990 open security postings in United States publish a pay range. Converted to a yearly figure, the median is $158K, and the middle half sits between $122K and $211K. These figures cover the 1,264 open security jobs in United States, of which 78% show pay. Advertised ranges are what employers offer, not what people are paid, and senior roles publish pay less often.
Counted from live job postings on 16 Oct 2026; newest posted 16 Oct 2026.
1,264
open jobs
307
employers
$158K
median pay (990 ranges)
165
remote
$122K
25th percentile
$158K
Median
$211K
75th percentile
Internship
$52K
$46K – $66K · 11
Entry level
$145K
$126K – $147K · 10
Mid level
$133K
$105K – $166K · 563
Senior
$203K
$168K – $220K · 132
Staff/Principal
$240K
$205K – $279K · 87
Manager
$194K
$151K – $225K · 125
Director
$239K
$169K – $302K · 44
Executive
$200K
$169K – $310K · 18
The median advertised pay is $158K a year, from 990 postings with a published range. Half of them fall between $122K and $211K.
Median by level: internship $52K (11 postings); entry level $144K (10 postings); mid level $133K (563 postings); senior $203K (132 postings); staff/principal $240K (87 postings); manager $194K (125 postings); director $239K (44 postings); executive $200K (18 postings).
307 employers have open roles; the most active are SpaceX (99), Customs and Border Protection (76), Citizenship and Immigration Services (64), GardaWorld Security Services U.S. (43) and Anthropic (37).
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