Median salary
$170,391
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$136.5k – $210.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
44.1%
1,685 of 3,819 roles
Live roles
3,819
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Staff Security Engineer
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Staff Security Reliability Engineer
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
Staff+ Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
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 | $230,100 | 247 |
| New York | $204,500 | 230 |
| Seattle | $203,125 | 110 |
| Boston | $185,250 | 56 |
| London | $180,000 | 23 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 42 |
| Atlanta | $180,000 | 29 |
| Austin | $179,000 | 47 |
| Denver | $177,000 | 53 |
| Singapore | $158,850 | 4 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $171,215 | 1,662 |
| Contract | $71.25/hr | 7 |
| Internship | $78,000 | 16 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles is $170,391 per year. Most pay falls between $136,497 (25th percentile) and $210,175 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $104,000 to $255,000.
These figures are computed live from 3,819 active Security Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,685 (44.1%) 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 Anthropic, Veeam Software 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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Security Engineer salary?
- The median is $170,391 per year, with most pay between $136,497 and $210,175 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,685 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Security Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $104,000 to $255,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $170,391. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.