Median salary
$192,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$160k – $235k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
52.3%
171 of 327 roles
Live roles
327
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Senior Security Engineer, Product AppSec
Product & Application Security Engineer
Principal Software Engineer II - Product Security
Security Engineer, Application Security
Senior Configuration Engineer, Product AppSec
Security Engineer, Product
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$204,500 | 9 |
Mozilla
|
$85,751 | 5 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$315,000 | 4 |
Compass
|
$222,050 | 4 |
Harvey
|
$275,000 | 3 |
Harness
|
$255,000 | 3 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 3 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 3 |
Application Security salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $223,500 | 27 |
| San Francisco | $223,500 | 43 |
| Chicago | $213,750 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $210,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $209,775 | 4 |
| Seattle | $202,500 | 13 |
| Denver | $190,000 | 4 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 5 |
| Toronto | $174,644 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 4 |
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How much do Application Security roles pay?
The median salary for Application Security roles is $192,500 per year. Most pay falls between $160,000 (25th percentile) and $235,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $112,751 to $264,500.
These figures are computed live from 327 active Application Security roles on JobsRadar, of which 171 (52.3%) 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 Application Security roles include Anthropic, Veeam Software, Snowflake and Mercor.
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.