Security Engineer compensation
Security Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Security Engineer salary at AI startups is $219,500, based on 138 disclosed job postings ($100,000–$405,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$100,000Minimum
$219,500Median
$405,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 138 disclosed salaries.
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Median Security Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series G+ | $275,000 | 33 |
| Series D | $238,156 | 20 |
| Series C | $232,500 | 19 |
| Series F | $208,000 | 5 |
| Series A | $200,000 | 16 |
| Series E | $197,500 | 11 |
| Series B | $185,000 | 20 |
| Debt | $161,000 | 8 |
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How we calculate this
Roughly a quarter of AI-startup postings disclose pay. We extract the USD range from those that do, normalize each to a midpoint, and aggregate across distinct postings (deduplicated by posting ID). The minimum, median, and maximum above are based on 138 disclosed salaries. We publish aggregate ranges only, never a single company's salary, so the numbers stay representative rather than anecdotal.
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