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Senior Security Engineer Salary

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

$166,351
Average Min
$221,276
Average Max
$220,000
Median Salary
$405,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $185,000
Senior level: $250,000
Top earners: $280,000

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Related Senior Security Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure

2 open positions

$222,700 - $320,400
salary range
2

Senior Security Software Engineer - Cloud & Infra Security

3 open positions

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
3

Senior Software Engineer - Edge-Services Security

3 open positions

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
4

Senior Product Security Engineer

8 open positions

$185,625 - $249,750
salary range
5

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Security

2 open positions

$185,000 - $210,000
salary range
6

Senior Software Engineer - Security

2 open positions

$161,150 - $231,850
salary range
7

Senior Application Security Engineer

6 open positions

$166,745 - $220,245
salary range
8

Senior Security Engineer

9 open positions

$168,011 - $216,211
salary range
9

Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

3 open positions

$152,000 - $228,000
salary range
10

Senior Blockchain Security Engineer

2 open positions

$163,500 - $210,000
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Senior Security Engineer Salary by Experience Level

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

Senior

$221,276
average max salary
Range: $166,351 - $221,276
Based on 86 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Senior Security Engineers

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

1

Anthropic

1 senior security engineer jobs

$300,000 - $405,000
salary range
2

Roblox

1 senior security engineer jobs

$246,170 - $319,670
salary range
3

Pure Storage

1 senior security engineer jobs

$211,000 - $317,000
salary range
4

Glean

1 senior security engineer jobs

$200,000 - $280,000
salary range
5

Databricks

4 senior security engineer jobs

$191,925 - $276,125
salary range
6

Waymo

3 senior security engineer jobs

$204,000 - $259,000
salary range
7

Aurora Innovation

3 senior security engineer jobs

$183,000 - $270,000
salary range
8

StubHub

8 senior security engineer jobs

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
9

Astranis

2 senior security engineer jobs

$160,000 - $240,000
salary range
10

Otter.ai

2 senior security engineer jobs

$185,000 - $210,000
salary range

Senior Security Engineer Salary by Region

Compare senior security engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

48 jobs

$168,872 - $220,063
salary range

Worldwide

38 jobs

$163,167 - $222,808
salary range

Senior Security Engineer Salary by Industry

How senior security engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

85 jobs

$166,544 - $221,821
salary range

Sales

1 jobs

$150,000 - $175,000
salary range

Recent Senior Security Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest senior security engineer job postings with published compensation.

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

Senior Security Engineer (SIEM SPLUNK)

Coalfire • United States

$78,000 - $135,000

Senior Information System Security Engineer (Remote)

MKS2 Technologies • Remote

$100,000 - $120,000

Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Astranis • San Francisco

$160,000 - $240,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual senior security engineer job postings.

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