Security Engineer Salary in 2024
💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 155,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 4234 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 120,000 and USD 200,000 globally. 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.
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- Security Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 4234
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024Salary trend
Top 20 Job Tags for Security Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Engineer job listings are Cloud, Compliance and Vulnerabilities. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Cloud | 4823 jobs Compliance | 3136 jobs Vulnerabilities | 3013 jobs Computer Science | 2991 jobs Python | 2903 jobs AWS | 2837 jobs Automation | 2472 jobs Monitoring | 2106 jobs Azure | 1994 jobs CISSP | 1983 jobs Incident response | 1905 jobs Scripting | 1878 jobs Application security | 1825 jobs Firewalls | 1713 jobs Network security | 1646 jobs Linux | 1588 jobs Privacy | 1567 jobs NIST | 1531 jobs SIEM | 1420 jobs GCP | 1405 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 4164 jobs Health care | 3114 jobs Equity / stock options | 2067 jobs Flex hours | 2023 jobs Team events | 1992 jobs Competitive pay | 1724 jobs Insurance | 1433 jobs Salary bonus | 1389 jobs Flex vacation | 1368 jobs Medical leave | 1338 jobs Parental leave | 1317 jobs Startup environment | 1288 jobs 401(k) matching | 1046 jobs Wellness | 955 jobs Home office stipend | 283 jobs Relocation support | 248 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 233 jobs Flexible spending account | 224 jobs Conferences | 217 jobs Fertility benefits | 207 jobsRelated salaries
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