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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Security Engineering Manager

Manages a team of security engineers.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$455k

Mean

$474k

10th–90th pct

$346k–$628k

Observations

255

Confidence: 33% · based on 255 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Application Security
Core
Common certifications
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) · 37% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
56% require · 26% prefer
Master's Degree
12% require · 33% prefer
No College
22% require · 14% prefer
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Common next roles
VP of Security+56.5%Director of Product Security-7.1%
Common previous roles
VP of Security+36.1%Director of Product Security-7.6%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)11,916
Posting growth+14.3%
Median days to fill63 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)235,455
Projected growth7%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology