Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Software Engineer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Security Software Engineer during 2024 is USD 192,380

✏️ This salary info is based on 32 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Security Software Engineer salary lies between USD 168,000 and USD 230,000 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
Security Software Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
32
Top 10%
$ 270,000
Top 25%
$ 230,000
Median
$ 192,380
Bottom 25%
$ 168,000
Bottom 10%
$ 130,000

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 Senior-level / Expert Security Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Software Engineer job listings are Python, C and Computer Science. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 31 jobs C | 25 jobs Computer Science | 24 jobs Cloud | 23 jobs Cryptography | 16 jobs Incident response | 15 jobs Network security | 14 jobs AWS | 14 jobs Golang | 14 jobs Automation | 13 jobs Privacy | 12 jobs Monitoring | 12 jobs STEM | 12 jobs Java | 10 jobs TCP/IP | 10 jobs Vulnerabilities | 9 jobs Azure | 9 jobs Linux | 9 jobs Kubernetes | 9 jobs GCP | 9 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Security Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Security Software Engineer job listings are Health care, Equity and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Health care | 24 jobs Equity | 20 jobs Flex hours | 20 jobs Flex vacation | 17 jobs Parental leave | 16 jobs Career development | 16 jobs Medical leave | 16 jobs Insurance | 14 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Team events | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 5 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 4 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Home office stipend | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

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