Median salary
$194,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$157.5k – $238k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
53.4%
173 of 324 roles
Live roles
324
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer II - Product Security
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Senior Software Engineer, Application Security
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$187,250 | 8 |
DigitalOcean
|
$155,150 | 6 |
Compass
|
$222,050 | 4 |
SpaceX
|
$175,000 | 4 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 3 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 3 |
Okta
|
$213,500 | 3 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 3 |
Application Security salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $237,500 | 42 |
| New York | $235,000 | 31 |
| London | $220,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $219,000 | 3 |
| Chicago | $213,750 | 7 |
| Seattle | $197,500 | 13 |
| Boston | $197,500 | 9 |
| Toronto | $185,000 | 6 |
| Austin | $165,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 6 |
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How much do Application Security roles pay?
The median salary for Application Security roles is $194,750 per year. Most pay falls between $157,500 (25th percentile) and $237,952 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $116,000 to $274,900.
These figures are computed live from 324 active Application Security roles on JobsRadar, of which 173 (53.4%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Application Security roles include Anthropic, OpenAI, Snowflake and Sentry.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Application Security salary?
- The median is $194,750 per year, with most pay between $157,500 and $237,952 (25th–75th percentile), based on 173 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Application Security salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $116,000 to $274,900 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $194,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.