Security Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Security Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$232,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$197.4k – $267.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
87.5%
258 of 295 roles
Live roles
295
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
Staff + Software Security Engineer, Secure Frameworks
Staff + Software Security Engineer, Labs
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 20 |
Fluidstack
|
$249,500 | 12 |
|
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 11 |
| SA Salesforce | $212,450 | 8 |
Klaviyo
|
$177,000 | 7 |
Altruist
|
$220,000 | 6 |
Samsara
|
$181,591 | 6 |
| TW Twitch | $174,950 | 6 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in San Francisco is $232,500 per year. Most pay falls between $197,425 (25th percentile) and $267,450 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,600 to $355,500.
These figures are computed live from 295 active Security Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 258 (87.5%) 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 San Francisco include Anthropic 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 in San Francisco?
- The median is $232,500 per year, with most pay between $197,425 and $267,450 (25th–75th percentile), based on 258 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Security Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $165,600 to $355,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $232,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.