Security Engineer Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 150,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 1244 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 117,500 and USD 193,800 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
- Security Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 1244
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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 | 1320 jobs Compliance | 999 jobs Vulnerabilities | 853 jobs Computer Science | 805 jobs Python | 787 jobs AWS | 771 jobs Automation | 713 jobs Monitoring | 638 jobs Incident response | 623 jobs CISSP | 616 jobs Azure | 579 jobs Scripting | 551 jobs NIST | 541 jobs Firewalls | 531 jobs Network security | 497 jobs Application security | 471 jobs Linux | 462 jobs SIEM | 459 jobs Clearance | 402 jobs Pentesting | 396 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 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 | 1190 jobs Health care | 901 jobs Team events | 561 jobs Flex hours | 547 jobs Competitive pay | 520 jobs Equity / stock options | 495 jobs Insurance | 460 jobs Flex vacation | 451 jobs Salary bonus | 369 jobs Startup environment | 326 jobs Medical leave | 323 jobs Parental leave | 322 jobs 401(k) matching | 282 jobs Wellness | 251 jobs Relocation support | 100 jobs Home office stipend | 81 jobs Conferences | 71 jobs Transparency | 65 jobs Fitness / gym | 64 jobs Flexible spending account | 58 jobsRelated salaries
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