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Principal Security Engineer Salary

How much does a principal security engineer make? Real compensation data updated December 2025.

$196,207
Average Min
$278,538
Average Max
$270,600
Median Salary
$361,575
Top Salary
Entry level: $252,500
Senior level: $315,900
Top earners: $361,575

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Related Principal Security Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Principal Security Engineer

3 open positions

$169,433 - $251,167
salary range

Principal Security Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How principal security engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$278,538
average max salary
Range: $196,207 - $278,538
Based on 9 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Principal Security Engineers

Companies offering the highest principal security engineer salaries based on their job listings.

1

Roblox

1 principal security engineer jobs

$289,460 - $338,270
salary range
2

Databricks

1 principal security engineer jobs

$258,300 - $361,575
salary range
3

Elastic

1 principal security engineer jobs

$199,700 - $315,900
salary range
4

Vast

1 principal security engineer jobs

$188,100 - $270,600
salary range
5

Highnote

1 principal security engineer jobs

$190,000 - $260,000
salary range
6

Palo Alto Networks

1 principal security engineer jobs

$170,000 - $277,000
salary range
7

Upstart

1 principal security engineer jobs

$182,300 - $252,500
salary range
8

Ethos Life

1 principal security engineer jobs

$136,000 - $241,000
salary range
9

CarGurus

1 principal security engineer jobs

$152,000 - $190,000
salary range

Principal Security Engineer Salary by Region

Compare principal security engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Worldwide

3 jobs

$206,100 - $299,525
salary range

North America

6 jobs

$191,260 - $268,045
salary range

Recent Principal Security Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest principal security engineer job postings with published compensation.

Sr Principal Software Engineer (L7 Security)

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara

$170,000 - $277,000

Databricks Enterprise Lead Security Architect - Principal IT Software Engineer

Databricks • Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California

$258,300 - $361,575

Principal Security Engineer, Operations

CarGurus • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

$152,000 - $190,000

Principal Security Infrastructure Engineer

Vast • Long Beach, California, United States

$188,100 - $270,600

Principal Enterprise Security Engineer

Roblox • San Mateo, CA, United States

$289,460 - $338,270

InfoSec - Principal Product Security Engineer

Elastic • United States

$199,700 - $315,900
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual principal security engineer job postings.

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