ClearanceJobs Releases Annual Compensation Report for Security Cleared Talent
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) announced today that ClearanceJobs, its leading career marketplace for security-cleared professionals, has released its 2021 Security Clearance Compensation Report.
Security clearance total compensation averaged $103,199 in 2020. Respondents in the 2019 survey had an average total compensation of $101,168, giving the industry a 2% pay bump even during a pandemic year.
The defense industry was largely spared from layoffs and other issues related to COVID-19. That was in large part due to the extension of Section 3610 of the CARES Act, which allowed government contractors to reimburse for leave paid to employees because of the pandemic. Of the 18% of respondents with no change in salary, 8% said it was because of COVID. Respondents with no change or a decrease expressed some confusion about how long the pay freeze or decrease would last, with 46% unsure if it was temporary or permanent.