Remote Security Salary 2026
Remote security jobs pay a median of $194k a year, based on 10 open listings that publish a yearly USD salary range.
$194k
Median
$165k–$222k
Middle half
$153k–$260k
Full range
10
Listings with salary
How remote security pay is distributed
- $150k–$175k5
- $175k–$200k0
- $200k–$225k3
- $225k–$250k1
- $250k–$275k1
Best-paying open security jobs
- Security Engineer, CloudVercel$208k – $312kOct 3
- Cloud Security EngineerHex Technologies$199k – $295kSep 19
- Application Security EngineerGlean$185k – $260kSep 23
- Senior Software Engineer, Application SecurityDiscord$196k – $245kSep 29
- Offensive Security EngineerStripe$170k – $256k2d ago
- Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI SecurityTwilio$156k – $194k15h ago
- Staff Security Engineer, Threat HuntingTwilio$156k – $194k15h ago
- Product Security EngineerLaunchDarkly$137k – $188kSep 17
All open remote security jobs
- Security EngineerDeepgram7h ago
- Product Security Engineer, North SecurityCohere7h ago
- Staff Enterprise Security Engineer, AI SecurityTwilio$156k – $194k15h ago
- Staff Security Engineer, Threat HuntingTwilio$156k – $194k15h ago
- Senior Security Engineer, Incident ResponseTwilio$142k – $177k15h ago
- Infrastructure Security EngineerElevenLabs1d ago
- Senior Product Security Engineer (USA Only, 100% Remote)Close CRM1d ago
- Senior Security EngineerCohere1d ago
- Product Security EngineerWorkOS1d ago
- Senior Product Security Engineer - AI AgentsDatadog$192k+1d ago
- Security Engineer, Incident ResponseTwilio1d ago
- Security AnalystStripe1d ago
- Security EngineerStripe2d ago
- Offensive Security EngineerStripe$170k – $256k2d ago
- Staff Product Security EngineerReddit$217k+3d ago
Frequently asked questions
- How much do remote security jobs pay?
- The median is $194k a year across 10 open remote listings that publish a yearly USD salary. The middle half pay between $165k and $222k.
- What is the highest paying remote security job?
- The best-paying open listing midpoints at $260k a year, and the lowest at $153k.
Method: the midpoint of each listing's yearly USD salary range, for open remote jobs listed on Jobzeni. Listings without a published salary are not counted, so this describes jobs that disclose pay, not the whole market. See the full market report.