Radiologist vs Security Engineer

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

Side A

Side B

Security Engineer pays about 16% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

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

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

Security Engineer

$190,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +5.6%
$180,000 $190,000
$153.6k 25th
$190k Median
$235k 75th
$113.6k
$268k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $1,718.2k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
47.4%
Live roles
1,974

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

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Aurora Innovation $222,000 22
Anduril Industries $202,000 20
Accenture Federal Services $151,800 19
SpaceX $142,500 16
Mozilla $86,043 16
Palantir $170,000 14
OpenAI $339,000 13
Anthropic $362,500 12

Radiologist salary by location

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

Security Engineer salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $231,500 209
Seattle $216,000 80
New York $212,500 168
Sydney $205,000 5
Austin $188,000 22
Boston $185,500 30
Toronto $185,000 25
Denver $177,000 19
Atlanta $174,500 11
London $162,929 19

Radiologist vs Security Engineer: which pays more?

The median for Radiologist is $163,857 per year (typically $119,429–$487,500), versus $190,000 for Security Engineer ($153,550–$235,000). That puts Security Engineer about 16% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Radiologist and Security Engineer 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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