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Security salaries in the United States (Staff)

The median yearly salary of security jobs in the United States (Staff) is USD 225,000, from 64 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 196,875 and USD 250,000.

Median yearly salary: USD 225,000

Middle half: USD 196,875 – USD 250,000

Amounts are yearly, in USD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

All levels

Salary by level

LevelMedian yearly salaryMiddle halfPositions
EntryUSD 76,960USD 64,640 – USD 88,06011
MidUSD 140,000USD 115,000 – USD 174,70055
SeniorUSD 182,250USD 155,000 – USD 211,250127
StaffUSD 225,000USD 196,875 – USD 250,00064
C-levelUSD 270,500USD 247,500 – USD 310,0007

Top paying companies

Trend

From USD 228,543 on 2026-10-23 to USD 220,967 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Senior Staff Security Architect (Digital Assets)

SoFiFintech and paymentsWA - Seattle; UT - Cottonwood Heights; CA - San Francisco; NY - New York City; TX - Frisco
  • USD 172.8K–297K / year
  • Staff
  • Security
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Director, Product Security, PSIRT

OktaHealth techBellevue, Washington; San Francisco, California
  • USD 251K–345.4K / year
  • Staff
  • Security
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Principal Security Engineer

NetDocumentsBusiness software (SaaS)Lehi, Utah, United States
  • USD 200K–220K / year
  • Staff
  • Security
  • Golang
  • Python
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Staff Security Engineer - AppSec

6senseAI and dataUnited States, Remote
  • USD 200.9K–255.7K / year
  • Remote
  • US only
  • Staff
  • Security
  • JavaScript
  • Python
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Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer

RidgelineBanking, insurance and financeReno, NV; San Ramon, CA
  • USD 186K–256K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Security
  • Golang
  • Kotlin
  • Python
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Staff Security Engineer, Product Security

JobgetherUS
  • USD 148.2K–270.7K / year
  • Remote
  • Staff
  • Security
  • Golang
  • Java
  • Kotlin
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Director, Product Security

JobgetherUS
  • USD 154K–265.6K / year
  • Remote
  • Staff
  • Security
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Staff Security Engineer, Product Security

FlexportLogisticsU.S. Remote
  • USD 148.2K–270.7K / year
  • Remote
  • Staff
  • Security
  • Golang
  • Java
  • Kotlin
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Principal Security Engineer (Product & Business Enablement)

MarinerBanking, insurance and financeUnited States
  • USD 115K–175K / year
  • Remote
  • Staff
  • Security
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Engineering Manager, Security (Cloud, Infrastructure & Application Security)

ReplitDeveloper tools and infrastructureFoster City, CA
  • USD 250K–387K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Security
  • Golang
  • Python
  • TypeScript
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