Security Engineering salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Security Engineering pay in San Francisco is measured from 77 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 42 postings put the middle half between $201,319 and $259,650, with a median of $228,545.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $246,875 and senior $228,545.
Against the 21 other measured markets for security engineering at senior, this sits below 1 of them; Foster City leads at $234,950.
13 security engineering roles are open in San Francisco right now, 10 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $194,591 – $263,500 | $246,875 | 35 |
| Senior | $201,319 – $259,650 | $228,545 | 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 engineering roles in San Francisco · 10 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, $155,584–$445,000scale $90,000–$630,000
Security Engineer Latent · Remote · US $200,000–$240,000 10d ago 
Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response Pinterest · Remote · US $123,696–$254,667 2w ago Sr. Security Software Engineer, Security Operations Pinterest · Remote · US $155,584–$320,320 3w ago 
Software Engineer - Infrastructure Security WorkOS · Remote · US $175,000–$275,000 4w 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 
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 
Sr. Engineer, Infrastructure Security Zapier · Remote · US New $201,319–$259,650e 3d 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