Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer during 2024 is USD 167,000

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Security Engineer salary lies between USD 130,000 and USD 209,169 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 Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
2709
Top 10%
$ 250,000
Top 25%
$ 209,169
Median
$ 167,000
Bottom 25%
$ 130,000
Bottom 10%
$ 100,000

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

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Engineer job listings are Cloud, Compliance and AWS. 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 | 3013 jobs Compliance | 1916 jobs AWS | 1904 jobs Python | 1851 jobs Vulnerabilities | 1815 jobs Computer Science | 1777 jobs Automation | 1630 jobs Azure | 1272 jobs Monitoring | 1263 jobs CISSP | 1228 jobs Incident response | 1187 jobs Scripting | 1165 jobs Application security | 1149 jobs Privacy | 1033 jobs Firewalls | 1012 jobs Network security | 987 jobs Linux | 959 jobs NIST | 953 jobs GCP | 933 jobs SIEM | 873 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Engineer 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 2477 jobs Health care | 1981 jobs Equity / stock options | 1310 jobs Flex hours | 1239 jobs Team events | 1190 jobs Competitive pay | 1090 jobs Insurance | 952 jobs Flex vacation | 936 jobs Salary bonus | 914 jobs Medical leave | 870 jobs Parental leave | 864 jobs Startup environment | 784 jobs 401(k) matching | 664 jobs Wellness | 630 jobs Home office stipend | 169 jobs Fertility benefits | 165 jobs Relocation support | 161 jobs Flexible spending account | 157 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 146 jobs Gear | 140 jobs

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