Security Engineer I H-1B Salary
337 certified H-1B filings list the job title Security Engineer I (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $152,000; the middle half of filings fall between $136,000 and $165,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (217 filings).
337
certified filings
$152,000
Median base salary
$136,000
25th pct
$165,000
75th pct
$175,920
90th pct
$101,020
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$101,020$152,000 median$175,920
Salary by fiscal year
| Year | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 79 | $159,300 |
| FY2025 | 87 | $152,000 |
| FY2024 | 76 | $139,700 |
| FY2023 | 95 | $141,528 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 98 | $149,550 |
| Austin, TX | 44 | $153,350 |
| New York, NY | 22 | $171,400 |
| Herndon, VA | 19 | $138,300 |
| Arlington, VA | 15 | $152,000 |
| Dallas, TX | 9 | $152,000 |
| Boston, MA | 7 | $147,200 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 7 | $155,000 |
| Bellevue, WA | 6 | $136,000 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 6 | $154,364 |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $152,350 |
| Irving, TX | 4 | $138,300 |
| Baltimore, MD | 3 | $152,000 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $122,400 |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $89,163 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2 | $127,750 |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 2 | $152,350 |
| Fairfax, VA | 2 | $113,700 |
| Hyattsville, MD | 2 | $137,200 |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $148,700 |
Security Engineer I salary by employer
Top 17 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.
| Employer | Filings | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 217 | $152,000 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 52 | $149,850 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 46 | $137,150 |
| Security Innovation, Inc. | 5 | $117,600 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 3 | $136,000 |
| Paychex North America Inc. | 2 | $86,686 |
| Twitch Interactive, Inc. | 2 | $176,100 |
| Acumen Security, LLC | 1 | $75,230 |
| Agilysys, Inc. | 1 | $103,500 |
| Bureau Veritas Cybersecurity North America, Inc. | 1 | $117,600 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 1 | $76,627 |
| Columbia Bank | 1 | $100,000 |
| Fiserv Solutions, LLC | 1 | $101,962 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $65,900 |
| Nexturn Inc | 1 | $105,000 |
| Redfin Corporation | 1 | $98,857 |
| X Corp. | 1 | $150,000 |