Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Developer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Developer during 2025 is USD 148,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average senior-level / expert Security Developer salary lies between USD 120,000 and USD 161,500 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 Developer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 190,000
Top 25%
$ 161,500
Median
$ 148,000
Bottom 25%
$ 120,000
Bottom 10%
$ 80,400

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 Senior-level / Expert Security Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Developer job listings are Cloud, Python and AWS. 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:

Cloud | 22 jobs Python | 18 jobs AWS | 15 jobs Automation | 14 jobs Java | 13 jobs Computer Science | 13 jobs Vulnerabilities | 12 jobs Kubernetes | 11 jobs IAM | 11 jobs Docker | 10 jobs Monitoring | 10 jobs Azure | 9 jobs Compliance | 9 jobs APIs | 9 jobs SDLC | 8 jobs Agile | 8 jobs CI/CD | 8 jobs Network security | 7 jobs Linux | 7 jobs GCP | 7 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Security Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. 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 | 21 jobs Health care | 16 jobs Equity / stock options | 15 jobs Flex hours | 12 jobs Salary bonus | 11 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Flex vacation | 10 jobs Insurance | 9 jobs 401(k) matching | 8 jobs Fertility benefits | 8 jobs Team events | 7 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs Flexible spending account | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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