Security Engineer salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 20, 2026
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Security Engineer pay in New York is measured from 76 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 42 postings put the middle half between $163,375 and $210,000, with a median of $185,250.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $220,000 and senior $185,250.
Against the 13 other measured markets for security engineer at senior, this sits below 7 of them; San Francisco leads at $230,100.
16 security engineer roles are open in New York right now, 13 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $163,125 – $259,625 | $220,000 | 34 |
| Senior | $163,375 – $210,000 | $185,250 | 42 |
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 level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open security engineer roles in New York · 13 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $140,000–$284,280scale $80,000–$400,000
Senior Security Engineer Bastion · Remote · US $180,000–$250,000 3w ago 
Senior Product Security Engineer Doppel · Remote · US $175,000–$200,000 4w ago 
Security Engineer - Detection and Response Spotify · Remote · US $132,948–$189,927 4w ago 
Staff Cyber Security Engineer NBCUniversal · Remote · US $125,000–$155,000 6w ago 
Staff Security Engineer, Threat Detection & Response Gemini · Remote · US $168,000–$240,000 2mo ago 
Security Engineer, Corporate Security Cape · Remote · US $150,000–$220,000 2mo ago Senior Platform Security Engineer Gemini · Remote · US $140,000–$200,000 5mo ago Staff Platform Security Engineer Gemini · Remote · US $168,000–$240,000 5mo ago 
Security Engineer - Threat Intel Anthropic · Remote · US $320,000–$405,000 6mo ago Security Engineer, Product Security Cape · Remote · US $200,000–$255,000 6mo ago 
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security OpenAI · Remote · US $401,000–$510,000 7mo ago Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security OpenAI · Remote · US $266,000–$445,000 1y ago 
Security Engineer Patreon · Remote · US $120,988–$189,241e 3w ago 
Staff Application Security Engineer Upside · Remote · US $182,500–$200,975e 7w ago 
Senior AI Security Engineer II Blink Health · Remote · US $168,750–$214,250e 2mo ago