Cyber Security Engineer salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 20, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for cyber security engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 26 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $111,563 and $148,625, with a median of $130,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $130,000 and senior $161,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 24% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.
Cyber Security Engineer pay by specialization
Security Engineering 6Application & Product Security 1
Live cyber security engineer roles by security function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $111,563 – $148,625 | $130,000 | 26 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $139,988 – $212,653 | $161,500 | 16 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
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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Open cyber security engineer roles · 3 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
Staff Cyber Security Engineer NBCUniversal · Remote · US $125,000–$155,000 6w ago Cyber Security Engineer Centorrino Technologies · Remote · Australia Pay not stated 10d ago 
Cyber Security Engineer - Governance, Risk & Compliance - Remote (UK Only) Immersive · Remote · UK £51,638–£88,250e 11d ago 
Senior Cyber Security Engineer Hczw · Remote · US $152,500–$210,650e 6mo ago Cyber Security Engineer / Analyst (m/w/d) bis zu 7400 € Primegate consulting GmbH · Remote · Germany Pay not stated 6mo ago