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Security Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Security Engineer job ads in United States is $260,000 a year (about $21,667 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $193,000 to $310,000, based on 31 salaries from 16 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $260,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $245,000
- Aug 2026
- Low $186,000 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 31
- from 16 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $115,000
- 25th percentile
- $193,000
- Median
- $260,000
- 75th percentile
- $310,000
- 90th percentile
- $355,500
31 salaries · 43 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 31 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Security Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 31 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100K | 10% 3 listings | |
| $100K–$150K | 3% 1 listing | |
| $150K–$200K | 13% 4 listings | |
| $200K–$250K | 23% 7 listings | |
| $250K–$300KMedian here | 22% 7 listings | |
| $300K–$350K | 10% 3 listings | |
| $350K–$400K | 19% 6 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Security Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| aimedian $267,300 · 27 salaries | up +2.8% | |
| kubernetesmedian $267,300 · 15 salaries | up +2.8% | |
| azuremedian $267,300 · 13 salaries | up +2.8% | |
| gcpmedian $252,500 · 16 salaries | down −2.9% | |
| pythonmedian $249,900 · 22 salaries | down −3.9% | |
| awsmedian $245,000 · 23 salaries | down −5.8% | |
| terraformmedian $225,000 · 15 salaries | down −13.5% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Security Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Security Engineer - Network Edge SecurityBlock · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$217,800 – $326,800
- Security Engineer - Threat IntelAnthropic · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$320,000 – $405,000
- Security engineer, detection and responseWRITER · Senior level · posted 23 Sept 2026$132,000 – $240,000
- Security Engineer, Product SecurityScale AI · posted 18 Sept 2026$237,600 – $297,000
- Security EngineerRVO Health · Mid level · posted 23 Sept 2026$100,000 – $130,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
31 salaries from 16 employers, posted between 22 Oct 2025 and 22 Oct 2026. Last updated 22 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 97%
- Other sources 3%
Live jobs
Security Engineer jobs in United States
- Security Engineer - GRC Sales
SpaceXSI · Palo Alto, California, United States
$100K – $228K/yr · listed by the employer
- Security Engineer, Kubernetes
SpaceXSI · Palo Alto, California, United States
- Security Engineer - GRC Federal Frameworks
SpaceXSI · Palo Alto, California, United States
$100K – $198K/yr · listed by the employer
- Security Engineer - Threat Intel
Anthropic · New York City, New York, United States
$320K – $405K/yr · listed by the employer
- Security Engineer, Offensive Security
Anthropic · Friendly, United States
$300K – $320K/yr · listed by the employer
- Security Engineer - Detection and Response
Spotify · New York, New York, United States
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Security Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Security Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Security Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $260,000 a year, based on 31 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $193,000 and $310,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Security Engineer salary in United States?
From 31 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.