Median salary
$170,391
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$135k – $207.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
43.9%
1,593 of 3,628 roles
Live roles
3,628
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Security Platform Engineer I
Staff AI Security Engineer
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Staff Security Reliability Engineer
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Software Security Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 57 |
CACI
|
$160,950 | 43 |
SpaceX
|
$145,000 | 37 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 32 |
EverAI
|
$104,103 | 21 |
Elastic
|
$107,689 | 20 |
Anduril Industries
|
$204,500 | 19 |
Workday
|
$159,600 | 17 |
Security Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $229,091 | 247 |
| New York | $205,000 | 222 |
| Sydney | $205,000 | 3 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 111 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 55 |
| Denver | $177,000 | 35 |
| Los Angeles | $172,500 | 40 |
| Chicago | $167,500 | 54 |
| Austin | $162,261 | 49 |
| Toronto | $160,000 | 31 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $171,000 | 1,583 |
| Contract | $111,729 | 6 |
| Internship | $69,962 | 9 |
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How much do Security Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Security Engineer roles is $170,391 per year. Most pay falls between $135,000 (25th percentile) and $207,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $104,103 to $254,970.
These figures are computed live from 3,628 active Security Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,593 (43.9%) 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 Zip Co Limited, Veeam Software, 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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Security Engineer salary?
- The median is $170,391 per year, with most pay between $135,000 and $207,250 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,593 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Security Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $104,103 to $254,970 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $170,391. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.