United States · USD
Senior Security Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Senior Security Engineer job ads in United States is $197,044 a year (about $16,420 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $185,829 to $216,000, based on 14 salaries from 9 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $197,044
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $183,272
- Aug 2026
- Low $183,272 · Aug 2026
- Salaries
- 14
- from 9 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $179,512
- 25th percentile
- $185,829
- Median
- $197,044
- 75th percentile
- $216,000
- 90th percentile
- $255,410
14 salaries · 20 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 14 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Senior Security Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 14 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 $170K | 7% 1 listing | |
| $170K–$180K | 7% 1 listing | |
| $180K–$190K | 14% 2 listings | |
| $190K–$200KMedian here | 29% 4 listings | |
| $200K–$210K | 7% 1 listing | |
| $210K–$220K | 22% 3 listings | |
| $220K–$230K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $230K–$240K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $240K–$250K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $250K–$260K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $260K and over | 14% 2 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 Senior 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 $197,044 · 14 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| pythonmedian $196,000 · 11 salaries | down −0.5% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Senior Security Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response TeamDatadog · Senior level · posted 16 Oct 2026$192,000 – $240,000
- Senior Security Engineer - Threat DetectionSamsara · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$157,675 – $238,500
- Senior Security EngineerRipple · Senior level · posted 18 Oct 2026$172,000 – $215,000
- Senior Security Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementDatadog · Senior level · posted 3 Sept 2026$192,000 – $240,000
- Senior Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseBlock · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$217,800 – $326,800
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
14 salaries from 9 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 79%
- Pay read from posting text 7%
- Other sources 14%
Live jobs
Senior Security Engineer jobs in United States
- Senior Security Engineer - Enterprise Security
Snowflake · Bellevue, Washington, United States
$176K – $253K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Security Engineer, Device
Hp · California, United States of America
- Senior Security Engineer
Ripple · San Francisco, CA, United States
$172K – $215K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Security Engineer - Platform Trust & Safety
Datadog · New York, New York, United States
$192K – $240K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior Security Engineer, AI Architecture Patterns
NVIDIA · CA, Santa Clara
- Senior Security Engineer - Threat Detection
Samsara · Seattle
$157.7K – $238.5K/yr · listed by the employer
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
Senior Security Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Senior Security Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Senior Security Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $197,044 a year, based on 14 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $185,829 and $216,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Senior Security Engineer salary in United States?
From 14 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.