Median salary
$190,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$159.7k – $235k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
55.2%
175 of 317 roles
Live roles
317
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff Engineer - Product Security
Senior Staff Engineer - Product Security
Product & Application Security Engineer
Senior Security Engineer, Product AppSec
Principal Software Engineer II - Product Security
Security Engineer, Application Security
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$204,500 | 8 |
Mozilla
|
$85,751 | 5 |
|
Faire
|
$422,240 | 4 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$315,000 | 4 |
Harvey
|
$275,000 | 3 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 3 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 3 |
SpaceX
|
$202,500 | 3 |
Application Security salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $237,500 | 26 |
| San Francisco | $232,500 | 47 |
| Chicago | $213,750 | 7 |
| Seattle | $200,000 | 11 |
| Boston | $195,000 | 4 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 5 |
| Toronto | $185,000 | 11 |
| Denver | $177,500 | 5 |
| Berlin | $155,802 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 7 |
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How much do Application Security roles pay?
The median salary for Application Security roles is $190,000 per year. Most pay falls between $159,735 (25th percentile) and $235,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $110,119 to $273,800.
These figures are computed live from 317 active Application Security roles on JobsRadar, of which 175 (55.2%) 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, Faire, Veeam Software and Snowflake.
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.