Median salary
$171,215
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$137.8k – $210.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
44.4%
1,662 of 3,746 roles
Live roles
3,746
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Staff Security Engineer
Staff Security Reliability Engineer
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
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 | 26 |
Mozilla
|
$85,799 | 19 |
Samsara
|
$198,088 | 18 |
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How much do Full-time Security Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Full-time Security Engineer roles is $171,215 per year. Most pay falls between $137,800 (25th percentile) and $210,900 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $106,149 to $256,000.
These figures are computed live from 3,746 active Full-time Security Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,662 (44.4%) 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 Full-time 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 Full-time Security Engineer salary?
- The median is $171,215 per year, with most pay between $137,800 and $210,900 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,662 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Full-time Security Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $106,149 to $256,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $171,215. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.