Security Engineer Salary in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in Canada during 2025 is USD 143,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 162 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 112,857 and USD 178,000 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
- 162
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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 | 4113 jobs Compliance | 3136 jobs Vulnerabilities | 2656 jobs Python | 2578 jobs Computer Science | 2545 jobs AWS | 2429 jobs Automation | 2406 jobs Monitoring | 2110 jobs Incident response | 2019 jobs Azure | 1908 jobs CISSP | 1894 jobs Scripting | 1813 jobs Firewalls | 1643 jobs NIST | 1587 jobs Network security | 1517 jobs SIEM | 1510 jobs Application security | 1491 jobs Linux | 1383 jobs GCP | 1288 jobs Privacy | 1231 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 | 3625 jobs Health care | 2777 jobs Flex hours | 1679 jobs Team events | 1642 jobs Competitive pay | 1639 jobs Equity / stock options | 1574 jobs Insurance | 1437 jobs Flex vacation | 1285 jobs Salary bonus | 1115 jobs Startup environment | 1039 jobs Parental leave | 1029 jobs Medical leave | 1016 jobs 401(k) matching | 878 jobs Wellness | 791 jobs Relocation support | 315 jobs Transparency | 221 jobs Fitness / gym | 216 jobs Flexible spending account | 213 jobs Home office stipend | 212 jobs Conferences | 203 jobsRelated salaries
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