The median security engineer posting in Sunnyvale at a tech startup offers $201K base, with the middle half between $179K and $204K — from 14 live pay ranges at 3 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 5 | $196K | $182K–$200K |
| Senior | 8 | $203K | $177K–$204K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreWeave | 8 | $203K | $177K–$204K |
| Applied Intuition | 5 | $196K | $182K–$200K |
| Staff Embedded Security Engineer Wayve |
$275K–$300K |
| Security Engineer (Purple Team) Applied Intuition |
$140K–$260K |
| Senior Security Engineer II, Cloud Security CoreWeave |
$165K–$242K |
| Senior Security Engineer, Detection Engineering CoreWeave |
$165K–$242K |
| Embedded Security Engineer Applied Intuition |
$150K–$242K |
| Product Security Engineer Applied Intuition |
$163K–$242K |
| Senior Network Security Engineer, Operational Technology CoreWeave |
$164K–$242K |
| Senior Security Engineer, Networking CoreWeave |
$182K–$242K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 25, 2026.