Security Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Security Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$186,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$162.1k – $205.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
77.5%
55 of 71 roles
Live roles
71
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lead Security Engineer
Cybersecurity Mid Market Sales Engineer
Senior / Staff Application Security Engineer
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Staff Application Security Engineer
SRE - Enterprise & Cloud Security - AI Driven Security - Senior Manager
Principal Security Operations Engineer
Elastic Cloud Security Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Klaviyo
|
$177,000 | 8 |
State Street
|
$161,250 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$209,500 | 4 |
DigitalOcean
|
$174,150 | 4 |
Seven AI
|
$197,500 | 3 |
|
Suno
|
$307,500 | 2 |
|
Datadog
|
$245,250 | 2 |
| AX Axon | $206,213 | 2 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in Boston is $186,000 per year. Most pay falls between $162,130 (25th percentile) and $205,750 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $151,640 to $225,230.
These figures are computed live from 71 active Security Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 55 (77.5%) 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 Boston include Suno, Accenture, Arrowstreet Capital and Datadog.
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 Boston?
- The median is $186,000 per year, with most pay between $162,130 and $205,750 (25th–75th percentile), based on 55 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Security Engineer salary range in Boston?
- Pay ranges from about $151,640 to $225,230 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $186,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.