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

Information Security Engineer

Chicago
2 weeks ago
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

Chicago
1 week ago
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

Security Architect

Chicago
21 hours ago
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

Chicago
6 days ago
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

Chicago
1 week ago
$82,100 - $137,800
Annually
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

IT Security Engineer - Remote

Chicago
1 day ago
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)

Chicago
4 days ago
$140,000 - $175,000
Annually
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

Offensive Security Engineer

Chicago
1 week ago
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

Cyber Security Engineer

Chicago
1 week ago
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)

Chicago
2 weeks ago
$91,950 - $235,440
Annually
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)

Chicago
2 hours ago
$71,175 - $181,920
Annually
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

Chicago
3 weeks ago
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 TitleAverage SalarySalary 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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Talent Strategy
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1% have this skill
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Recruitment
1% have this skill
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Policy and Process Development
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Full Cycle Recruiting
1% have this skill
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Technical Recruiting
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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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