Salary for Senior-level / Expert Splunk Engineer in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Splunk Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 147,550

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Splunk Engineer salary lies between USD 94,400 and USD 189,175 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
Splunk Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 198,300
Top 25%
$ 189,175
Median
$ 147,550
Bottom 25%
$ 94,400
Bottom 10%
$ 85,800

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 Splunk Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Splunk Engineer job listings are Splunk, Linux and Clearance. 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:

Splunk | 15 jobs Linux | 12 jobs Clearance | 12 jobs Firewalls | 10 jobs Python | 9 jobs Cloud | 9 jobs Compliance | 8 jobs Monitoring | 8 jobs Scripting | 8 jobs SIEM | 7 jobs Windows | 7 jobs APIs | 7 jobs Computer Science | 7 jobs SOC | 7 jobs CISSP | 6 jobs AWS | 5 jobs TS/SCI | 5 jobs Governance | 5 jobs Privacy | 5 jobs Analytics | 4 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Splunk Engineer job listings are Career development, Wellness and Team events. 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 | 10 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Team events | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 3 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Health care | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Flex vacation | 2 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs

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