Security Engineer salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Security Engineer pay in San Francisco is measured from 76 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 39 postings put the middle half between $179,550 and $263,500, with a median of $237,500.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $237,500 and senior $230,100.
Against the 12 other measured markets for security engineer at mid-level, this sits highest; San Jose leads at $225,000.
8 security engineer roles are open in San Francisco right now, 5 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $179,550 – $263,500 | $237,500 | 39 |
| Senior | $197,500 – $258,600 | $230,100 | 37 |
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 San Francisco · 5 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, $175,000–$445,000scale $100,000–$630,000
Security Engineer Latent · Remote · US $200,000–$240,000 10d ago 
Senior Product Security Engineer Doppel · Remote · US $175,000–$200,000 4w ago 
Product Security Engineer WorkOS · Remote · US $175,000–$275,000 4w 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 
Incident Response Security Engineer ClickHouse · Remote · US $194,591–$263,500e 2mo ago Senior Product Security Engineer ClickHouse · Remote · US $230,700–$265,375e 2mo ago