Security Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Security Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$179,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$161.3k – $203k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
55.3%
47 of 85 roles
Live roles
85
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Security Engineer, Incident Response
Cybersecurity Mid Market Sales Engineer
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
Security Engineer, Threat Intelligence
Security Engineer, Bare Metal
Senior Software Engineer - Security Platform
Sr. Staff Product Security Engineer- AI
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluidstack
|
$204,500 | 8 |
| PA PayPal | $162,050 | 5 |
xAI
|
$179,000 | 4 |
State Street
|
$161,250 | 3 |
|
Cloudflare
|
$245,750 | 2 |
MongoDB
|
$187,000 | 2 |
Braze
|
$173,225 | 2 |
Neuralink
|
$159,250 | 2 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in Austin is $179,000 per year. Most pay falls between $161,250 (25th percentile) and $203,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $127,600 to $241,040.
These figures are computed live from 85 active Security Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 47 (55.3%) 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 Security Engineer roles in Austin include Fluidstack, Accenture, Cloudflare and DigitalOcean.
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 Security Engineer salary in Austin?
- The median is $179,000 per year, with most pay between $161,250 and $203,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 47 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Security Engineer salary range in Austin?
- Pay ranges from about $127,600 to $241,040 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $179,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.