Principal security engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for principal security engineering jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $265K a year, from 29 open jobs at 23 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $239K to $310K. One job in ten has posted pay above $356K.
- Median posted base pay
- $265K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $239K to $310K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $214K to $356K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 29
- Companies
- 23
Security engineer pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for security engineering jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated247 jobs$215K$179K to $263K
- Senior209 jobs$215K$197K to $244K
- Staff96 jobs$250K$224K to $278K
- Principal29 jobs$265K$239K to $310K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $149K | $179K | $215K | $263K | $310K | 247 |
| Senior | $175K | $197K | $215K | $244K | $278K | 209 |
| Staff | $205K | $224K | $250K | $278K | $341K | 96 |
| Principal | $214K | $239K | $265K | $310K | $356K | 29 |
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do 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. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.