Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Detection Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Detection Engineer during 2025 is USD 142,810

✏️ This salary info is based on 38 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Detection Engineer salary lies between USD 109,990 and USD 187,000 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
Detection Engineer
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
38
Top 10%
$ 231,600
Top 25%
$ 187,000
Median
$ 142,810
Bottom 25%
$ 109,990
Bottom 10%
$ 87,000

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 Mid-level / Intermediate Detection Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Detection Engineer job listings are Python, SIEM and Threat detection. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 30 jobs SIEM | 28 jobs Threat detection | 28 jobs Cloud | 28 jobs Threat intelligence | 24 jobs Incident response | 23 jobs Computer Science | 22 jobs SOC | 21 jobs Monitoring | 19 jobs Scripting | 19 jobs Automation | 18 jobs Splunk | 17 jobs EDR | 16 jobs MITRE ATT&CK | 16 jobs SOAR | 16 jobs Linux | 15 jobs PowerShell | 13 jobs Azure | 12 jobs CISSP | 12 jobs GCP | 12 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Detection Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Detection Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 32 jobs Health care | 23 jobs Flex hours | 18 jobs Team events | 13 jobs Insurance | 13 jobs Startup environment | 12 jobs Wellness | 11 jobs Salary bonus | 10 jobs Equity / stock options | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 9 jobs Competitive pay | 8 jobs Conferences | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Parental leave | 5 jobs Fitness / gym | 4 jobs Home office stipend | 4 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs

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