Security Jobs in United States
There are 35,688 open Security jobs in United States on freehire right now. 7,586 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 | $139,638 | $170,000 | $205,000 | 2,504 |
| USD | hour | $19 | $24 | $36 | 201 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 23%
- cybersecurity 22%
- ai 15%
- automation 13%
- cissp 11%
- typescript 11%
- aws 11%
- nist 10%
How the work is done
- Onsite 2,560 · 7%
- Remote 2,293 · 6%
- Hybrid 2,022 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 25% of the 4,055 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 5,843
- Lead 1,845
- Principal 931
- Middle 675
- Staff 608
- Junior 577
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 5,463
- 501-1000 employees 1,643
- 51-200 employees 422
- 11-50 employees 262
- 201-500 employees 62
- 1-10 employees 54
Cyber Security Engineer(Cloud/SaaS)
Secures cloud/SaaS platforms, APIs, and AI-driven automation for an energy company, focusing on governance, centralized logging, SIEM integration, and threat detection/response across enterprise systems.
Cyber Security Engineer (IAM)
Cybersecurity Associate supporting day-to-day security operations—monitoring alerts, triaging incidents, managing SIEM/logging, tracking vulnerabilities, and delivering security awareness for Crescent Energy, an oil and gas producer in Houston.
Security Program Director
Lead a $50M global security program for a data center and cloud infrastructure client, providing strategic security advisory, P&L ownership, workforce oversight, and governance across 24/7 mission-critical facilities.