Security Engineer
Median salary
$159,137
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$135,000 – $180,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+5.99%
+2.77% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
632 filings
Security Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$98,001
P25$135,000
Median$159,137
P75$180,000
P90$204,884
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$139,763105 LCAs
Level II$150,600273 LCAs
Level III$178,400144 LCAs
Level IV$185,80089 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Security Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Computer Occupations, All Other 54%Information Security Analysts 36%Software Developers 8%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 53.64% | 339 | $131,376 | $155,000 | $178,400 |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 36.08% | 228 | $139,750 | $163,975 | $180,000 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 8.07% | 51 | $134,000 | $151,549 | $189,592 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 1.11% | 7 | $110,000 | $165,422 | $165,911 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Security Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 126 | $170,000 | +3.7% |
| Amazon | 117 | $159,910 | +3.2% |
| 23 | $196,000 | +26.5% | |
| Meta | 10 | $182,000 | +17.4% |
| Cisco | 9 | $137,000 | -11.6% |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 8 | $134,500 | -11.2% |
| Meta | 7 | $230,000 | +40.3% |
| Oracle | 6 | $155,352 | -5.3% |
| Netflix | 5 | $201,323 | +29.9% |
| Marriott | 5 | $154,000 | -0.6% |
| Intuit | 5 | $147,689 | -4.7% |
| Cvs Pharmacy | 5 | $144,935 | -4.4% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Security Engineer II148 LCAs · median $160,400
- Senior Security Engineer104 LCAs · median $155,500
- Security Engineer I80 LCAs · median $153,050
- Security Engineer III44 LCAs · median $178,400
- Security Engineer IV9 LCAs · median $157,581