Senior Cyber Security Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Senior Cyber Security Engineer make in the United States? The average Senior Cyber Security Engineer salary in the United States is $230,751 as of December 01, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $208,857 and $259,236. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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Cyber Security Engineer
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah - Walnut Creek , CA
The Cyber Security Engineer is proficient in all aspects of information security, provides ongoing support and mentoring to more junior team members, and fulfills routine cybersecurity tasks
JobGet - 19 days ago
Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George Mason University - Fairfax , VA
... cyber security, digital forensics, machine learning, nanoelectronics, power systems, signal processing, and space-based systems. The ECE department also supports other Mason Engineering programs ...
The Washington Post - 89 days ago
Senior Systems Engineer
itSynergy - Phoenix , AZ
Firewall/security appliance setup and support. * WLAN installation, configuration, support, and troubleshooting, including troubleshooting of physical cable plant and patch panel troubleshooting, and ...
SmoothHiring - 7 days ago
Alteration Installation Team - AIT - OSIC Lead (Operations, Senior Analyst)
The MIL Corporation (MIL) - Bremerton , WA
... Senior Analyst) to support a Federal Government client in Bremerton, WA. The AIT OSIC Lead will ... cyber, engineering, financial management , and information technology - and we are looking for ...
The Washington Post - 34 days ago
Sr. IT Manager - Middleware Application Administration
DISH - Englewood , CO
Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming ... Work closely with other teams including development, infrastructure, and security to align ...
JobGet - 51 days ago
Architect - Wireless Order Management
DISH - Colorado Springs , CO
Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming ... with senior technical and executive leaders * Ability to reason about performance, security, and ...
JobGet - 4 days ago

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Cyber Security Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Senior Cyber Security Engineer ranges from $208,857 to $259,236 with the average base salary of $230,751. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $230,544 to $312,935 with the average total cash compensation of $265,422.

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