Side-by-side distribution
Security Engineer
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47.5%
- Live roles
- 1,984
SOC Analyst
$125,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.8%
- Live roles
- 72
Highest-paying jobs
Security Engineer
Senior AI Security Engineer II
Senior Security Platform Engineer I
Lead Security Engineer
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Security Labs Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Cyber-Security Operations Analyst, Product AppSec
Security Operations Analyst
Cyber-Security Operations Analyst III, Product AppSec
Senior Security Operations Analyst
SOC Security Analyst - FedRAMP
SOC Analyst
Sr. SOC Analyst II (6641)
Cybersecurity SOC Analyst II
Cybersecurity SOC Analyst II
Cybersecurity SOC Analyst II
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Aurora Innovation
|
$222,000 | 28 |
Anduril Industries
|
$204,500 | 24 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 18 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 16 |
Mozilla
|
$85,751 | 16 |
Palantir
|
$170,000 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$339,000 | 13 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 12 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
CHAOS Industries
|
$135,000 | 3 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$213,500 | 2 |
| BL Blumira | $101,250 | 2 |
|
GoCardless
|
$270,400 | 1 |
| CR Crexi | $174,500 | 1 |
|
Rubrik Job Board
|
$155,200 | 1 |
|
MetroStar
|
$145,000 | 1 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$134,800 | 1 |
SOC Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $135,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $135,000 | 3 |
Security Engineer vs SOC Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Security Engineer is $190,000 per year (typically $153,138–$233,100), versus $125,750 for SOC Analyst ($106,038–$152,650). That puts Security Engineer about 51% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Security Engineer and SOC Analyst 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.