Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer in Canada during 2025 is USD 147,900
✏️ This salary info is based on 74 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Security Engineer salary lies between USD 124,285 and USD 185,500 in Canada. 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
- Canada
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 74
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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 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 Vulnerabilities. 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 | 1753 jobs Compliance | 1279 jobs Vulnerabilities | 1090 jobs Python | 1071 jobs AWS | 1063 jobs Automation | 999 jobs Computer Science | 999 jobs Monitoring | 802 jobs Azure | 801 jobs CISSP | 798 jobs Incident response | 779 jobs Scripting | 716 jobs Application security | 633 jobs NIST | 626 jobs Firewalls | 611 jobs Network security | 593 jobs GCP | 589 jobs Privacy | 563 jobs SIEM | 540 jobs Linux | 525 jobsTop 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 1461 jobs Health care | 1196 jobs Equity / stock options | 752 jobs Competitive pay | 717 jobs Flex hours | 714 jobs Team events | 664 jobs Insurance | 626 jobs Flex vacation | 610 jobs Salary bonus | 515 jobs Parental leave | 481 jobs Medical leave | 452 jobs Startup environment | 414 jobs 401(k) matching | 401 jobs Wellness | 338 jobs Relocation support | 138 jobs Home office stipend | 113 jobs Flexible spending account | 98 jobs Transparency | 92 jobs Conferences | 92 jobs Fitness / gym | 89 jobsRelated salaries
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