Remote Security Engineer salary
Base pay in the United States, from 64 postings by 34 employers that published the pay range.
Median base pay per year
$210,500
A typical posting offers $180,000 to $247,500.
10th percentile $192k – $246k
middle half $298k
90th percentile
What a Security Engineer does
Security engineers build and operate the technical defenses that protect a company's systems, code and data from attack. They are responsible for finding weaknesses before attackers do, hardening infrastructure and applications, and detecting and responding when something goes wrong. The work sits between software engineering, infrastructure and risk management.
By level
| Level | Typical range | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $188,000 – $250,500 | $212,000 | 22 |
| Senior | $168,000 – $230,000 | $198,000 | 27 |
| Staff & Principal | $194,000 – $270,500 | $239,500 | 15 |
By employer
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $355,500 | 3 |
| Anthropic | $336,500 | 2 |
| Block | $272,500 | 4 |
| Mixpanel | $260,000 | 2 |
| LiveKit | $250,000 | 2 |
| Dropbox | $240,000 | 2 |
| Rain | $230,000 | 2 |
| DoorDash | $218,500 | 4 |
| Databricks | $215,500 | 2 |
| Valon Tech | $205,000 | 2 |
Open Security Engineer jobs with published pay
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Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAI · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $401K - $510K Posted Mar 25, 2026 -
Principal Security Engineer
Block · Remote · Bay Area, CA
Engineering $319,000 – $478,600 per year Posted Jun 30, 2026 -
Security Engineer, Agent Security
OpenAI · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $266K - $445K Posted Jul 15, 2025 -
Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
OpenAI · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $266K - $445K Posted Oct 6, 2025 -
Security Engineer - Threat Intel
Anthropic · Remote · New York City, NY
Engineering $320,000 – $405,000 per year Posted Apr 21, 2026 -
Staff Security Engineer
Mixpanel · Remote · San Francisco, CA
Engineering $274,000 – $342,500 per year Posted Nov 6, 2026 -
Security Engineer - Network Edge Security
Block · Remote · Bay Area, CA
Engineering $217,800 – $326,800 per year Posted Oct 15, 2026 -
Senior Security Engineer, Detection & Response
Block · Remote · Bay Area, CA
Engineering $217,800 – $326,800 per year Posted Oct 2, 2026 -
Senior Security Engineer, Platform Security
Block · Remote · Bay Area, CA
Engineering $217,800 – $326,800 per year Posted Jun 2, 2026 -
Security Engineer, Offensive Security
Anthropic · Remote · San Francisco, CA
Engineering $300,000 – $320,000 per year Posted Sep 8, 2026