Security Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Security Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$189,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$153.1k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
45.9%
206 of 449 roles
Live roles
449
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Sales Specialist - Data & AI Security
Principal Software Engineer, Enterprise Scalability
Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Maritime
Principal Software Engineer, Cryptography
Staff Software Engineer
IT Systems Engineer, Enterprise SaaS
Sr. Lead AI Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 48 |
|
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 30 |
Datadog
|
$213,500 | 17 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 17 |
InterSystems
|
$127,500 | 13 |
HackerOne
|
$192,000 | 11 |
Jensen Hughes
|
$150,000 | 7 |
Lightmatter
|
$197,000 | 4 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in Boston is $189,500 per year. Most pay falls between $153,128 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $126,250 to $256,000.
These figures are computed live from 449 active Security Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 206 (45.9%) 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 Veeam Software, Klaviyo, Anduril Industries and Anthropic.
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.