Security Engineering salary

59 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for security engineering roles at senior level across the United States: 489 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $152,500 and $210,650, with a median of $177,500.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $92,271, mid-level $150,500, senior $177,500 and lead $192,535. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 109% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 35 of the 59 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

59 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$82,350 – $102,000	$92,271	22
United States · country-wide	Mid	$120,988 – $189,241	$150,500	431
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$100,000 – CA$160,000	CA$132,500	31
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£51,638 – £88,250	£66,870	10
Ireland · country-wide	Mid	€78,950 – €90,100	€88,350	6hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$152,500 – $210,650	$177,500	489
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$134,063 – CA$181,763	CA$151,000	34
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£84,545 – £119,688	£102,940	10
Ireland · country-wide	Senior	€83,231 – €111,250	€88,000	8hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$170,000 – $228,000	$192,535	25
Remote · United States	Mid	$130,663 – $196,595	$151,475	94
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$147,000 – CA$178,875	CA$168,000	6hint
Remote · United States	Senior	$150,635 – $205,250	$175,500	115
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$145,000 – CA$175,000	CA$170,100	5hint
Annapolis Junction	Mid	$136,263 – $153,738	$142,450	6hint
Arlington	Mid	$111,975 – $149,125	$127,700	10
Arlington	Senior	$167,775 – $184,756	$182,163	6hint
Atlanta	Mid	$91,399 – $164,750	$115,000	7hint
Austin	Mid	$155,300 – $203,000	$163,600	8hint
Austin	Senior	$180,763 – $192,541	$188,000	8hint
Bellevue	Senior	$179,594 – $218,663	$197,150	8hint
Boston	Mid	$119,150 – $170,000	$150,000	7hint
Boston	Senior	$162,875 – $201,250	$180,000	15
Cambridge	Senior	$158,293 – $175,500	$166,250	5hint
Chantilly	Mid	$138,300 – $166,500	$146,300	7hint
Chantilly	Senior	$147,038 – $196,238	$160,950	6hint
Charlotte	Mid	$153,000 – $172,000	$158,020	5hint
Chicago	Mid	$122,771 – $175,875	$139,675	6hint
Chicago	Senior	$150,150 – $185,500	$170,000	17
Colorado Springs	Mid	$115,550 – $146,150	$138,800	6hint
Columbia	Mid	$120,075 – $193,300	$181,000	7hint
Denver	Mid	$122,788 – $209,750	$146,600	6hint
Denver	Senior	$180,438 – $214,125	$191,171	8hint
El Segundo	Senior	$173,375 – $203,025	$185,800	6hint
Fort Meade	Mid	$141,838 – $161,315	$154,500	8hint
Foster City	Senior	$218,000 – $250,500	$234,950	5hint
London	Senior	£107,500 – £131,563	£118,125	6hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$155,000 – $200,000	$170,000	5hint
Los Angeles	Senior	$134,400 – $185,713	$171,000	7hint
Mclean	Mid	$129,375 – $198,900	$147,750	10
Mclean	Senior	$173,163 – $193,500	$184,900	7hint
Menlo Park	Senior	$183,000 – $243,750	$214,500	5hint
Mountain View	Senior	$209,125 – $229,206	$221,163	6hint
New York	Mid	$158,578 – $263,700	$214,500	36
New York	Senior	$168,750 – $214,250	$185,500	51
Reston	Mid	$140,082 – $191,100	$144,950	8hint
Reston	Senior	$162,175 – $189,250	$165,000	7hint
San Diego	Mid	$131,825 – $165,834	$151,475	7hint
San Francisco	Mid	$194,591 – $263,500	$246,875	35
San Francisco	Senior	$201,319 – $259,650	$228,545	42
San Jose	Mid	$153,253 – $225,000	$212,500	10
San Jose	Senior	$190,000 – $218,000	$204,100	5hint
Santa Clara	Senior	$210,000 – $225,200	$225,200	5hint
Seattle	Senior	$175,000 – $227,700	$200,000	17
Sunnyvale	Senior	$175,500 – $240,000	$200,000	7hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$95,625 – CA$136,313	CA$121,000	14
Toronto	Senior	CA$127,250 – CA$181,025	CA$159,500	15
Washington	Mid	$142,475 – $173,750	$160,950	11
Washington	Senior	$145,550 – $178,875	$165,375	10

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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