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Source: SecurityPipeline - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Security There's a growing market for information security expertise, and salaries are reflecting heightened demand. But beware--when it comes to pay, there's essentially no difference between IS workers with high school diplomas and bachelor's degrees, according to the SANS Institute's 2005 Information Security Salary and Career Advancement survey of more than 4,250 IS pros. People with grad degrees can expect to earn significantly more, however.

People "are waking up to the fact that there's a shortage of security talent," says Alan Paller, director of research at SANS, an IT research and education group. IS pros in the United States get a median income, including bonuses, of $81,558.

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