San Francisco · United States
Security Engineer salary in San Francisco
The median salary in Security Engineer job ads in San Francisco, United States is $245,000 a year (about $20,417 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $200,000 to $310,000, based on 13 salaries from 8 employers, updated 6 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $245,000
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $261,250
- Aug 2026
- Low $261,250 · Aug 2026
- Salaries
- 13
- from 8 employers
- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 6 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in San Francisco
- 10th percentile
- $185,040
- 25th percentile
- $200,000
- Median
- $245,000
- 75th percentile
- $310,000
- 90th percentile
- $349,500
13 salaries · 26 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 34 salaries: up +1.0%
Based on 13 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 6 Nov 2026
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Security Engineer pay in San Francisco
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 |
|---|---|---|
| gcpmedian $261,250 · 8 salaries | up +6.6% | |
| aimedian $245,000 · 13 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| awsmedian $245,000 · 9 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| pythonmedian $232,500 · 9 salaries | down −5.1% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Security Engineer jobs that show their pay in San Francisco
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Security EngineerSierra · posted 17 Oct 2026$230,000 – $390,000
- Security engineer, detection and responseWRITER · Senior level · posted 23 Sept 2026$132,000 – $240,000
- Security Engineer, Corporate SecurityFlexport · posted 1 Sept 2026from $165,375
- Security Engineer, Application SecuritySentry · posted 27 Aug 2026$155,000 – $400,000
- Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseSentry · posted 27 Aug 2026$155,000 – $400,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
13 salaries from 8 employers, posted between 6 Nov 2025 and 6 Nov 2026. Last updated 6 Nov 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 92%
- Other sources 8%
Frequently asked questions
Security Engineer salary in San Francisco: common questions
What is the average Security Engineer salary in San Francisco in 2026?
Job ads for Security Engineer in San Francisco on Jobiba list a median salary of $245,000 a year, based on 13 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $200,000 and $310,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Security Engineer pay in San Francisco compare with the United States median?
The Security Engineer median in San Francisco is +1% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate Security Engineer salary in San Francisco?
From 13 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.