Median salary
$190,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$153.1k – $233.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
47.5%
943 of 1,984 roles
Live roles
1,984
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Security Engineer
Senior Security Platform Engineer I
Senior AI Security Engineer II
Lead Security Engineer
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
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 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles is $190,000 per year. Most pay falls between $153,138 (25th percentile) and $233,100 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $113,050 to $267,300.
These figures are computed live from 1,984 active Security Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 943 (47.5%) 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 include Rain, Zip Co Limited, Benepass and OpenAI.
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.