# Security Engineer Salary Entry Level: $125k median (2026)

> entry level security engineer salary - based on 68 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $125k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $92k - $156k
- **Based on:** 19 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 24 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 7 open)
- Security and investigation activities (division 80, 4 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 4 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 3 open)
- Public administration and defence; compulsory social security (division 84, 2 open)

## Top companies hiring

- BairesDev (6 open)
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2 open)
- TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company (2 open)
- Blue Ventis (1 open)
- NOVOMATIC (1 open)
- Chocolatey Software (1 open)
- Shopee (1 open)
- Hyundai AutoEver America (1 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Cybersecurity Engineer, Junior](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b4b60fa085b49a7b) - Render Security Engineering LLC - California, MD - $60,000 - $80,000 a year
- [Junior Security Engineer - San Antonio, TX](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=27876064e2dc4c98) - MAXISIQ, Inc. - San Antonio, TX - $140,000 - $160,000 a year
- [Application Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/application-security-engineer-at-spacexai-4386378870) - SpaceXAI - Palo Alto, CA - $200,000 - $340,000
- [Security Engineering Intern](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/security-engineering-intern-at-incomm-payments-4427070162) - InComm Payments - Atlanta, GA
- [Sr. Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-security-engineer-at-nlb-services-4444915152) - NLB Services - Atlanta, GA
- [Cybersecurity Engineer, Junior](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/cybersecurity-engineer-junior-at-render-security-engineering-llc-4441830663) - Render Security Engineering, LLC - California, MD - $60,000 to $80,000
- [Palo Alto Cloud Security Engineer – (AWS/Azure & F5 BIG-IP LTM)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/palo-alto-cloud-security-engineer-%E2%80%93-aws-azure-f5-big-ip-ltm-at-neotech-global-4441833999) - Neotech Global - Columbia, SC
- [Data Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-security-engineer-at-oni-infotech-4443897386) - ONI Infotech - Portland, OR
- [Information Security Engineer (2027 Graduate)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/information-security-engineer-2027-graduate-at-appian-4444493993) - Appian - McLean, VA - $115,000 USD - $118,000
- [Information Security Engineer](https://sg.linkedin.com/jobs/view/information-security-engineer-at-dso-national-laboratories-4260005189) - DSO National Laboratories - Singapore
- [Cloud Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/cloud-security-engineer-at-asceticvoyage-4444008754) - AsceticVoyage - Newark, NJ
- [Information Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/information-security-engineer-at-chocolatey-software-4444003639) - Chocolatey Software - United States - $90,000-125,000

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