The Privacy Profession: Where Women and Men Find a Level Playing Field
tech-focused professions, women and men generally find a level playing field in
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Law Degree
and they are virtually the same age.
Female
Male
Thus, it should not be surprising that
gender correlates barely
at all with salary.
MEDIAN SALARY
U.S., By Certification Status
Female
No Certification $
Any Certifications $
IAPP Certification $
Male
No Certification $
Any Certifications $
IAPP Certification $
In the privacy profession, the
highest correlation with
salary is certification status.
With a certification, the salary gap almost
completely disappears.
Women in privacy
on average make
$110K, however,
when you acquire an
IAPP CERTIFICATION,salary is raised $12K.
There is still work to be done. There remains a large gap in salary when you look at the 15 percent of respondents who have more than 15 years of experience.
However, those women and men who are coming into the privacy profession can be confident that they'll find a modern and balanced workforce and that they'll be rewarded for their experience and expertise and not their chromosome count.
Source: 2015 IAPP Salary and Governance Survey, conducted by Fondulas Research, with 1,253 respondents.