# Security Engineer Salary Senior: $168k median (2026)

> senior security engineer salary - based on 941 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $168k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $140k - $196k
- **Based on:** 353 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 339 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 92 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 89 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 39 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 32 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 28 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Amazon (24 open)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) (13 open)
- Bright Vision Technologies (10 open)
- Jobgether (8 open)
- Haystack (7 open)
- Leidos (7 open)
- Oscar Health (7 open)
- Google (7 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/security-engineer-at-trilyon-inc-4445404973) - Trilyon, Inc. - Mountain View, CA
- [System Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/system-security-engineer-at-pacer-staffing-4445400508) - Pacer Staffing - New Jersey - $62/hr
- [Email Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/email-security-engineer-at-staffing-spot-inc-4445161947) - Staffing Spot, Inc. - Charlotte, NC
- [Senior Security Engineer, Enterprise Security](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-security-engineer-enterprise-security-at-discord-4382248468) - Discord - Western, WV - $196,000 to $220,500
- [Principal Network Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-network-security-engineer-at-conglomerateit-4445965052) - ConglomerateIT - Atlanta, GA
- [Senior Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-security-engineer-at-vailexa-4445198001) - VAILEXA - United States
- [Senior Cloud Data Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-cloud-data-security-engineer-at-occupational-health-safety-magazine-4444895405) - Occupational Health & Safety Magazine - Providence, RI - $101,970.00 - $203,940.00
- [Senior Python Security Engineer (Embedded Systems & IoT)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-python-security-engineer-embedded-systems-iot-at-cube-hub-inc-4445408395) - Cube Hub Inc. - Johnston, IA
- [Sr. Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-security-engineer-at-california-water-service-4445187463) - California Water Service - San Jose, CA
- [Network Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-security-engineer-at-vanderhouwen-4445190057) - VanderHouwen - Phoenix, AZ - $120,000 - $135,000
- [Information Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/information-security-engineer-at-themesoft-inc-4446157220) - Themesoft Inc. - Brevard, NC
- [Principal Infrastructure Security Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-infrastructure-security-engineer-at-upstart-4384796135) - Upstart - United States - $190,600 - $263,900

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