Median salary
$190,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$153.6k – $231.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
47.2%
935 of 1,982 roles
Live roles
1,982
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Senior Security Platform Engineer I
Senior AI Security Engineer II
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Offensive Security Agent Engineer
Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Aurora Innovation
|
$222,000 | 22 |
Anduril Industries
|
$199,500 | 21 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$153,325 | 18 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 17 |
Mozilla
|
$86,043 | 16 |
|
OpenAI
|
$339,000 | 15 |
Palantir
|
$170,000 | 14 |
Braze
|
$154,450 | 13 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles is $190,000 per year. Most pay falls between $153,550 (25th percentile) and $231,325 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $114,961 to $265,566.
These figures are computed live from 1,982 active Security Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 935 (47.2%) 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 include SMX, Rain, Zip Co Limited 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.