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
- Region
- 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 | 1436 jobs Vulnerabilities | 915 jobs Compliance | 900 jobs Python | 871 jobs Computer Science | 850 jobs AWS | 839 jobs Automation | 759 jobs Monitoring | 602 jobs Incident response | 572 jobs Azure | 571 jobs Scripting | 571 jobs Application security | 552 jobs CISSP | 535 jobs Firewalls | 509 jobs Linux | 468 jobs Privacy | 464 jobs SIEM | 446 jobs Network security | 445 jobs GCP | 416 jobs Pentesting | 413 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 | 1201 jobs Health care | 859 jobs Flex hours | 618 jobs Team events | 595 jobs Equity | 518 jobs Competitive pay | 507 jobs Flex vacation | 500 jobs Startup environment | 478 jobs Salary bonus | 404 jobs Insurance | 378 jobs Parental leave | 376 jobs Medical leave | 340 jobs 401(k) matching | 252 jobs Wellness | 244 jobs Home office stipend | 117 jobs Conferences | 74 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 65 jobs Relocation support | 64 jobs Gear | 63 jobs Fitness / gym | 58 jobsRelated salaries
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