Security Engineer, RF and Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
Anthropic
- On-siteSan Francisco, CA
- $320k–$405k a year
Security Engineer salary in 2026
From pay that employers published in security engineer job postings on BlueTeamJobs over the last year. Yearly US dollars; hourly and monthly pay is converted to a full-time year.
Summary
- Median
- $175,000
- Middle half of postings
- $145,000 – $210,000
- Based on
- 119 postings with pay
Light bar: 10th to 90th percentile ($125,000 – $329,000). Dark bar: the middle half. Line: median.
| Seniority | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $119,000 | $79,000 – $155,000 | 4 | |
| Mid level | $154,000 | $135,000 – $184,000 | 60 | |
| Senior | $198,000 | $160,000 – $208,000 | 45 | |
| Lead / manager | $238,000 | $193,000 – $323,000 | 10 |
| Work arrangement | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | $197,000 | $165,000 – $228,000 | 34 | |
| Hybrid | $160,000 | $119,000 – $181,000 | 24 | |
| On-site | $175,000 | $145,000 – $234,000 | 61 |
| Clearance | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No clearance | $203,000 | $165,000 – $254,000 | 72 | |
| Public Trust | $143,000 | $113,000 – $160,000 | 5 | |
| Secret | $145,000 | $135,000 – $145,000 | 13 | |
| Top Secret | $148,000 | $119,000 – $153,000 | 9 | |
| TS/SCI | $163,000 | $135,000 – $173,000 | 20 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $239,000 | $189,000 – $356,000 | 25 | |
| New York | $201,000 | $169,000 – $209,000 | 16 | |
| Virginia | $141,000 | $126,000 – $177,000 | 12 | |
| Maryland | $160,000 | $150,000 – $190,000 | 8 | |
| Ohio | $145,000 | $145,000 – $145,000 | 7 | |
| District of Columbia | $158,000 | $138,000 – $171,000 | 6 | |
| Washington | $221,000 | $177,000 – $261,000 | 6 | |
| Illinois | $178,000 | $151,000 – $181,000 | 3 | |
| Texas | $149,000 | $149,000 – $177,000 | 3 |
| Employer | Median | Middle half | Jobs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $363,000 | $363,000 – $363,000 | 7 | |
| OpenAI | $356,000 | $348,000 – $381,000 | 4 | |
| DoorDash | $218,000 | $197,000 – $239,000 | 6 | |
| Gemini | $204,000 | $187,000 – $204,000 | 3 | |
| Palantir Technologies | $168,000 | $119,000 – $168,000 | 9 | |
| xAI | $164,000 | $149,000 – $186,000 | 4 | |
| UltraViolet Cyber | $149,000 | $123,000 – $152,000 | 6 | |
| Agile Defense | $148,000 | $137,000 – $161,000 | 10 | |
| Electrosoft | $145,000 | $143,000 – $145,000 | 8 | |
| D2 Consulting | $135,000 | $133,000 – $136,000 | 4 |
Open Security Engineer jobs with pay listed
Security Engineer (Microsoft Defender)
UltraViolet Cyber
- HybridArlington, VA
- $110k–$115k a year
- Public Trust clearance
- Security+
- CISSP
- GCIH
- OSCP
Baseline Security Engineer
Agile Defense
- Remote
- $135k–$150k a year
- Public Trust clearance
- AWS
- Azure
- Terraform
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How we calculate this
Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its published range. We use postings first seen in the last year, including ones that have since closed, and leave out pay outside $25,000–$1,000,000 a year. Rows need at least three postings. Figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000.