Digital Forensics Examiner

Median salary, education path, job outlook, and related careers — based on U.S. labor data.

What a Digital Forensics Examiner does

Recovers and preserves electronically stored evidence from computers, mobile devices, and cloud accounts in a forensically sound manner for use in criminal or civil litigation.

Education & path

The typical entry point is a bachelor's degree. About 4 years.

Estimated cost of that path: ~$40,000. Estimated payback: ~2 years. Estimates only — actual cost varies widely by school and financial aid; payback assumes ~20% of income applied.

Related careers

• SCADA/ICS Security Specialist — $120,000/yr
• Red Team Operator — $138,000/yr
• Malware Reverse Engineer — $128,000/yr
• Firmware Reverse Engineer — $135,000/yr
• Homomorphic Encryption Engineer — $155,000/yr