How much does a cyber security engineer make in the US?

Years of experience and salary for cybersecurity engineers:

• Entry-level Cyber Security Engineer with less than one year of experience averages $77,246 a year.

• An early career Cyber Security Engineer with one to four years of experience averages $83,768 a year.

• A mid-career Cyber Security Engineer with five to nine years of experience averages $104,469 a year

• An experienced Cyber Security Engineer with ten to 19 years of experience averages $118,520 a year.

• A late-career (20 or more years of experience) averages $125,063 a year.

Highest paying cities for cyber security engineers:

• Sunnyvale, CA averages $144,103 a year ($69.28 an hour)

• Santa Cruz, CA averages $142,772 a year ($68.64 an hour)

• Santa Rosa, CA averages $139,554 a year ($67.09 an hour)

• Williston, ND averages $136,741 a year ($65.74 an hour)

• Manhattan, NY averages $136,382 a year ($65.57 an hour)

• Barnstable Town, MA averages $135,324 a year ($65.06 an hour)

• Cambridge, MA averages $135,077 a year ($64.94 an hour)

• San Mateo, CA averages $134,041 a year ($64.44 an hour)

• Arlington, VA averages $133,935 a year ($64.39 an hour)

• Dickinson, ND averages $133,115 a year ($64.00 an hour)