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• 07 Oct, 2026

$123K Median Salary: Where SME Privacy Money Goes [2026]

Hiring one privacy-focused employee costs SMEs a median of $123,000 a year, according to the IAPP Salary and Jobs Report 2025-26. See where the rest of a small business compliance budget goes: audits, CCPA setup costs, and legal counsel, benchmarked against A-LIGN, ISACA, and Cisco 2026 data.

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