Security Engineer Salary in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in Canada during 2025 is USD 141,200
✏️ This salary info is based on 192 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 111,000 and USD 172,000 in Canada. 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
- all levels
- Region
- Canada
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 192
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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 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Cloud | 5783 jobs Compliance | 4438 jobs Vulnerabilities | 3693 jobs Python | 3632 jobs Computer Science | 3561 jobs Automation | 3430 jobs AWS | 3414 jobs Monitoring | 2969 jobs Incident response | 2830 jobs Azure | 2705 jobs CISSP | 2703 jobs Scripting | 2604 jobs Firewalls | 2300 jobs NIST | 2269 jobs Network security | 2108 jobs SIEM | 2094 jobs Application security | 2074 jobs Linux | 1918 jobs GCP | 1821 jobs Pentesting | 1705 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 Flex hours. 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 | 5086 jobs Health care | 3883 jobs Flex hours | 2289 jobs Team events | 2230 jobs Competitive pay | 2213 jobs Equity / stock options | 2164 jobs Insurance | 1987 jobs Flex vacation | 1764 jobs Salary bonus | 1552 jobs Startup environment | 1428 jobs Parental leave | 1411 jobs Medical leave | 1394 jobs 401(k) matching | 1229 jobs Wellness | 1078 jobs Relocation support | 423 jobs Transparency | 307 jobs Fitness / gym | 293 jobs Home office stipend | 290 jobs Flexible spending account | 286 jobs Conferences | 284 jobsRelated salaries
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