Senior Security Engineer, H-1B salary
What 672 H-1B filings report for “Senior Security Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Security Engineer?
$145k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Security Engineer, typically $102k to $207k, across 672 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $187k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington47$187k+$42k
- 2New York49$175k+$30k
- 3California236$159k+$14k
- 4New Jersey21$145ksame
- 5Texas86$140k−$5k
- 6Virginia23$135k−$10k
- 7Massachusetts29$129k−$16k
- 8Illinois32$105k−$40k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $145kfor 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 Senior Security Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Security Engineer roles are Zoom, Certified Kernel Tech, NCC Group, and Uber, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1Zoom19 filings$164k
- 2Certified Kernel Tech18 filings$179k
- 3NCC Group14 filings$129k
- 4Uber12 filings$185k
- 5Intuit11 filings$148k
- 6Qualcomm11 filings$122k
- 7Citrix Systems11 filings$135k
- 8Snowflake9 filings$198k
- 9J. B. Hunt9 filings$104k
- 10Praetorian Security9 filings$140k
- 11Financial Industry Regulatory Authority9 filings$138k
- 12Credit Karma8 filings$192k
- 13CVS Health7 filings$134k
- 14Securonix7 filings$100k
- 15Confluent6 filings$190k
- 16Marriott International6 filings$154k
- 17Robinhood6 filings$192k
- 18Walmart6 filings$134k
- 19Certus Cybersecurity Solutions5 filings$155k
- 20Citizens Financial Group5 filings$105k
- 21Delta Air Lines5 filings$135k
- 22Gv Tech5 filings$104k
- 23Kohl's5 filings$149k
- 24Remitly5 filings$225k
- 25Stellar5 filings$210k
- 26Bloomberg5 filings$146k
- 27FrontApp5 filings$155k
- 28Michaels5 filings$154k
- 29Netflix5 filings$173k
- 30Splunk5 filings$165k
- 31Secureapp Technologies5 filings$93k
- 32Silicon Staff IT Services5 filings$101k
- 33Bluesoft Solutions4 filings$82k
- 34Empower Professionals4 filings$82k
- 35Ethos Technologies4 filings$143k
- 36Expedia4 filings$193k
- 37Google4 filings$208k
- 38Medallia4 filings$155k
- 39Instacart4 filings$190k
- 40Microsoft4 filings$178k
- 41ADP4 filings$115k
- 42Box4 filings$147k
- 43Chicago Mercantile Exchange4 filings$128k
- 44Pontis Research4 filings$110k
- 45Corewell Health4 filings$131k
- 46Salesforce4 filings$159k
- 47Autodesk4 filings$137k
- 48Cruise4 filings$170k
- 49Dexian4 filings$163k
- 50Electronic Arts4 filings$162k
Related titles in this family
810 filings carry “Senior Security Engineer” in the title, across 75 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Security Engineer II18 filings$195k
- 2Senior Security Engineer I13 filings$168k
- 3Senior Security Engineer - Iam6 filings$150k
- 4Vice President; Senior Security Engineer6 filings$183k
- 5Senior Security Engineer - Detection & Response5 filings$168k
- 6Senior Security Engineer, Application Security4 filings$174k
- 7Senior Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security3 filings$224k
- 8Senior Security Engineer L53 filings$159k
- 9Senior Security Engineer - Sirt3 filings$162k
- 10Senior Security Engineer, Application & Cloud2 filings$185k
- 11Senior Security Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure2 filings$205k
- 12Senior Security Engineer, Embedded2 filings$189k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.