Security Engineer salary: median $200,500 a year
Security Engineer listings that state pay run from $155,500 to $264,000 for the middle half, based on 90 current job listings. 219 security engineer roles are open now.
Security Engineer pay range
From 90 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.
- Lower quarter
- $155,500
- Median
- $200,500
- Upper quarter
- $264,000
Security Engineer salary by state
States with at least 8 listings that state pay.
Open security engineer jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Security Engineer, Device/Hardware
Motive · Hybrid - Austin, Texas; Hybrid - Buffalo, New York; Hybrid - Nashville, Tennessee; Hybrid - San Francisco, California; Hybrid - Seattle
$160k–$205k · Oct 25, 2026
- Security Engineer (FedRAMP Engineer)
Valiant Solutions · Remote / Telework, US
Oct 22, 2026
- Security Engineer, Offensive Security
Fluidstack · United States, San Francisco, CA, USA, Austin, TX, USA, Remote, New York, NY, USA, Seattle, WA, USA
Oct 22, 2026
- Security Engineer, Exposure and Vulnerability Management
Fluidstack · United States, San Francisco, CA, USA, Austin, TX, USA, Remote, New York, NY, USA, Seattle, WA, USA
Oct 22, 2026
- Security Engineer, OT
Fluidstack · United States, San Francisco, CA, USA, Austin, TX, USA, Remote, New York, NY, USA, Seattle, WA, USA
Oct 22, 2026
- Security Engineer, OT
Fluidstack · San Francisco, CA
$275k–$344k · Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer, Offensive Security
Fluidstack · San Francisco, CA
$224k–$275k · Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer, Exposure and Vulnerability Management
Fluidstack · San Francisco, CA
$224k–$275k · Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer
Personal Capital · Greenwood Village, CO, USA
$106k–$149k · Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer / Research Engineer, RL Security
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA, Seattle, WA, USA
$320k–$405k · Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer
Empower Annuity Insurance · USA
$106k–$149k · Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer
VanderHouwen · Oregon
Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer
HP · Spring, TX, US; Fort Collins, CO, US
Oct 21, 2026
- Security Engineer / Research Engineer, RL Security
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
$320k–$405k · Oct 20, 2026
- Security Engineer
Mysten Labs · USA
Oct 20, 2026
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Security Engineer salary questions
- How much does a security engineer make?
- Among 90 open security engineer listings that state pay, the median is $200,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $155,500 and $264,000.
- Where does this security engineer pay data come from?
- From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
- Which state pays security engineers the most?
- Of the states with enough listings, New York has the highest median listed pay at $262,500.
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