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 161,158
✏️ This salary info is based on 2976 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Security Engineer salary lies between USD 125,500 and USD 203,183 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
- 2976
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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 | 3030 jobs Compliance | 2291 jobs Python | 1896 jobs Vulnerabilities | 1872 jobs AWS | 1823 jobs Automation | 1813 jobs Computer Science | 1743 jobs Monitoring | 1461 jobs Incident response | 1435 jobs CISSP | 1415 jobs Azure | 1390 jobs Scripting | 1303 jobs NIST | 1134 jobs Application security | 1095 jobs Firewalls | 1088 jobs Network security | 1062 jobs GCP | 1018 jobs SIEM | 1012 jobs Linux | 931 jobs Privacy | 930 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 | 2551 jobs Health care | 2073 jobs Equity / stock options | 1233 jobs Competitive pay | 1201 jobs Flex hours | 1190 jobs Team events | 1097 jobs Insurance | 1082 jobs Flex vacation | 994 jobs Salary bonus | 856 jobs Parental leave | 801 jobs Medical leave | 791 jobs Startup environment | 743 jobs 401(k) matching | 693 jobs Wellness | 575 jobs Relocation support | 227 jobs Home office stipend | 177 jobs Transparency | 173 jobs Flexible spending account | 168 jobs Fitness / gym | 146 jobs Conferences | 141 jobsRelated salaries
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