Security Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Security Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$230,050
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$197.4k – $265.7k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
87%
247 of 284 roles
Live roles
284
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
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Staff Security Reliability Engineer
Staff+ Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Principal Security Engineer
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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 $230,050 per year. Most pay falls between $197,400 (25th percentile) and $265,731 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,500 to $352,500.
These figures are computed live from 284 active Security Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 247 (87%) 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 OpenAI, Anthropic and Block.
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 $230,050 per year, with most pay between $197,400 and $265,731 (25th–75th percentile), based on 247 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Security Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $165,500 to $352,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $230,050. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.