Security Engineer Salary in 2024
💰 The median Security Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 159,700
✏️ This salary info is based on 996 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Security Engineer salary lies between USD 124,800 and USD 202,600 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.
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- Security Engineer
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- all levels
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- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 996
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated: April 21, 2024Salary trend
Top 20 Job Tags for Security Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Security Engineer job listings are Cloud, Vulnerabilities and Compliance. 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:
Cloud | 1463 jobs Vulnerabilities | 930 jobs Compliance | 914 jobs Python | 881 jobs Computer Science | 860 jobs AWS | 851 jobs Automation | 771 jobs Monitoring | 617 jobs Azure | 581 jobs Scripting | 581 jobs Incident response | 578 jobs Application security | 560 jobs CISSP | 543 jobs Firewalls | 525 jobs Linux | 471 jobs Privacy | 471 jobs Network security | 456 jobs SIEM | 453 jobs GCP | 423 jobs Pentesting | 419 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Security Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with 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 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 1217 jobs Health care | 870 jobs Flex hours | 626 jobs Team events | 602 jobs Equity | 525 jobs Competitive pay | 511 jobs Flex vacation | 506 jobs Startup environment | 484 jobs Salary bonus | 410 jobs Insurance | 383 jobs Parental leave | 378 jobs Medical leave | 342 jobs 401(k) matching | 257 jobs Wellness | 249 jobs Home office stipend | 118 jobs Conferences | 77 jobs Relocation support | 65 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 65 jobs Gear | 64 jobs Fitness / gym | 59 jobsRelated salaries
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