Detection Engineer Salary in United States during 2024
💰 The median Detection Engineer Salary in United States during 2024 is USD 110,330
✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Detection Engineer salary lies between USD 71,250 and USD 169,950 in the United States. 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.
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- Detection Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2024
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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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 | 174 jobs Python | 147 jobs Threat detection | 137 jobs SIEM | 134 jobs Automation | 131 jobs Incident response | 121 jobs Scripting | 112 jobs Threat intelligence | 98 jobs SOC | 95 jobs Monitoring | 94 jobs Splunk | 93 jobs Windows | 86 jobs MITRE ATT&CK | 86 jobs Malware | 79 jobs EDR | 79 jobs Azure | 78 jobs Linux | 76 jobs AWS | 74 jobs Computer Science | 74 jobs XDR | 64 jobsTop 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 | 172 jobs Equity / stock options | 117 jobs Team events | 115 jobs Health care | 112 jobs Flex hours | 108 jobs Salary bonus | 89 jobs Flex vacation | 87 jobs Parental leave | 79 jobs Medical leave | 77 jobs Insurance | 59 jobs Competitive pay | 56 jobs Transparency | 52 jobs Wellness | 51 jobs Startup environment | 39 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 jobsWant to contribute?
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