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 160,300
✏️ This salary info is based on 3568 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Security Engineer salary lies between USD 125,500 and USD 202,831 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
- 3568
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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 | 3594 jobs Compliance | 2725 jobs Python | 2250 jobs Vulnerabilities | 2222 jobs Automation | 2171 jobs AWS | 2164 jobs Computer Science | 2030 jobs Monitoring | 1730 jobs Incident response | 1707 jobs CISSP | 1684 jobs Azure | 1656 jobs Scripting | 1568 jobs NIST | 1362 jobs Application security | 1295 jobs Firewalls | 1289 jobs Network security | 1247 jobs GCP | 1203 jobs SIEM | 1200 jobs Privacy | 1102 jobs Linux | 1081 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 | 3053 jobs Health care | 2444 jobs Equity / stock options | 1456 jobs Competitive pay | 1385 jobs Flex hours | 1370 jobs Team events | 1288 jobs Insurance | 1276 jobs Flex vacation | 1166 jobs Salary bonus | 1023 jobs Parental leave | 950 jobs Medical leave | 921 jobs Startup environment | 881 jobs 401(k) matching | 811 jobs Wellness | 680 jobs Relocation support | 269 jobs Transparency | 210 jobs Home office stipend | 208 jobs Flexible spending account | 192 jobs Fitness / gym | 176 jobs Conferences | 171 jobsRelated salaries
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