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CompTIA · associate
CySA+
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+

SOC analyst skills: triage, log analysis, vulnerability management basics.

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› Cost

Exam fee
CySA+$404
Annual maintenance fee
CySA+$50/yr
3-year cost of ownership
CySA+$554

› Exam mechanics

Pass mark
CySA+750/900 (~83%)
Retake policy
CySA+$404 fee · 0d wait
Study time
CySA+60–120 hrs
Validity
CySA+3 yrs
CPE / yr
CySA+20 CPEs
Delivery
CySA+test center

› Salary signal (US base)

Range
CySA+$75K – $110K
Median
CySA+$92,000
Premium %
CySA+—
Role context
CySA+SOC analyst tier 2 / threat hunter, US, 2–5 years.

› Quality (4-axis rubric · 0–10)

Schema quality
CySA+7.0
Practice evidence
CySA+5.0
Maintenance
CySA+7.0
Market recognition
CySA+8.0
Average
CySA+6.8

› Recognition & lifecycle

Recognition
CySA+Global · US · EU · UK
ISO 17024 accredited
CySA+✓
DoD 8140 baseline
CySA+✓
Holders worldwide
CySA+50,000
Current version
CySA+CS0-003 (2023-06)

› Domain coverage

A10Security Operations
CySA+● core
A11Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
CySA+● core
A24Exposure Management & Attack Surface
CySA+○ touched
A7Incident Response & Forensics
CySA+○ touched
A8Threat Intelligence
CySA+● core

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