Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 160,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 3984 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Security Engineer salary lies between USD 126,000 and USD 202,750 in the United States. 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
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 3984
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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 Python. 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 | 4039 jobs Compliance | 3098 jobs Python | 2514 jobs Vulnerabilities | 2500 jobs Automation | 2458 jobs AWS | 2426 jobs Computer Science | 2301 jobs Monitoring | 1959 jobs CISSP | 1924 jobs Incident response | 1915 jobs Azure | 1864 jobs Scripting | 1766 jobs NIST | 1561 jobs Firewalls | 1464 jobs Application security | 1453 jobs Network security | 1400 jobs GCP | 1369 jobs SIEM | 1365 jobs Privacy | 1241 jobs Linux | 1216 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 | 3444 jobs Health care | 2739 jobs Equity / stock options | 1631 jobs Competitive pay | 1543 jobs Flex hours | 1531 jobs Team events | 1445 jobs Insurance | 1422 jobs Flex vacation | 1311 jobs Salary bonus | 1149 jobs Parental leave | 1052 jobs Medical leave | 1021 jobs Startup environment | 1000 jobs 401(k) matching | 901 jobs Wellness | 747 jobs Relocation support | 295 jobs Home office stipend | 227 jobs Transparency | 226 jobs Flexible spending account | 207 jobs Conferences | 199 jobs Fitness / gym | 188 jobsRelated salaries
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