Security Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Security Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$201,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$188k – $307.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
90%
81 of 90 roles
Live roles
90
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Offensive Security Agent Engineer
Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 10 |
|
OpenAI
|
$339,000 | 10 |
Fluidstack
|
$196,000 | 7 |
DigitalOcean
|
$189,900 | 7 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$246,000 | 5 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 5 |
Metropolis
|
$160,000 | 5 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 4 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles in Seattle is $201,250 per year. Most pay falls between $188,000 (25th percentile) and $307,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $164,500 to $362,500.
These figures are computed live from 90 active Security Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 81 (90%) 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 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.