Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Staff Security Engineer
Occupation profile for Senior Staff Security Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $233,205.
- FY2026 certified median
- $233,205
- Total filings
- 17
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $184,974–$248,559
- Top employer
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $171,080 | $171,080 | $187,262 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $202,134 | $189,644 | $231,067 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 9 | $233,205 | $184,974 | $248,559 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.6 filings
- Intuit Inc.4 filings
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2 filings
- Aledade, Inc.1 filings
- Aurora Innovation, Inc.1 filings
- Coupang Global LLC1 filings
- Mercor.io Corporation1 filings
- Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- San Diego9 filings
- Oakland2 filings
- Santa Clara2 filings
- Mountain View1 filings
- Rancho Cordova1 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Georgetown1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1252 | $105,664 | $134,347 | $163,010 | $191,693 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1299 | $80,870 | $121,014 | $161,138 | $201,282 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1212 | $104,187 | $150,218 | $196,248 | $242,278 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1212 | $87,090 | $111,862 | $136,656 | $161,429 |
| 2026-27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 40900 | 15-1299 | $62,608 | $89,627 | $116,646 | $143,666 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1299 | $69,826 | $98,530 | $127,234 | $155,938 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |