Security Clearance Compensation Climbs to Record High Amid Federal Workforce Uncertainty, According to ClearanceJobs Report

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) announced today that ClearanceJobs, its leading online community for security-cleared professionals in the defense and intelligence sectors, has released its 2026 Security Clearance Compensation Report. Despite return-to-office mandates, agency restructuring, and broader policy shifts impacting the national security workforce, average total compensation for cleared professionals rose nearly 6% in 2025, reaching an all-time high of.