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SlovenščinaSecurity salaries in the United States (Senior)
The median yearly salary of security jobs in the United States (Senior) is USD 182,250, from 127 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 155,000 and USD 211,250.
Median yearly salary: USD 182,250
Middle half: USD 155,000 – USD 211,250
Amounts are yearly, in USD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.
Salary by level
| Level | Median yearly salary | Middle half | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | USD 76,960 | USD 64,640 – USD 88,060 | 11 |
| Mid | USD 140,000 | USD 115,000 – USD 174,700 | 55 |
| Senior | USD 182,250 | USD 155,000 – USD 211,250 | 127 |
| Staff | USD 225,000 | USD 196,875 – USD 250,000 | 64 |
| C-level | USD 270,500 | USD 247,500 – USD 310,000 | 7 |
Top paying companies
- AGE Solutions — USD 300,000 (positions: 3)
- MetroStar — USD 235,000 (positions: 5)
- Snowflake — USD 214,500 (positions: 3)
- Jobgether — USD 186,250 (positions: 8)
- Rocket Lab Corporation — USD 165,000 (positions: 3)
Trend
From USD 190,461 on 2026-10-23 to USD 179,511 on 2026-11-12
Newest positions with a salary
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
- USD 93.6K–159.1K / year
- Senior
- Security
Security Engineer (6389)
- USD 44–45 / hour
- On-site
- Senior
- Security
Senior Security Engineer - Detection & Response
- USD 141.6K–212.4K / year
- Senior
- Security
- Golang
- Python
- SQL
Offensive Security Consultant / Penetration Tester
- USD 70 / hour
- Remote
- Senior
- Security
Security Engineer (SOC 2 / HIPAA) | GovTech
- USD 14.6K–17.5K / month
- Remote
- US only
- Senior
- Security
- JavaScript
- TypeScript