Remote Security Salary (2026)
Based on 471 live, fully-remote Security listings in the SleepHire index — real salaries from company job posts, not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.
25th pct
$140K
Median
$177K
75th pct
$223K
Median by seniority
junior16 roles$102K
mid18 roles$150K
senior182 roles$175K
staff42 roles$220K
principal37 roles$230K
lead32 roles$190K
manager35 roles$181K
director23 roles$260K
Figures are annualised USD equivalents derived from the salary ranges published on each listing. Percentiles use the midpoint of each range.
Salaries for other roles
Engineering Management · $230KResearch Scientist / Engineer · $225KProduct Management · $189KDeveloper Relations · $187KHardware / Firmware / Embedded · $186KFullstack · $183KSolutions / Sales Eng · $175KMobile (iOS / Android) · $172KDevOps / SRE / Platform · $170KBackend · $168KData Science / Analytics · $166KProduct Design (UX / UI) · $163KBrand / Visual Design · $150KFrontend · $148KData Engineering · $140KMachine Learning / AI · $135KTechnical Writer · $128KQA / Test · $118K