Application Security Engineer Salary in 2022

💰 The median Application Security Engineer Salary in 2022 is USD 88,653

✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2022

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Salary details

The average Application Security Engineer salary lies between USD 57,786 and USD 200,000 globally. 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
Application Security Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2022
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 207,000
Top 25%
$ 200,000
Median
$ 88,653
Bottom 25%
$ 57,786
Bottom 10%
$ 18,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: May 5, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Application Security Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Application Security Engineer job listings are Application security, Vulnerabilities and Cloud. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2022 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Application security | 338 jobs Vulnerabilities | 214 jobs Cloud | 202 jobs Python | 194 jobs OWASP | 156 jobs Pentesting | 149 jobs Java | 142 jobs AWS | 141 jobs Automation | 133 jobs Computer Science | 121 jobs SAST | 114 jobs Compliance | 111 jobs SDLC | 108 jobs DAST | 106 jobs C | 89 jobs Privacy | 88 jobs CI/CD | 85 jobs JavaScript | 81 jobs SaaS | 80 jobs APIs | 70 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Application Security Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Application 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 2022 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 216 jobs Health care | 108 jobs Flex hours | 101 jobs Flex vacation | 95 jobs Startup environment | 94 jobs Competitive pay | 91 jobs Team events | 84 jobs Equity | 68 jobs Parental leave | 58 jobs Home office stipend | 43 jobs 401(k) matching | 38 jobs Wellness | 38 jobs Medical leave | 33 jobs Insurance | 29 jobs Salary bonus | 26 jobs Conferences | 17 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 17 jobs Fitness / gym | 14 jobs Fertility benefits | 14 jobs Gear | 11 jobs

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