Security Engineering salary in Seattle
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Security Engineering pay in Seattle is measured from 17 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 17 postings put the middle half between $175,000 and $227,700, with a median of $200,000.
Against the 21 other measured markets for security engineering at senior, this sits below 6 of them; Foster City leads at $234,950.
9 security engineering roles are open in Seattle right now, 9 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $175,000 – $227,700 | $200,000 | 17 |
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 Seattle · 9 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $157,675–$445,000scale $90,000–$630,000
Senior Security Engineer, Identity and Access Management HackerOne · Remote · US $180,000–$220,000 4w ago 
Sr Offensive AI Security Engineer II Samsara · Remote · Worldwide $157,675–$238,500 4w ago Senior Security Engineer - Threat Detection Samsara · Remote · Worldwide $157,675–$238,500 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