Security Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Security Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$212,700
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$190k – $258.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
55.5%
302 of 544 roles
Live roles
544
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Workload Porting & Performance Engineer
Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3P
Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products
Software Engineer, Build Systems / CI
Software Engineer, System Enablement
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Software Engineer, Delivery / CD
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 81 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 51 |
| AX Axon | $193,050 | 29 |
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 17 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 15 |
Lightning AI
|
$190,000 | 13 |
HackerOne
|
$206,000 | 8 |
MORSE Corp
|
$165,000 | 7 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in Seattle is $212,700 per year. Most pay falls between $190,000 (25th percentile) and $258,331 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $164,550 to $338,850.
These figures are computed live from 544 active Security Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 302 (55.5%) 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 Seattle include 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.