Security Engineer at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Security Engineer on an H-1B?
$179k Google has filed 164 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Security Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $179k. Most of those filings fall between $159k and $195k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
164
Median base salary
$179k
Middle 50%
$159k to $195k
Filings and pay by year
Security Engineer at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 42 | $193k |
| FY2025 | 35 | $174k |
| FY2024 | 39 | $186k |
| FY2023 | 25 | $172k |
| FY2022 | 19 | $168k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $126k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $121k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 49 | $185k |
| New York, NY | 30 | $188k |
| Kirkland, WA | 14 | $170k |
| San Francisco, CA | 12 | $182k |
| Seattle, WA | 10 | $168k |
| Mountain View, CA | 10 | $173k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $148k |
| Boulder, CO | 5 | $154k |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $161k |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $184k |
| Arlington, VA | 3 | $129k |
| Bellevue, WA | 3 | $128k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $148k |
| Level II | 87 | $168k |
| Level III | 47 | $194k |
| Level IV | 10 | $234k |