSecurity Consultants make?
- The top 10% of CyberSecurity Consultant submissions report $236 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with CyberSecurity Consultant rates?
- The most common skills in CyberSecurity Consultant submissions are CISSP, Information Security, and Governance Risk & Compliance. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this CyberSecurity Consultant rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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