Cyber Security Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Cyber Security Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cyber Security Engineer in Massachusetts is $148,908 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

However, a Cyber Security Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $170,005
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $140,368 to $159,951
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $132,593

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Cyber Security Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,951	$13,329	$3,076	$77
Average	$148,908	$12,409	$2,864	$72
25th Percentile	$140,368	$11,697	$2,699	$67

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Key Factors That Influence Cyber Security Engineer Salaries

A Cyber Security Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cyber Security Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cyber Security Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $119,555
Early Career (1-2 years): $148,096
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $170,977
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $201,512
Expert (over 8 years): $235,531

Levels	Salary
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$119,555
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$148,096
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$170,977
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$201,512
Cyber Sec... Level Cyber Security Engineer	$235,531

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How Do Cyber Security Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cyber Security Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $151,494.
California: $150,919.
Massachusetts: $148,908.

District of Columbia $151,494 California $150,919 Massachusetts $148,908 Washington $148,360 New Jersey $148,306 Alaska $148,114 Connecticut $146,226 New York $145,460

Hawaii $143,011 Rhode Island $141,861 Maryland $141,081 Minnesota $140,014 Colorado $139,604 Illinois $139,467 Oregon $138,947 Delaware $138,564

New Hampshire $138,323 Virginia $137,784 Pennsylvania $136,210 Nevada $135,417 North Dakota $135,157 Michigan $134,746 Wisconsin $134,596 Vermont $134,295

Texas $133,460 Maine $133,405 Arizona $133,323 Ohio $133,227 Georgia $131,969 Indiana $131,339 Wyoming $131,216 Utah $131,025

Iowa $130,942 Kansas $130,286 Louisiana $130,094 North Carolina $130,026 Missouri $129,998 Florida $129,465 Montana $129,177 Nebraska $128,904

Kentucky $128,753 South Carolina $128,206 Tennessee $127,864 Idaho $127,727 New Mexico $126,728 Oklahoma $126,509 Alabama $125,702 South Dakota $124,347

Arkansas $123,609 West Virginia $123,212 Mississippi $122,021

Top Paying Cities for Cyber Security Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $141,806
Amherst: $141,396
Barre: $143,079

Agawam, MA $141,806 Amherst, MA $141,396 Barre, MA $143,079 Belchertown, MA $141,574 Blandford, MA $141,437 Bondsville, MA $141,629 Brimfield, MA $141,355 Chester, MA $140,000

Chesterfield, MA $140,616 Chicopee, MA $141,806 Cummington, MA $140,000 Easthampton, MA $141,711 East Longmeadow, MA $141,806 East Otis, MA $141,998 Feeding Hills, MA $141,806 Gilbertville, MA $142,532

Goshen, MA $140,575 Granby, MA $141,765 Granville, MA $141,629 Hadley, MA $141,492 Hampden, MA $141,806 Hardwick, MA $142,627 Hatfield, MA $141,437 Haydenville, MA $141,218

Holyoke, MA $141,806 Huntington, MA $141,492 Leeds, MA $141,437 Leverett, MA $141,355 Ludlow, MA $141,806 Monson, MA $141,629 North Amherst, MA $141,629 Northampton, MA $141,533

Florence, MA $141,533 North Hatfield, MA $141,423 Oakham, MA $143,312 Palmer, MA $141,629 Plainfield, MA $140,000 Russell, MA $141,629 Shutesbury, MA $141,574 Southampton, MA $141,765

South Barre, MA $143,175 South Hadley, MA $141,765 Southwick, MA $141,806 Thorndike, MA $141,629 Three Rivers, MA $141,711 Wales, MA $141,355 Ware, MA $142,573 Warren, MA $142,149

West Chesterfield, MA $139,918 Westfield, MA $141,806 West Hatfield, MA $141,355 West Springfield, MA $141,806 West Warren, MA $142,737 Whately, MA $141,122 Wheelwright, MA $143,120 Wilbraham, MA $141,806

Williamsburg, MA $141,163 Woronoco, MA $141,670 Worthington, MA $140,055 Springfield, MA $141,806 Longmeadow, MA $141,806 Indian Orchard, MA $141,806 Pittsfield, MA $140,370 Adams, MA $140,233

Ashley Falls, MA $142,792 Becket, MA $140,233 Berkshire, MA $140,370 Cheshire, MA $140,370 Dalton, MA $140,370 Glendale, MA $140,329 Great Barrington, MA $139,959 Hinsdale, MA $140,370

Housatonic, MA $140,137 Lanesboro, MA $140,370 Lee, MA $140,329 Lenox, MA $140,370 Lenox Dale, MA $140,370 Middlefield, MA $140,192 Mill River, MA $141,588 Monterey, MA $139,959

North Adams, MA $140,055 North Egremont, MA $140,260 Otis, MA $139,918 Richmond, MA $140,370 Sandisfield, MA $142,121 Savoy, MA $140,192 Sheffield, MA $141,902 South Egremont, MA $140,534

Southfield, MA $142,586 South Lee, MA $140,329 Stockbridge, MA $140,329 Tyringham, MA $140,137 West Stockbridge, MA $140,274 Williamstown, MA $140,055 Windsor, MA $140,329 Greenfield, MA $140,712

Ashfield, MA $140,082 Athol, MA $143,243 Bernardston, MA $140,657 Buckland, MA $139,891 Charlemont, MA $139,563 Colrain, MA $140,028 Conway, MA $140,507 Deerfield, MA $140,753

Drury, MA $139,166 Erving, MA $141,629 Heath, MA $139,563 Lake Pleasant, MA $140,999 Millers Falls, MA $140,876 Monroe Bridge, MA $139,029 Montague, MA $140,999 Gill, MA $141,519

New Salem, MA $142,066 Northfield, MA $141,519 Orange, MA $142,764 Petersham, MA $143,216 Rowe, MA $139,248 Royalston, MA $143,462 Shelburne Falls, MA $140,014 South Deerfield, MA $140,972

Sunderland, MA $141,095 Turners Falls, MA $140,876 Warwick, MA $142,778 Wendell, MA $141,519 Wendell Depot, MA $142,025 Fitchburg, MA $144,598 Ashburnham, MA $143,927 Ashby, MA $146,527

Ayer, MA $146,896 Devens, MA $146,787 Baldwinville, MA $143,695 East Templeton, MA $143,736 Gardner, MA $143,996 Westminster, MA $143,996 Groton, MA $147,033 Harvard, MA $147,020

Hubbardston, MA $143,120 Leominster, MA $143,175 Littleton, MA $147,252 Lunenburg, MA $146,582 Pepperell, MA $147,033 Shirley, MA $146,732 Still River, MA $146,937 Templeton, MA $143,736

Townsend, MA $146,773 West Groton, MA $146,842 West Townsend, MA $146,719 Winchendon, MA $143,421 Winchendon Springs, MA $143,394 Auburn, MA $143,489 North Dartmouth, MA $144,365 South Dartmouth, MA $144,365

North Attleboro, MA $141,752 Plainville, MA $141,656 Attleboro Falls, MA $141,697 North Dighton, MA $141,615 Norton, MA $148,005 Raynham, MA $148,046 Raynham Center, MA $148,046 Rehoboth, MA $141,793

Rochester, MA $144,365 Seekonk, MA $141,793 Swansea, MA $141,656 Berkley, MA $144,447 Taunton, MA $147,909 Westport, MA $144,365 Westport Point, MA $144,365 Berlin, MA $143,394

Cataumet, MA $144,050 Blackstone, MA $141,615 Boylston, MA $143,489 Brookfield, MA $143,216 Charlton, MA $143,394 Charlton City, MA $143,394 Charlton Depot, MA $143,394 Clinton, MA $143,394

East Brookfield, MA $143,353 Douglas, MA $143,257 East Princeton, MA $143,312 Fiskdale, MA $143,079 Grafton, MA $143,489 Holden, MA $143,489 Holland, MA $143,011 Jefferson, MA $143,489

Lancaster, MA $143,257 Leicester, MA $143,489 Linwood, MA $143,175 Manchaug, MA $143,489 Millbury, MA $143,489 Millville, MA $141,478 New Braintree, MA $143,175 Northborough, MA $143,489

Northbridge, MA $143,448 North Brookfield, MA $143,312 North Grafton, MA $143,489 North Oxford, MA $143,489 North Uxbridge, MA $143,175 Oxford, MA $143,448 Princeton, MA $143,353 Rochdale, MA $143,489

Rutland, MA $143,489 Shrewsbury, MA $143,489 Southbridge, MA $143,175 South Grafton, MA $143,489 South Lancaster, MA $143,353 Spencer, MA $143,489 Sterling, MA $143,394 Sturbridge, MA $143,120

Upton, MA $143,394 Uxbridge, MA $143,216 Webster, MA $143,216 Dudley, MA $143,216 Westborough, MA $143,489 West Boylston, MA $143,489 West Brookfield, MA $143,175 West Millbury, MA $143,489

Whitinsville, MA $143,394 Sutton, MA $143,489 Worcester, MA $143,489 East Walpole, MA $148,046 Cherry Valley, MA $143,489 Paxton, MA $143,489 Framingham, MA $147,635 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $147,252

Boxborough, MA $147,156 Acton, MA $147,156 Ashland, MA $143,120 Bedford, MA $147,211 Hanscom Afb, MA $149,811 Bolton, MA $143,216 Carlisle, MA $147,252 Concord, MA $147,115

Fayville, MA $143,216 Holliston, MA $147,539 Hopedale, MA $143,175 Hopkinton, MA $143,257 Hudson, MA $143,257 Marlborough, MA $143,312 Maynard, MA $146,978 Mendon, MA $143,175

Milford, MA $143,175 Natick, MA $152,369 Sherborn, MA $152,287 Southborough, MA $143,257 Foxboro, MA $148,046 Franklin, MA $144,584 Greenbush, MA $147,772 Green Harbor, MA $147,731

Hingham, MA $150,194 Hull, MA $152,602 Humarock, MA $147,772 Mansfield, MA $148,046 Marshfield, MA $147,731 Marshfield Hills, MA $147,731 Medfield, MA $150,071 Medway, MA $147,635

Millis, MA $147,731 Minot, MA $147,772 Norfolk, MA $147,868 North Marshfield, MA $147,731 North Scituate, MA $147,731 Norwell, MA $147,868 Norwood, MA $148,046 Ocean Bluff, MA $147,731

Scituate, MA $147,731 Sharon, MA $148,046 Sheldonville, MA $144,652 South Walpole, MA $147,950 Stoughton, MA $148,046 Walpole, MA $148,005 Westwood, MA $150,208 Wrentham, MA $147,813

Boston, MA $152,602 Roxbury, MA $152,602 Roxbury Crossing, MA $152,602 Dorchester, MA $152,602 Dorchester Center, MA $152,602 Mattapan, MA $152,602 Charlestown, MA $152,602 Jamaica Plain, MA $152,602

Roslindale, MA $152,602 West Roxbury, MA $152,602 Allston, MA $152,602 Brighton, MA $152,602 Hyde Park, MA $152,602 Readville, MA $152,602 Cambridge, MA $152,602 Somerville, MA $152,602

Malden, MA $152,602 Everett, MA $152,602 Chelsea, MA $152,602 Revere, MA $152,602 Winthrop, MA $152,602 Medford, MA $152,602 West Medford, MA $152,602 Quincy, MA $152,602

Melrose, MA $152,602 Stoneham, MA $152,602 Braintree, MA $148,046 Milton, MA $152,602 Milton Village, MA $152,602 Weymouth, MA $148,046 East Weymouth, MA $148,046 South Weymouth, MA $148,046

North Weymouth, MA $148,046 East Boston, MA $152,602 Brockton, MA $148,046 Avon, MA $148,046 Bridgewater, MA $148,046 Bryantville, MA $147,950 Carver, MA $145,774 Duxbury, MA $147,635

East Bridgewater, MA $148,046 Easton, MA $148,046 Elmwood, MA $148,046 Halifax, MA $147,950 Hanover, MA $147,950 Hanson, MA $148,046 Holbrook, MA $148,046 Middleboro, MA $145,911

Manomet, MA $146,171 Lakeville, MA $144,133 Monponsett, MA $148,005 Abington, MA $148,046 North Carver, MA $147,731 North Easton, MA $148,046 North Pembroke, MA $147,909 Pembroke, MA $147,950

Plymouth, MA $146,376 Kingston, MA $147,676 South Carver, MA $143,996 Plympton, MA $147,813 Randolph, MA $148,046 Rockland, MA $148,046 South Easton, MA $148,046 West Bridgewater, MA $148,046

White Horse Beach, MA $146,267 Whitman, MA $148,046 Lexington, MA $152,602 Brookline, MA $152,602 Brookline Village, MA $152,602 Waltham, MA $152,602 North Waltham, MA $152,602 New Town, MA $152,602

Babson Park, MA $152,602 Newton, MA $152,602 Newton Center, MA $152,602 Newtonville, MA $152,602 Newton Highlands, MA $152,602 Newton Lower Falls, MA $152,602 Newton Upper Falls, MA $152,602 West Newton, MA $152,602

Auburndale, MA $152,602 Chestnut Hill, MA $152,602 Waban, MA $152,602 Watertown, MA $152,602 Arlington, MA $152,602 Arlington Heights, MA $152,602 Belmont, MA $152,602 Waverley, MA $152,602

Wellesley Hills, MA $152,602 Wellesley, MA $152,561 Needham, MA $152,602 Weston, MA $152,602 Needham Heights, MA $152,602 Nonantum, MA $152,602 Buzzards Bay, MA $143,955 Lincoln, MA $152,506

Stow, MA $146,978 Sudbury, MA $152,287 Wayland, MA $152,369 Woodville, MA $143,353 Woburn, MA $152,602 Burlington, MA $149,866 Andover, MA $144,940 Billerica, MA $147,252

Chelmsford, MA $147,252 Dracut, MA $147,252 Dunstable, MA $147,033 Haverhill, MA $144,940 Georgetown, MA $144,940 Groveland, MA $144,940 Lawrence, MA $144,940 Methuen, MA $144,940

North Andover, MA $144,940 Lowell, MA $147,252 Merrimac, MA $144,844 North Billerica, MA $147,252 North Chelmsford, MA $147,252 North Reading, MA $144,844 Nutting Lake, MA $147,252 Pinehurst, MA $147,252

Reading, MA $148,114 Tewksbury, MA $147,252 Tyngsboro, MA $147,252 Wakefield, MA $152,561 West Boxford, MA $144,940 Westford, MA $147,252 Wilmington, MA $146,075 Winchester, MA $152,602

Lynn, MA $152,602 Saugus, MA $152,602 Swampscott, MA $152,506 Nahant, MA $152,602 Amesbury, MA $144,201 Beverly, MA $152,233 Boxford, MA $144,940 Byfield, MA $144,844

Danvers, MA $144,707 Essex, MA $146,199 Gloucester, MA $146,418 Hamilton, MA $144,625 Hathorne, MA $144,707 Chilmark, MA $143,585 East Falmouth, MA $144,283 East Sandwich, MA $144,803

East Wareham, MA $143,996 Edgartown, MA $143,681 Falmouth, MA $144,050 Woods Hole, MA $144,050 Menemsha, MA $143,681 Monument Beach, MA $143,996 Nantucket, MA $143,681 North Falmouth, MA $144,091

Oak Bluffs, MA $143,722 Onset, MA $144,091 Pocasset, MA $144,050 Sagamore, MA $145,104 Sagamore Beach, MA $145,104 Sandwich, MA $144,817 Siasconset, MA $143,681 Silver Beach, MA $144,091

Vineyard Haven, MA $143,845 Wareham, MA $144,133 West Chop, MA $143,845 West Falmouth, MA $144,091 West Tisbury, MA $143,681 West Wareham, MA $144,187 Hyannis, MA $143,900 Barnstable, MA $144,379

Brewster, MA $143,681 Centerville, MA $144,324 Chatham, MA $143,681 Cotuit, MA $144,420 Ipswich, MA $144,625 Cummaquid, MA $143,941 Lynnfield, MA $148,607 Manchester, MA $146,760

Marblehead, MA $152,328 Middleton, MA $144,899 Newburyport, MA $144,666 Newbury, MA $144,940 Salisbury, MA $143,736 Peabody, MA $152,424 Prides Crossing, MA $148,388 Rockport, MA $146,404

Rowley, MA $144,707 Salem, MA $152,424 South Hamilton, MA $144,625 Topsfield, MA $144,844 Wenham, MA $144,666 West Newbury, MA $144,940 Accord, MA $148,046 Bellingham, MA $141,382

Brant Rock, MA $147,430 Canton, MA $148,046 Cohasset, MA $150,057 Dedham, MA $152,602 Dover, MA $152,465 East Mansfield, MA $148,046 Dennis, MA $143,681 Dennis Port, MA $143,681

East Dennis, MA $143,681 Eastham, MA $143,681 East Orleans, MA $143,681 Forestdale, MA $144,625 Harwich, MA $143,681 Harwich Port, MA $143,681 Hyannis Port, MA $143,886 Marstons Mills, MA $144,570

Mashpee, MA $144,666 North Chatham, MA $143,681 North Eastham, MA $145,528 North Truro, MA $147,362 Orleans, MA $143,681 Osterville, MA $144,146 Provincetown, MA $147,088 South Chatham, MA $143,681

South Dennis, MA $143,681 South Harwich, MA $143,681 South Orleans, MA $143,681 South Wellfleet, MA $145,528 South Yarmouth, MA $143,681 Truro, MA $145,528 Wellfleet, MA $145,528 West Barnstable, MA $144,639

West Chatham, MA $143,681 West Dennis, MA $143,681 West Harwich, MA $143,681 West Hyannisport, MA $144,201 West Yarmouth, MA $143,681 Yarmouth Port, MA $143,681 Assonet, MA $144,269 Attleboro, MA $141,793

Chartley, MA $148,046 Cuttyhunk, MA $144,133 Dartmouth, MA $144,365 Dighton, MA $142,833 East Freetown, MA $144,365 East Taunton, MA $147,813 Fairhaven, MA $144,365 Fall River, MA $144,365

Somerset, MA $144,228 Marion, MA $144,365 Mattapoisett, MA $144,365 New Bedford, MA $144,365 Acushnet, MA $144,365

Cyber Security Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cyber Security Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$140,368

Average $148,908/year

$159,951

$11,697

Average $12,409/month

$13,329

$2,699

Average $2,864/week

$3,076

$67

Average $72/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,951	$13,329	$3,076	$77
Average	$148,908	$12,409	$2,864	$72
25th Percentile	$140,368	$11,697	$2,699	$67

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