Salary for Entry-level / Junior Security Software Engineer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Security Software Engineer during 2024 is USD 197,500

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

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The average entry-level / junior Security Software Engineer salary lies between USD 120,000 and USD 280,000 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
Security Software Engineer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 280,000
Top 25%
$ 280,000
Median
$ 197,500
Bottom 25%
$ 120,000
Bottom 10%
$ 120,000

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

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Security Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Security Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Python and Computer Science. 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 | 10 jobs Python | 8 jobs Computer Science | 7 jobs Agile | 6 jobs SQS | 5 jobs DynamoDB | 5 jobs Kubernetes | 5 jobs Redis | 5 jobs Privacy | 5 jobs Terraform | 5 jobs PostgreSQL | 5 jobs APIs | 5 jobs Kafka | 5 jobs RDBMS | 5 jobs Automation | 4 jobs Golang | 4 jobs AWS | 3 jobs C | 3 jobs Linux | 3 jobs Azure | 2 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Security Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Security Software Engineer job listings are Equity / stock options, Startup environment and Career development. 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:

Equity / stock options | 6 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Career development | 4 jobs Health care | 3 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Parental leave | 2 jobs Flex hours | 2 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Competitive pay | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs

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