Security Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,887 H-1B filings report for “Security Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Security Engineer?
$115k median H-1B base salary for a Security Engineer, typically $77k to $187k, across 1,887 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $149k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California577$149k+$34k
- 2Washington155$143k+$28k
- 3New York166$140k+$25k
- 4District of Columbia25$127k+$12k
- 5Colorado29$125k+$10k
- 6North Carolina56$109k−$6k
- 7Massachusetts55$101k−$14k
- 8Texas233$100k−$15k
- 9Virginia73$99k−$16k
- 10Maryland32$99k−$16k
- 11New Jersey106$97k−$18k
- 12Illinois47$94k−$21k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $115kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Security Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Security Engineer roles are Google, Meta, Securonix, Saan International, and Secureapp Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Security Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Google164 filings$179k
- 2Meta124 filings$170k
- 3Securonix45 filings$95k
- 4Saan International36 filings$85k
- 5Secureapp Technologies28 filings$85k
- 6Cisco26 filings$133k
- 7NCC Group26 filings$103k
- 8Oracle24 filings$141k
- 9Praetorian Security18 filings$115k
- 10Salesforce17 filings$135k
- 11Autodesk16 filings$115k
- 12Delviom16 filings$80k
- 13Dexperts15 filings$77k
- 14Certified Kernel Tech14 filings$130k
- 15Uber14 filings$145k
- 16Expedia14 filings$105k
- 17Block12 filings$211k
- 18Xenoninfotek12 filings$90k
- 19Dropbox12 filings$174k
- 20Netflix11 filings$201k
- 2121 Staff11 filings$83k
- 22Square11 filings$184k
- 23Innovation IT Tech10 filings$84k
- 24Costco9 filings$176k
- 25Millennium Management9 filings$106k
- 26Intuit9 filings$139k
- 27DoorDash9 filings$196k
- 28Adobe9 filings$146k
- 29Citrix Systems8 filings$125k
- 30Juniper Networks8 filings$125k
- 31Flatiron Health8 filings$130k
- 32Netsec Professionals8 filings$88k
- 33Hallmark Global Technologies7 filings$95k
- 34Lyft7 filings$185k
- 35Box7 filings$136k
- 36Cigniti Technologies7 filings$95k
- 37W.W. Grainger7 filings$155k
- 38Vsion Technologies7 filings$90k
- 39Walmart7 filings$135k
- 40Avco Consulting7 filings$98k
- 41Cloudflare6 filings$140k
- 42Epitec6 filings$151k
- 43Gartner6 filings$103k
- 44Credit Karma6 filings$118k
- 45Intrasystems6 filings$90k
- 46Akamai Technologies5 filings$105k
- 47Calif Global5 filings$151k
- 48IMR Soft5 filings$152k
- 49Infomerica5 filings$96k
- 50Makcats5 filings$62k
Related titles in this family
14,164 filings carry “Security Engineer” in the title, across 1,599 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Network Security Engineer1,239 filings$89k
- 2Information Security Engineer982 filings$98k
- 3Security Engineer II813 filings$159k
- 4Cyber Security Engineer705 filings$99k
- 5Senior Security Engineer672 filings$145k
- 6Security Engineer I591 filings$138k
- 7Application Security Engineer400 filings$110k
- 8Security Engineer III254 filings$175k
- 9Product Security Engineer195 filings$148k
- 10Cloud Security Engineer193 filings$101k
- 11Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer182 filings$130k
- 12Senior Information Security Engineer170 filings$124k
Figures are for the exact title “Security Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.