Security Engineering salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Security Engineering pay in New York is measured from 87 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 51 postings put the middle half between $168,750 and $214,250, with a median of $185,500.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $214,500 and senior $185,500.
Against the 21 other measured markets for security engineering at senior, this sits below 12 of them; Foster City leads at $234,950.
19 security engineering roles are open in New York right now, 16 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $158,578 – $263,700 | $214,500 | 36 |
| Senior | $168,750 – $214,250 | $185,500 | 51 |
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 engineering roles in New York · 16 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, $142,300–$405,000scale $80,000–$570,000
Lead CyberSecurity Engineering Humana · Remote · US New $142,300–$195,700 2d ago Lead Security Architect Humana · Remote · US $142,300–$195,700 2w ago 
Senior Security Engineer Bastion · Remote · US $180,000–$250,000 3w 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 
Senior/Staff Security Engineer, Incident Response Grow Therapy · Remote · US $220,000–$280,000 2mo ago Senior/Staff Engineer, Cloud & Infrastructure Security Grow Therapy · Remote · US $152,000–$250,000 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 
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security OpenAI · Remote · US $401,000–$510,000 7mo ago Principal Software 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 Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security OpenAI · Remote · US $266,000–$445,000 1y ago 
Security Architect zerohash · Remote · US $122,771–$175,875e 9d ago 
Security Engineer Patreon · Remote · US $120,988–$189,241e 3w ago 
Senior AI Security Engineer II Blink Health · Remote · US $168,750–$214,250e 2mo ago