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Security Engineer

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

515

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$147,843

Median Salary

National Average

+26.7%

Growth

Growth 2021-2024 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$110,000

25th Percentile

$120,570

Median (50th)

$144,800

75th Percentile

$165,000

90th Percentile

$191,906

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Top Employers Hiring Security Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 85 $133,370 $89,000 - $178,400 98.8%
GOOGLE INC. 42 $170,411 $96,741 - $293,000 100.0%
AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC 29 $142,436 $112,500 - $175,100 96.6%
Facebook, Inc. 11 $158,058 $115,000 - $218,500 27.3%
NCC GROUP, INC. 8 $124,250 $110,000 - $185,000 100.0%
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 7 $97,554 $67,579 - $150,000 100.0%
SECURONIX, LLC 7 $112,050 $93,558 - $127,213 100.0%
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. 7 $137,896 $117,790 - $185,305 85.7%
CREDIT KARMA, INC. 6 $200,529 $167,000 - $236,900 100.0%
AUTODESK, INC. 6 $146,494 $130,928 - $160,000 100.0%
SAVIYNT, LLC 5 $119,151 $99,632 - $124,987 80.0%
IMR Soft LLC 5 $147,953 $142,000 - $152,000 100.0%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 4 $184,221 $156,808 - $213,120 100.0%
Brex Inc. 4 $173,505 $156,749 - $200,000 0.0%
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 $161,763 $142,350 - $190,500 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 166 $149,653 $67,579 - $253,330
II 107 $134,824 $89,000 - $167,000
Senior 77 $147,398 $78,750 - $240,000
III 29 $153,985 $70,429 - $195,700
Staff 19 $166,417 $117,790 - $300,000
I 11 $134,191 $110,400 - $160,000
Principal 10 $165,094 $98,696 - $235,000
Lead 9 $142,706 $118,830 - $172,500
Manager 8 $197,621 $131,622 - $293,000
Director 3 $221,633 $167,900 - $260,000
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 439 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 439 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Seattle WA 92 $137,185
San Francisco CA 65 $169,360
New York NY 33 $170,358
Arlington VA 16 $137,807
Herndon VA 14 $147,611
Austin TX 13 $133,612
Sunnyvale CA 13 $170,683
Menlo Park CA 12 $166,671
Mountain View CA 7 $163,714
Addison TX 7 $112,050
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 90 $133,328 95.6%
FY 2022 92 $145,552 91.3%
FY 2023 125 $147,592 89.6%
FY 2024 114 $157,584 97.4%
FY 2025 18 $172,169 94.4%
Company Comparison - Security Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 85 $133,370 98.8%
GOOGLE INC. 42 $170,411 100.0%
AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC 29 $142,436 96.6%
Facebook, Inc. 11 $158,058 27.3%
NCC GROUP, INC. 8 $124,250 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.