What are some realistic salary ranges for people in this field?
And is it largely on site work, or is it more common as a remote consultant?
And is it largely on site work, or is it more common as a remote consultant?
Junior: $120k base. $10-15k annual bonus.
Mid: $150k base. $20-30k annual bonus.
Senior: $180k base. $30k annual bonus.
Slightly skewed towards consulting; notch it up a bit to account for stock grants in addition to the bonus if you're thinking of something like Google, Facebook or Amazon. Sometimes the consulting firm pays separate bonuses for research time and bench projects that result in something useful or beneficial for the firm's brand.
That's based on my own experience and talking with probably well over a hundred people in the industry about their salary by now.
You can do remote, I've been remote almost my entire career thus far. Remote is more likely in consulting than it is at one of the reputable internal security teams, but it's not uncommon at smaller tech companies.