Modeled career paths · Cryptography engineering

Where does a Staff Cryptographer go next?

What employers are asking a Staff Cryptographer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Applied Cryptography+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Staff Cryptographer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Cryptography Lead+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Staff Cryptographer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Data Protection Officer+29% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Privacy Engineering Lead. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+38% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Privacy Engineering Lead-10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Cryptographer go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Principal TPM-10% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Cryptographer go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-37% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Cryptographer go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.