$250K+ security engineer jobs
How many security engineering jobs pay $250K+?
731 open security engineering jobs at 300 companies post a base pay range that goes to $250K or more a year. That is 37% of the 1,986 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $200K to $294K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 10, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most of these jobs
| Company | Jobs | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 31 | $363K |
| OpenAI | 28 | $356K |
| NVIDIA | 24 | $270K |
| 22 | $215K | |
| Meta | 20 | $246K |
| Salesforce | 17 | $229K |
| SpaceX | 16 | $220K |
| Palo Alto Networks | 14 | $206K |
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What does $250K+ mean on this page?
The top of the posted yearly base pay range is $250K or more. The bottom of the range can be lower. Stock and a bonus are not in the range.
How many security engineering jobs pay $250K or more?
731 open security engineering jobs at 300 companies post a base pay range that goes to $250K or more a year. That is 37% of the 1,986 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $200K to $294K.
Which companies post these jobs?
The companies with the most of these jobs are Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Google, Meta.
A job is in this list when the top of its posted yearly range in US dollars is $250K or more. A page needs 20 or more of these jobs. The median range does not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom.