Security Salaries
Security roles pay a median of $177,250 per year across 1411 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $145,000 to $213,000.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
February 2026 – October 2026 $116,650 – $234,375
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | USD | hour | $23 | $27 | $40 | 52 |
| Intern | TWD | hour | NT$200 | NT$200 | NT$215 | 12 |
| Intern | GBP | year | £27,969 | £33,500 | £35,000 | 11 |
| Intern | EUR | month | €675 | €1,250 | €1,562 | 11 |
| Intern | USD | year | $62,371 | $76,475 | $123,238 | 10 |
| Intern | EUR | year | €14,100 | €14,100 | €15,000 | 7 |
| Junior | RUB | month | RUB 40,000 | RUB 45,250 | RUB 52,500 | 60 |
| Junior | USD | year | $76,475 | $97,500 | $118,625 | 35 |
| Junior | EUR | year | €25,500 | €47,094 | €57,750 | 11 |
| Junior | SGD | month | SGD 3,250 | SGD 5,500 | SGD 6,250 | 9 |
| Junior | MXN | month | MX$19,500 | MX$24,000 | MX$27,750 | 8 |
| Junior | USD | hour | $19 | $28 | $34 | 7 |
| Junior | EUR | month | €2,785 | €3,220 | €3,475 | 6 |
| Junior | GBP | year | £34,088 | £36,210 | £36,500 | 6 |
| Middle | USD | year | $107,375 | $124,888 | $148,500 | 76 |
| Middle | EUR | year | €45,000 | €47,500 | €51,250 | 7 |
| Senior | USD | year | $143,500 | $173,000 | $199,850 | 733 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €57,500 | €71,600 | €87,565 | 82 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 6,250 | SGD 7,500 | SGD 8,750 | 61 |
| Senior | RUB | month | RUB 47,868 | RUB 60,000 | RUB 72,500 | 60 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$130,750 | CA$150,800 | CA$170,200 | 48 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €4,750 | €5,613 | €6,262 | 31 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹1,900,000 | ₹2,750,000 | ₹3,250,000 | 25 |
| Senior | AUD | year | A$132,141 | A$140,000 | A$177,500 | 23 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £63,000 | £70,000 | £94,500 | 21 |
| Senior | PLN | month | PLN 13,938 | PLN 25,750 | PLN 34,681 | 16 |
| Senior | MXN | month | MX$37,500 | MX$52,500 | MX$65,000 | 13 |
| Senior | EUR | day | €542 | €588 | €631 | 12 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $70 | $94 | $4,917 | 11 |
| Senior | PHP | month | ₱97,500 | ₱110,000 | ₱132,500 | 11 |
| Senior | TWD | month | NT$58,750 | NT$62,500 | NT$68,750 | 8 |
| Senior | PLN | hour | PLN 154 | PLN 180 | PLN 185 | 7 |
| Senior | CHF | year | CHF 118,750 | CHF 120,100 | CHF 127,500 | 7 |
| Senior | BRL | month | R$5,884 | R$9,843 | R$11,000 | 6 |
| Senior | TWD | year | NT$1,050,000 | NT$1,200,000 | NT$1,250,000 | 5 |
| Lead | RUB | month | RUB 49,500 | RUB 67,340 | RUB 93,000 | 181 |
| Lead | USD | year | $135,625 | $168,300 | $200,000 | 150 |
| Lead | SGD | month | SGD 8,625 | SGD 12,000 | SGD 12,000 | 34 |
| Lead | EUR | year | €50,000 | €64,800 | €67,500 | 21 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹1,875,000 | ₹2,650,000 | ₹3,237,500 | 20 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £64,495 | £90,000 | £100,220 | 12 |
| Lead | EUR | month | €5,353 | €7,078 | €7,522 | 8 |
| Lead | MXN | month | MX$36,250 | MX$55,000 | MX$73,750 | 6 |
| Lead | AUD | year | A$155,450 | A$162,500 | A$176,250 | 6 |
| Lead | CAD | year | CA$115,000 | CA$122,500 | CA$131,500 | 5 |
| Staff | USD | year | $196,912 | $225,450 | $254,469 | 210 |
| Staff | EUR | year | €94,000 | €97,500 | €157,500 | 13 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$167,000 | CA$187,500 | CA$211,000 | 9 |
| Staff | EUR | month | €11,221 | €11,221 | €11,221 | 7 |
| Staff | USD | hour | $42 | $197,400 | $239,400 | 7 |
| Principal | USD | year | $156,575 | $192,250 | $217,906 | 136 |
| Principal | GBP | year | £67,265 | £74,995 | £114,000 | 10 |
| Principal | EUR | year | €92,500 | €103,750 | €130,625 | 8 |
| Principal | SGD | month | SGD 11,125 | SGD 19,500 | SGD 20,438 | 8 |
| C-level | USD | year | $170,000 | $225,000 | $295,000 | 61 |
| C-level | RUB | month | RUB 62,200 | RUB 94,282 | RUB 120,000 | 29 |
| C-level | EUR | month | €6,150 | €6,654 | €7,402 | 13 |
| C-level | SGD | month | SGD 18,188 | SGD 21,000 | SGD 22,250 | 11 |
| C-level | INR | year | ₹3,500,000 | ₹5,250,000 | ₹7,625,000 | 11 |
| C-level | GBP | year | £72,874 | £83,774 | £97,500 | 7 |
| C-level | EUR | year | €60,150 | €70,000 | €95,000 | 5 |
| All levels | USD | year | $145,000 | $177,250 | $213,000 | 1411 |
| All levels | RUB | month | RUB 45,875 | RUB 62,350 | RUB 85,000 | 332 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €50,000 | €67,500 | €88,000 | 154 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 6,462 | SGD 8,500 | SGD 12,000 | 128 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $25 | $32 | $57 | 81 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €3,500 | €5,750 | €6,926 | 79 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$124,034 | CA$152,100 | CA$175,000 | 75 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £47,700 | £69,350 | £95,625 | 72 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹1,900,000 | ₹2,850,000 | ₹4,000,000 | 60 |
| All levels | AUD | year | A$124,976 | A$148,706 | A$180,000 | 36 |
| All levels | MXN | month | MX$27,500 | MX$37,500 | MX$65,000 | 29 |
| All levels | EUR | day | €475 | €585 | €632 | 19 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 16,200 | PLN 26,625 | PLN 35,894 | 18 |
| All levels | PHP | month | ₱100,000 | ₱120,000 | ₱140,000 | 13 |
| All levels | PLN | hour | PLN 135 | PLN 168 | PLN 190 | 12 |
| All levels | TWD | hour | NT$200 | NT$200 | NT$215 | 12 |
| All levels | TWD | month | NT$41,500 | NT$60,000 | NT$66,250 | 11 |
| All levels | BRL | month | R$1,900 | R$6,967 | R$9,843 | 11 |
| All levels | USD | month | $2,250 | $3,000 | $7,250 | 9 |
| All levels | AUD | day | A$1,012 | A$1,146 | A$1,250 | 8 |
| All levels | CHF | year | CHF 113,125 | CHF 120,050 | CHF 126,250 | 8 |
| All levels | AUD | hour | A$141 | A$148 | A$160 | 6 |
| All levels | TWD | year | NT$1,087,500 | NT$1,225,000 | NT$1,437,500 | 6 |
| All levels | EUR | hour | €103 | €131 | €131 | 5 |