Security Engineer Salaries in California

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

$300,000 - $405,000 a year

5+ years of demonstrated security engineering experience, either directly as a security engineer or as an engineer driving security outcomes.

$266,000 - $395,000 a year

Ability to communicate in a written and oral format to technical and non-technical audiences in a business-friendly manner.

$100,000 - $180,000 a year

Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate security concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Develop and implement threat modeling to identify…

$110,000 - $193,000 a year

Plan, research, and develop security policies, standards and procedures. Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and…

$51.73 - $77.60 an hour

Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), and Terraform Associate certification are…

$200,000 - $265,000 a year