Security Engineer salary in Chicago
Average Base Salary in Chicago
$122,360
$20,723
Additional Cash Compensation
$143,083
Total Compensation
Median: 115,000
Min: $80K
Max: $205K
How Much Does a Security Engineer Make in Chicago?
The average salary for a Security Engineer in Chicago is $122,360. The average additional cash compensation for a Security Engineer in Chicago is $20,723. The average total compensation for a Security Engineer in Chicago is $143,083. Security Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Security Engineer employees in Chicago.
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Security Engineer jobs in Chicago

We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm. You'll find us headquartered in the historic Chicago Board of Trade building, where we first opened our doors in 1997. Over 20 years ago, we were among the first firms to develop sophisticated proprietary technology in our trading business. Today, we continue to leverage our technical ingenuity and operational excellence across several investment areas, spanning early-to-mid stage growth capital

Application Security Engineer - Agile
+51
What will your day look like?
The Application Security Architect is responsible for validating that application services are designed and implemented with high security standards. This individual analyzes the security of applications in tandem with their underlying services, including connected dependencies such as middle-tier systems and databases. Additionally, the Application Security Engineer addresses legacy and emerging security issues

What You'll Be Doing
Understand Arcadia's business strategy and product offerings and how it relates to our security architecture strategy and deliver architectural guidelines, best practices, and direction on security within architectural standards, policies, and roadmaps
Drive beneficial security architectural changes through the development or review of architectures to ensure that they fit requirements for security, privacy, compliance, cyber

Security Engineer I
+39
DescriptionCompany: Oak Street Health Title: Engineer I, Security Location: Chicago or National Role Description:Oak Street Health is looking for an IT Security Engineer to join our growing security team. This role reports directly to the CISO and will be heavily involved in implementing and supporting enterprise cybersecurity controls in a healthcare data environment.This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team rearchitecting its security

Logistics Security Manager
+69
Cisco Meraki is searching for a Logistics Security Project Manager to join our Global Fulfillment Operations team! As the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products, and technology architecture are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality. We also understand, by simplifying powerful technology we can free passionate people to focus on their mission. Are you ready to join the

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is a leader in risk and compliance solutions, providing insightful technology, industry expertise and data insights to clients across the globe. We’re here to help you make smarter decisions with insightful technology, industry expertise and data insights at every stage of your business and investment lifecycles. As markets fluctuate, regulations evolve and technology advances, we’re there. And through it all

Senior Security Engineer (Cloud)
+57
Are you energized by the opportunity to bridge SaaS operations and pragmatic security practices? Are you passionate about both sharing your technical talents and amplifying others? We are looking for a hands-on, highly collaborative Security Engineer to design, assess, and champion security best-practices across Origami Risk.Origami Risk Information Security operates as trusted subject matter experts in multiple technology domains, embedding

What You'll Be Doing
Responsible for conducting and coordinating penetration testing and red teaming activities, researching and analyzing vulnerabilities, identifying relevant threats, developing corrective action recommendations, and summarizing and reporting results.
Develop and refine methodologies to conduct Red Team operations successfully and consistently covering all areas of technology.
Design and develop scripts, frameworks, tools, and the

Would you like to see the impact of your work on the real world? Is hands-on world class engineering and problem-solving part of your passion? Welcome to WBA Tech. We are a team of technologists, under our visionary CEO Rosalind Brewer, working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, affordable, easier to use, efficient, and patient-focused. Through the user of technology, we are pioneering a new

Security Engineering Manager (Hybrid Role)
+41
Would you like to see the impact of your work on the real world? Is hands-on world class engineering and problem-solving part of your passion? Welcome to WBA Tech. We are a team of technologists, under our visionary CEO Rosalind Brewer, working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, affordable, easier to use, efficient, and patient-focused. Through the user of technology, we are pioneering a new

Cyber Security Engineer II - Identity and Access Management (Hybrid)
+41
Would you like to see the impact of your work on the real world? Is hands-on world class engineering and problem-solving part of your passion? Welcome to WBA Tech. We are a team of technologists, under our visionary CEO Rosalind Brewer, working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, affordable, easier to use, efficient, and patient-focused. Through the user of technology, we are pioneering a new

Cyber Security Analyst
+47
Position summary:
We are currently seeking a driven and talented Cyber Security Analyst to fill a role that requires a broad array of knowledge and skills working with team members to support TT’s Cyber Security program and information systems life-cycle activities. Our team is looking for highly motivated individuals with impeccable work ethic and a strong ability to work in a collaborative dynamic team environment. This provides an environment
Security Engineer Salary ranges
Average Security Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Security Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $150,000 on average.
Security Engineer Salary by gender
The average Security Engineer salary for women is $130,300 and the average Security Engineer salary for men is $110,227.
Security Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Security Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $159,625. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $100,000.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Chicago
Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
---|---|---|
QA Analyst | $87,444 | Min: $65K Max: $130K |
Junior Software Engineer | $89,139 | Min: $65K Max: $130K |
Software Test Engineer | $95,950 | Min: $75K Max: $140K |
QA Engineer | $100,252 | Min: $75K Max: $135K |
Front End Developer | $107,824 | Min: $80K Max: $165K |
Software Engineer | $109,942 | Min: $78K Max: $215K |
Site Reliability Engineer | $112,800 | Min: $85K Max: $150K |
Game Developer | $118,833 | Min: $85K Max: $140K |
Data Engineer | $118,991 | Min: $83K Max: $182K |
Salesforce Developer | $120,650 | Min: $75K Max: $197K |
Security Engineer | $122,360 | Min: $80K Max: $205K |
Android Developer | $123,500 | Min: $102K Max: $152K |
Systems Engineer | $127,289 | Min: $65K Max: $190K |
Automation Engineer | $128,358 | Min: $115K Max: $167K |
iOS Developer | $134,085 | Min: $110K Max: $170K |
QA Manager | $135,429 | Min: $115K Max: $165K |
Senior Software Engineer | $136,408 | Min: $81K Max: $220K |
Sales Engineer | $141,886 | Min: $115K Max: $220K |
Database Administrator | $145,200 | Min: $120K Max: $200K |
Hardware Engineer | $146,117 | Min: $117K Max: $175K |
DevOps Engineer | $148,247 | Min: $130K Max: $190K |
Lead Software Engineer | $152,658 | Min: $120K Max: $200K |
Data Architect | $163,459 | Min: $137K Max: $215K |
Machine Learning Engineer | $164,024 | Min: $135K Max: $220K |
Engineering Manager | $173,751 | Min: $149K Max: $240K |
Principal Software Engineer | $173,867 | Min: $133K Max: $330K |
Data Engineering Manager | $191,334 | Min: $165K Max: $221K |
Vice President of Engineering | $191,370 | Min: $145K Max: $290K |
Director of Software Engineering | $201,813 | Min: $175K Max: $275K |
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $242,033 | Min: $200K Max: $324K |
Skills that affect Security Engineer salaries in Chicago
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Amazon Web Services
1% have this skill
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Recruitment
1% have this skill
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Policy and Process Development
1% have this skill
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Full Cycle Recruiting
1% have this skill
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Technical Recruiting
1% have this skill
Recent Security Engineer salaries in Chicago
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A GRC Analyst reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$12,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Security Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$12,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
201-500 Employees
Chicago
$145,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Information Security Engineer reported a yearly salary of $145,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$98,000
Yearly Salary
A Cybersecurity Engineer reported a yearly salary of $98,000 with +$2,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$160,000
Yearly Salary
A Sr. Security Engineer reported a yearly salary of $160,000 with +$24,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
$100,000
Yearly Salary
A Security Analyst reported a yearly salary of $100,000 with +$20,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Chicago
$92,500
Yearly Salary
A Analyst, Information Security reported a yearly salary of $92,500 with +$6,900 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$140,000
Yearly Salary
A Sr. Info Security Project Manager reported a yearly salary of $140,000 with +$14,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Other
501-1,000 Employees
Chicago
$96,000
Yearly Salary
A Security Engineer reported a yearly salary of $96,000 with +$8,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago
1-5 Reports
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Security Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$16,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Chicago
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