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Top Paying Cleared Occupations
Get a detailed look at the highest-paying cleared roles in 2025 with ClearanceJobs' latest micro report series. Sponsored by ManTech, these reports break down compensation by clearance level, career stage, education, certifications, and more—giving you key insights to stay competitive in cleared hiring.
2025 Security Clearance Compensation Report
New data reveals that security-cleared professionals continue to see rising salaries, with average pay reaching $119,131. This report breaks down compensation by clearance level, location, and role—offering key insights for both job seekers and employers navigating the evolving cleared job market.
2025 State of the Security Clearance Process
Over the past 20 years, efforts to reform the security clearance process have made strides, yet challenges remain at the intersection of policy and process. Our latest edition of State of the Security Clearance Process outlines the evolution of federal personnel security programs.
Recruiting Advice
Our Cleared Recruiting section of news.clearancejobs.com is chock-full of security cleared recruiting tips, advice on how to hire cleared candidates, and more.

Reports & eBooks
- 2025 Top Paying Cleared Occupations
- 2025 Cleared Executive Compensation
- 2025 Security Clearance Compensation Report
- 2025 State of the Security Clearance Process
- 10 Highest-Paying Certifications
- 2024 Cleared Recruiting Guide
- Security Clearance Compensation Trends for the Past 5 Years
- Security Clearance Compensation Report
- Special Report: Cleared Engineering and IT Compensation
- Alcohol Consumption and Security Clearances
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Cleared Hiring Resources
- Veterans in Tech
- AISecOps
- Cleared Recruiting Metrics
- The Future is Flexible
- The Power of Education on Cleared Compensation
- Top 10 Certifications for Cleared Professionals
- 5 Tips for Virtual Onboarding
- 5 Strategies for Hiring Cleared Vets
- Recruitment Marketing during COVID-19
- 12 Tips for Speeding up the Security Clearance Process
- Coronavirus Crisis and Cleared Hiring
- Top Secret Telework
- Cleared Candidates Flight Risk
- Profile of a Career-Minded Cleared Candidate
- Clearance Market Update
- Recruiting Cleared Talent in a Tough Marketplace
- 4 Tips for Retaining Cleared Talent
- Cleared for College
- Cleared Job Description Checklist
- Interview Questions to Ask Cleared Candidates
- Best Practices for Cleared Recruiting
General Security Clearance Information
- DCSA Interview
- Top Secret Social Networking
- Security Clearance Trends
- Security Clearance FAQs
- List of Security Clearance Terms
- Security Clearance Job Classifications
- Security Clearance Process Infographic
- The State of the Security Clearance Process
- Brief History of the Security Clearance Process
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