Security Engineer
$170,100
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -5.5%
$180,000
$170,100
$136.5k
25th
$170.1k
Median
$210.2k
75th
$104k
$255k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $6k – $850k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 44.1%
- Live roles
- 3,817
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 62 |
SpaceX
|
$147,500 | 47 |
CACI
|
$153,625 | 42 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 30 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 30 |
| SE Sezzle | $87,000 | 27 |
Mozilla
|
$85,799 | 19 |
Samsara
|
$198,088 | 18 |
Security Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $230,250 | 242 |
| New York | $204,000 | 229 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 111 |
| Boston | $185,250 | 56 |
| London | $180,000 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 42 |
| Atlanta | $180,000 | 29 |
| Austin | $179,000 | 48 |
| Denver | $177,000 | 54 |
| Singapore | $158,850 | 4 |