Application & Product Security salary
25 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for application & product security roles at senior level across the United States: 200 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $157,247 and $222,163, with a median of $187,050.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $142,300, senior $187,050 and lead $231,500. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 63% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 14 of the 25 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
25 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $120,250 – $171,250 | $142,300 | 175 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$90,500 – CA$152,000 | CA$120,000 | 12 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £60,000 – £114,354 | £75,700 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $157,247 – $222,163 | $187,050 | 200 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$114,050 – CA$189,500 | CA$150,000 | 15 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £60,000 – £76,250 | £68,550 | 8hint |
| Ireland · country-wide | Senior | €80,800 – €94,500 | €87,500 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $189,375 – $277,000 | $231,500 | 21 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $130,000 – $182,757 | $150,738 | 38 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $155,069 – $216,313 | $187,500 | 56 |
| Arlington | Mid | $146,244 – $165,369 | $151,475 | 6hint |
| Boston | Mid | $130,125 – $159,688 | $145,000 | 6hint |
| Boston | Senior | $166,188 – $243,500 | $187,500 | 7hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $100,000 – $107,500 | $107,500 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $164,300 – $204,744 | $185,000 | 7hint |
| Fort Meade | Mid | $125,000 – $155,000 | $142,450 | 5hint |
| New York | Mid | $137,500 – $250,000 | $245,400 | 5hint |
| New York | Senior | $191,125 – $231,875 | $210,000 | 16 |
| Reston | Mid | $132,215 – $140,474 | $133,129 | 7hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $174,375 – $261,250 | $225,000 | 12 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $230,700 – $265,375 | $236,250 | 18 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$76,250 – CA$138,125 | CA$104,750 | 6hint |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$101,050 – CA$146,250 | CA$122,000 | 6hint |
| Washington | Mid | $128,400 – $165,275 | $135,000 | 11 |
| Washington | Senior | $182,500 – $200,975 | $191,000 | 7hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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