Security engineer salary in New York (NYC)
49 security engineer roles in New York (NYC), from 35 employers and posted Oct 20–26, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $155K and the median top is $215K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $120K to $200K, and the middle half of the tops from $170K to $275K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 63 security engineer roles in New York (NYC) RoleWeek lists, 49 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together and shown apart under By level. Data as of .
49roles list a yearly salary range
35employers posted them
$155Kmedian bottom of the range
$215Kmedian top of the range
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $120K | $155K | $200K |
| Top of the posted range | $170K | $215K | $275K |
Not counted: 13 roles list no salary and 1 lists pay by the hour. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
By level
| Level | Roles | Bottom of range median, middle half | Top of range median, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | 13 | $140K $115K–$224K | $225K $155K–$275K |
| Senior | 12 | $135K $103K–$149K | $171K $170K–$202K |
Level is RoleWeek’s reading of each posting. A level with fewer than 10 roles that list a yearly range is left out.
Roles that list a yearly salary
Showing 24 of 49, newest first. Show all security engineer roles in New York (NYC) that list a salary
Detection Engineer
S&P GlobalNew York, NY$140K–$155K/yrSIEMSplunk5+ yrsDevSecOps Engineering Executive Director
DTCCJersey City, NJHybrid$160K–$275K/yrJenkinsCI/CDDirector, Security Operations & Intelligence
Veterinary Emergency GroupVeg, White Plains$170K–$220K/yrNo account needed7+ yrsEnterprise Integration Security Architect
State StreetPrinceton, Clifton +3Hybrid$120K–$202.5K/yrAzureKafka14+ yrsSenior DevSecOps Engineer
GreenboardNew YorkOn-site$165K–$230K/yrSOC 2AWS5+ yrsBacked by General CatalystSenior Infrastructure Security Engineer - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
PrudentialNewark, NJ$104K–$171.6K/yrActive DirectoryPowerShell5+ yrsSenior Manager, A&D Security Operations
Johnson & JohnsonNew York, RaritanRemote$122K–$212.8K/yr8+ yrsSr. Director of Security & Information Governance
JacksonlewisNew York, Chicago +4$250K–$335K/yrC++Information Security Analyst II - Federal Programs
DatadogNew York$116K–$145K/yrAWSMidSenior Security Operations Analyst III
CLEARNew York$145K–$170K/yrSIEMNo account needed8+ yrsManager, Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer
KPMGNew York, Seattle +75$127.2K–$246.9K/yrLLMsGCPSenior Software Engineer - Edge-Services Security
StubHubNew York, Aliso Viejo +1$200K–$250K/yrAWSTerraformApplied AI Security Architect - Healthcare & Life Sciences
AnthropicNew York, San FranciscoOn-site$315K–$380K/yrSOC 2AWSNo account needed8+ yrsBacked by AccelBusiness Information Security Officer - VP
State StreetClifton, Boston +2Hybrid$120K–$202.5K/yrAzureAWSDevSecOps Engineering Senior Associate
DTCCJersey City, Dallas +1Hybrid$75K–$150K/yrAzureTerraform6+ yrsDirector, Security Engineering
The Associated PressNew York, NY$160K–$180K/yrZero TrustCI/CD10+ yrsSenior Threat Detection & Response Analyst III
CLEARNew York$145K–$170K/yrSIEMNo account needed8+ yrsSenior Manager - Application Security Research
American ExpressNew York, Atlanta +1Hybrid$123K–$215.2K/yrPenetration TestingBurp SuiteNo account neededSenior Manager, Cyber Security (Penetration Testing, People Leader)
Capital OneNew York, McLean +1Hybrid$229.9K–$286.2K/yrAWSAzure7+ yrsSenior Associate, Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer
KPMGNew York, Seattle +75$90.4K–$168.2K/yrGCPAzureStaff Infrastructure Security Engineer
HarveyNew York, San FranciscoHybrid$231K–$340K/yrKubernetesAWS8+ yrsBacked by a16zSr. Staff Threat Intelligence Engineer
SunoNew York, San Francisco +2On-site$316.1K–$414.9K/yrPythonSQL10+ yrsSecurity Engineer - Endpoint Vulnerability Management
GartnerStamford, IrvingHybrid$74K–$116K/yrPowerShellPython2+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: Security engineer jobs in New York (NYC) (63 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.