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Security Engineer Salary

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

$167,738
Average Min
$233,498
Average Max
$227,882
Median Salary
$405,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $191,886
Senior level: $270,000
Top earners: $300,000

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Related Security Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Staff Security Software Engineer

3 open positions

$220,000 - $350,000
salary range
2

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure

2 open positions

$222,700 - $320,400
salary range
3

Lead Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

3 open positions

$188,000 - $282,000
salary range
4

Senior Security Software Engineer - Cloud & Infra Security

3 open positions

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
5

Senior Software Engineer - Edge-Services Security

3 open positions

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
6

Staff Security Engineer

3 open positions

$201,428 - $242,464
salary range
7

Senior Product Security Engineer

8 open positions

$185,625 - $249,750
salary range
8

Security Engineer

7 open positions

$160,511 - $270,489
salary range
9

Product Security Engineer

3 open positions

$149,400 - $275,483
salary range
10

Principal Security Engineer

3 open positions

$169,433 - $251,167
salary range

Security Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How security engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$236,206
average max salary
Range: $173,324 - $236,206
Based on 131 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Security Engineers

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

1

Anthropic

8 security engineer jobs

$310,000 - $405,000
salary range
2

Aurora Innovation

9 security engineer jobs

$205,222 - $304,444
salary range
3

Roblox

3 security engineer jobs

$229,583 - $270,353
salary range
4

Databricks

9 security engineer jobs

$194,956 - $277,853
salary range
5

Glean

4 security engineer jobs

$177,500 - $276,250
salary range
6

StubHub

8 security engineer jobs

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
7

CoreWeave

6 security engineer jobs

$164,167 - $275,000
salary range
8

Klaviyo

6 security engineer jobs

$170,000 - $255,000
salary range
9

Moveworks

3 security engineer jobs

$177,333 - $237,667
salary range
10

Fluidstack

3 security engineer jobs

$150,000 - $250,000
salary range

Security Engineer Salary by Region

Compare security engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

124 jobs

$170,843 - $231,873
salary range

Worldwide

94 jobs

$163,641 - $235,641
salary range

Security Engineer Salary by Industry

How security engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

216 jobs

$167,534 - $233,600
salary range

Data

1 jobs

$229,500 - $270,000
salary range

Sales

1 jobs

$150,000 - $175,000
salary range

Recent Security Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest security engineer job postings with published compensation.

Cloud Cyber Security Engineer

T-Rex Solutions • Ogden, UT

$125,000 - $150,000

Senior Product Security Engineer

Aurora Innovation • Seattle, Washington

$189,000 - $280,000

Senior Product Security Engineer

Aurora Innovation • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$171,000 - $250,000

Senior Product Security Engineer

Aurora Innovation • Mountain View, California

$189,000 - $280,000

Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Aurora Innovation • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$198,000 - $280,000

Copy of Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Aurora Innovation • Seattle, Washington

$220,000 - $300,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual security engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

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All figures in US Dollars, annual.