Salary for Executive-level / Director Security Engineer in United States during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Executive-level / Director Security Engineer in United States during 2023 is USD 213,625

✏️ This salary info is based on 36 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average executive-level / director Security Engineer salary lies between USD 175,000 and USD 250,000 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
Executive-level / Director
Region
United States
Salary year
2023
Sample size
36
Top 10%
$ 321,400
Top 25%
$ 250,000
Median
$ 213,625
Bottom 25%
$ 175,000
Bottom 10%
$ 140,900

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.

Last updated: May 19, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Executive-level / Director Security Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with executive-level / director Security Engineer job listings are Cloud, Compliance and Strategy. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 73 jobs Compliance | 63 jobs Strategy | 55 jobs AWS | 48 jobs CISSP | 45 jobs GCP | 43 jobs Azure | 40 jobs Security strategy | 37 jobs Incident response | 34 jobs CISM | 34 jobs Vulnerabilities | 33 jobs Automation | 33 jobs Risk management | 33 jobs Agile | 33 jobs CompTIA | 28 jobs DevOps | 27 jobs Privacy | 27 jobs KPIs | 27 jobs E-commerce | 26 jobs Computer Science | 24 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Executive-level / Director Security Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with executive-level / director Security Engineer job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 68 jobs Flex hours | 38 jobs Health care | 35 jobs Startup environment | 32 jobs Equity | 29 jobs Competitive pay | 21 jobs Flex vacation | 17 jobs Insurance | 17 jobs Salary bonus | 17 jobs Parental leave | 16 jobs Wellness | 14 jobs Team events | 13 jobs Medical leave | 11 jobs 401(k) matching | 9 jobs Home office stipend | 9 jobs Fitness / gym | 5 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 5 jobs Fertility benefits | 4 jobs Conferences | 3 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs

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Security Engineer @ $ 213,625 (global) - Executive-level / Director Details
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Security Engineer @ $ 140,000 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Security Engineer @ $ 170,000 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Security Engineer @ $ 98,432 (United Kingdom) Details
Security Engineer @ $ 180,000 (Canada) Details
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