Security Engineer Salary in United States
Based on 32 job listings with published salary ranges. Updated daily.
Median
$174,500
25th percentile
$110,000
75th percentile
$252,000
Top 10%
$300,000
Salary distribution
$85,000$174,500 (median)$300,000
By experience level
director
3 listingsLimited data
$260,000
$225,000 - $280,000
manager
2 listingsLimited data
$237,000
$174,500 - $237,000
unspecified
2 listingsLimited data
$200,000
$150 - $200,000
senior
22 listings
$174,000
$68,500 - $260,000
mid
4 listingsLimited data
$112,700
$105,000 - $117,500
entry
1 listingsLimited data
$95,750
$95,750 - $95,750
Top paying companies for Security Engineer in United States
Recent listings
| Role | Company | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer I (Full-Time) - United States | Cis | $81,100 - $110,400 |
| Head of Security & Infrastructure | ARIVE | $220,000 - $300,000 |
| Workday HCM Security Administrator | HHS Environmental Services, LLC (USA) | $130,000 - $130,000 |
| Security Engineer IT - CyberArk | Prime Therapeutics | $74,000 - $118,000 |
| Security Analyst 3rd Level | water IT Security | $65,000 - $72,000 |
| Pre-Sales Engineer, Cloud and Service Provider, Cybersecurity | HPE | $166,000 - $322,000 |
| Senior Information Security Analyst (HIPAA / GRC ) (US, Field) | Smith+Nephew | $111,750 - $167,500 |
| Product Security and Privacy Architect (Austin, TX, US, 78753) | ASSA ABL | $140,000 - $160,000 |
| Security Analyst Consultant - Attack Surface Management | Kalles Group | $110,000 - $140,000 |
| Senior Product Security Engineer | Tines | $218,000 - $235,000 |
| Senior Network Security Engineer | Anduril | $128,000 - $220,000 |
| Cybersecurity Engineer – Application Security Enablement | L | $160,000 - $170,000 |
| Staff Application Security Engineer | Agility Robotics | $161,000 - $251,000 |
| Chief Information Security Officer | Defense Unicorns | $260,000 - $300,000 |
| Enterprise Account Director, Capital One Software (Data Security) | Capital One National Association | $225,000 - $225,000 |
| Manager, Enterprise Security Engineering | Anduril | $129,000 - $220,000 |
| Senior Application Security Engineer | abridge | $214,200 - $252,000 |
| Staff Application Security Engineer | abridge | $228,000 - $290,000 |
| Senior Offensive Security Engineer | Huntress | $170,000 - $185,000 |
| Cybersecurity Analyst, IT Operations | Fors Marsh | $110,000 - $125,000 |
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