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Security Engineer salaries in United States
Security Engineer professionals in United States earn $134.2–202.7K per year on average, based on 5 jobs. Security Engineer roles in United States pay 9% above the board-wide average of $126.7–181.6K for Security Engineer jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$134.2–202.7K
Based on 5 jobs · 9% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$126K
Average
$168.4K
75th percentile
$217.4K
Security Engineer salaries by seniority in United States
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $134.2–202.7K | 5 | +9% |
Other top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States beyond Security Engineer, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $143.5–222.3K · 85 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $147.8–227.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $162.9–252.8K · 46 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $129.6–184.6K · 37 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $158.2–238.4K · 36 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
Top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $144.2–218.2K · 216 jobs
AWS
Avg. $144.5–215.6K · 120 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $144.3–215.2K · 85 jobs
SQL
Avg. $132.4–195K · 76 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $140.7–238.4K · 76 jobs
Docker
Avg. $140.6–207.4K · 68 jobs
Security Engineer salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.