Security Engineer Salary in Germany during 2025

💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in Germany during 2025 is USD 94,736

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Salary details

The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 69,894 and USD 110,500 in Germany. 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
Germany
Salary year
2025
Sample size
24
Top 10%
$ 166,000
Top 25%
$ 110,500
Median
$ 94,736
Bottom 25%
$ 69,894
Bottom 10%
$ 60,210

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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Salary 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 4765 jobs Compliance | 3654 jobs Vulnerabilities | 3063 jobs Python | 3005 jobs Computer Science | 2968 jobs AWS | 2820 jobs Automation | 2818 jobs Monitoring | 2443 jobs Incident response | 2356 jobs CISSP | 2225 jobs Azure | 2217 jobs Scripting | 2141 jobs Firewalls | 1919 jobs NIST | 1853 jobs Network security | 1763 jobs SIEM | 1752 jobs Application security | 1728 jobs Linux | 1617 jobs GCP | 1515 jobs Pentesting | 1425 jobs

Top 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 | 4205 jobs Health care | 3210 jobs Flex hours | 1936 jobs Team events | 1871 jobs Competitive pay | 1867 jobs Equity / stock options | 1800 jobs Insurance | 1655 jobs Flex vacation | 1463 jobs Salary bonus | 1284 jobs Startup environment | 1184 jobs Medical leave | 1180 jobs Parental leave | 1174 jobs 401(k) matching | 1028 jobs Wellness | 897 jobs Relocation support | 350 jobs Flexible spending account | 253 jobs Transparency | 247 jobs Fitness / gym | 238 jobs Home office stipend | 238 jobs Conferences | 233 jobs

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Security Engineer @ $ 204,600 (global) - Executive-level / Director Details
Security Engineer @ $ 136,000 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Security Engineer @ $ 90,750 (United States) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Security Engineer @ $ 204,600 (United States) - Executive-level / Director Details
Security Engineer @ $ 151,700 (United States) Details
Security Engineer @ $ 161,158 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Engineer @ $ 31,578 (Slovakia) Details
Security Engineer @ $ 89,195 (United Kingdom) Details
Security Engineer @ $ 149,142 (Canada) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Engineer @ $ 142,000 (Canada) Details
Security Engineer @ $ 118,100 (Canada) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Security Engineer @ $ 63,157 (Austria) Details

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