Certification career value
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Ethical hacking certification mapped to security analyst and vulnerability assessment work.
Expected BLS salary range
$69,000 - $190,340
10th to 90th percentile across mapped occupations.
15-1212
Information Security Analysts
$120,360
Top-paying states for the primary mapping
Why study this cert
Use the certification as a signal, then connect it to proof: labs, projects, measurable outcomes, and interview stories that match the target job.
Source: bls.gov (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, public data). Last updated: 5/24/2026. Data vintage: 2025. Deterministic starter data. Run the BLS refresh script with a local or CI secret to replace it with public BLS data.