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Security Engineer Salary in California

What Security Engineer roles pay in California, from 54 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
61
Employers
39
Remote
7%
Typical pay
$150k–300k
Verified live (7d)
57

Pay is advertised by 89% of these postings (54 of 61 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
3–5 years$158k26
6–9 years$156k10
10+ years$189k11

Measured from 54 of 61 live postings that advertised a range in USD. Employers who disclose pay are not a random sample of employers, so read this as what is advertised rather than what is paid.

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 53 postings stated one

3–5 years
55%
6–9 years
25%
10+ years
21%

Skills in demand

Across 787 security engineer postings that named at least one skill

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 43 postings stated one

Remote
9.3%
Hybrid
49%
On-site
42%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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