Application Security vs Radiologist

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Application Security pays about 16% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Application Security Radiologist
$190k
$163.9k
$41k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $534k

Application Security

$190,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +11.8%
$170,000 $190,000
$160k 25th
$190k Median
$235k 75th
$111.2k
$274.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $8.3k – $485k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
55.1%
Live roles
316

Radiologist

$163,857

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -19.1%
$202,500 $163,857
$119.4k 25th
$163.9k Median
$487.5k 75th
$75k
$500k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Disclosing
42.9%
Live roles
35

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Anduril Industries $204,500 8
Mozilla $85,751 5
Veeam Software $315,000 4
Compass $222,050 4
Harvey $275,000 3
Brex $216,000 3
Airwallex $205,000 3
SpaceX $202,500 3

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Diversified Radiology $475,000 9
PH Pulse Healthcare $163,857 4
SA Schwarzman Animal Medical Center $320,000 1
Prenuvo $56,000 1

Application Security salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $222,050 25
San Francisco $219,000 41
Chicago $213,750 7
Boston $209,775 4
Seattle $201,250 12
Denver $190,000 4
Austin $187,500 5
Toronto $174,644 6
Los Angeles $150,000 5
London $131,502 3

Radiologist salary by location

Location Median Roles
Denver $475,000 3
London $163,857 3

Application Security vs Radiologist: which pays more?

The median for Application Security is $190,000 per year (typically $160,000–$235,000), versus $163,857 for Radiologist ($119,429–$487,500). That puts Application Security about 16% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Application Security and Radiologist are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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