Security Engineer salary remote (2026)
As of October 12, 2026, the median advertised salary for Security Engineer jobs remote is $160,000 a year (about $13,000 a month), based on 1,094 live postings with a verified salary on career.now. The typical advertised range is $133,000–$185,000; the middle half of postings pay between $104,000 and $230,000.
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Salary distribution
Median annual, dominant currency: USD
Pay by seniority
Median min–max per band
| Junior | 67k–105k USD | n=29 |
| Mid | 100k–135k USD | n=181 |
| Senior / Staff | 140k–198k USD | n=843 |
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What is the average Security Engineer salary remote?
The median advertised salary is $160,000 a year (1094 live postings with a verified salary, October 12, 2026). Half of the postings advertise between $104,000 and $230,000.
How much does a senior Security Engineer earn remote?
Senior and staff postings advertise a median range of $140,000–$198,000 a year (843 postings).
What does a junior Security Engineer earn remote?
Junior postings advertise a median range of $67,000–$105,000 a year (29 postings).
Which companies are hiring Security Engineers remote?
Among the most active right now: mercor, Sophos, Guidepointsecurity, GuidePoint Security LLC, Crowdstrike.
Where does this salary data come from?
From the salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, collected daily from public career pages, ATS feeds and job boards. Only ranges we could verify are counted, converted to a yearly figure; estimates are never used. Postings are counted only while they are open.