Security Jobs in United States
There are 35,804 open Security jobs in United States on freehire right now. 7,680 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, cybersecurity and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | year | $139,625 | $170,000 | $205,000 | 2,503 |
| USD | hour | $19 | $24 | $36 | 200 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 22%
- cybersecurity 22%
- ai 15%
- automation 13%
- typescript 11%
- aws 10%
- cissp 10%
- nist 10%
How the work is done
- Onsite 2,544 · 7%
- Remote 2,287 · 6%
- Hybrid 2,018 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 25% of the 4,067 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 5,851
- Lead 1,845
- Principal 932
- Middle 682
- Staff 606
- Junior 585
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 5,507
- 501-1000 employees 1,647
- 51-200 employees 424
- 11-50 employees 264
- 201-500 employees 62
- 1-10 employees 54
Network Security Engineer
Designs, implements, and monitors enterprise security infrastructure (firewalls, SIEM, cloud security, Zero Trust) to protect hybrid environments and respond to threats.
Lead Cybersecurity Engineer
Implement and maintain NIST/RMF cybersecurity policies for Navy software systems, author IA documentation in eMASS, and guide remediation of security scan results.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Build and operate enterprise security platforms like CyberArk, Splunk, and Tenable, then use them for detection, dashboards, and incident response in a dual-datacenter environment.