Across 532 live US postings for security engineers with a listed USD salary, measured November 2026, the median offer is $165,000–$226,700 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured November 2026 · n=532 US postings with salary
Security engineer salary: $165,000–$226,700 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 1,083 tracked live postings whose title matches "security engineer". No surveys, no self-reports. Listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median security engineer posting offers $165,000–$226,700 a year (n=532).
- 28.4% of the 1,083 live postings matching "security engineer" are remote.
- Builds AI security engineers list $224,000–$290,000, vs $160,000–$226,700 at Little AI.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 0 | not enough data |
| Junior | 5 | $136,000–$184,000 |
| Mid-level | 134 | $159,300–$202,400 |
| Senior | 287 | $170,000–$235,000 |
| Lead | 64 | $193,150–$274,125 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 159 | $182,750–$252,000 |
| On-site / hybrid | 373 | $159,300–$220,000 |
Companies hiring security engineers
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "security engineer", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 532 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page. Below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market. Do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured November 2026. Small-n slices move a lot. Read the n column first.
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor): Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212.00).
How many security engineers jobs are remote?
28.4% of the 532 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured November 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 33 postings build AI and 864 involve little AI. See the level breakdown below for the median at each level. Measured November 2026.