Detection Engineer Salary in 2024

💰 The median Detection Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 110,330

✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Detection Engineer salary lies between USD 71,250 and USD 169,950 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Detection Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 176,520
Top 25%
$ 169,950
Median
$ 110,330
Bottom 25%
$ 71,250
Bottom 10%
$ 62,500

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Detection Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Detection Engineer job listings are Cloud, Python and Threat detection. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 175 jobs Python | 147 jobs Threat detection | 138 jobs SIEM | 135 jobs Automation | 132 jobs Incident response | 122 jobs Scripting | 112 jobs Threat intelligence | 98 jobs SOC | 96 jobs Splunk | 94 jobs Monitoring | 94 jobs MITRE ATT&CK | 87 jobs Windows | 86 jobs EDR | 80 jobs Malware | 79 jobs Azure | 78 jobs Linux | 76 jobs AWS | 74 jobs Computer Science | 74 jobs XDR | 64 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Detection Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Detection Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Team events. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 173 jobs Equity / stock options | 118 jobs Team events | 115 jobs Health care | 113 jobs Flex hours | 108 jobs Salary bonus | 90 jobs Flex vacation | 88 jobs Parental leave | 80 jobs Medical leave | 78 jobs Insurance | 59 jobs Competitive pay | 56 jobs Wellness | 52 jobs Transparency | 52 jobs Startup environment | 40 jobs Home office stipend | 27 jobs Fitness / gym | 25 jobs Gear | 24 jobs 401(k) matching | 23 jobs Conferences | 20 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 15 jobs

Related salaries

Detection Engineer @ $ 146,775 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Detection Engineer @ $ 146,775 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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