Security Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Security Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$189,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$162.3k – $208.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75.7%
28 of 37 roles
Live roles
37
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Engineer, Security
Staff Application Security Engineer
Principal Engineer - Security Products, Security Visibility
Principal Engineer - Security Products, Security Visibility
Lead Security Engineer, Enterprise Security
Lead Security Engineer, Enterprise Security
Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security
Senior Security Operations Engineer II
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 9 |
|
DigitalOcean
|
$193,700 | 6 |
Compass
|
$204,025 | 2 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$198,250 | 2 |
|
Datadog
|
$274,500 | 1 |
| AX Axon | $193,050 | 1 |
HackerOne
|
$192,000 | 1 |
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
|
$189,000 | 1 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in Boston is $189,000 per year. Most pay falls between $162,250 (25th percentile) and $208,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $142,000 to $256,090.
These figures are computed live from 37 active Security Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 28 (75.7%) 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 in Boston include Klaviyo, Datadog, DigitalOcean and Anduril Industries.
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.