Security Operations, Detection & Response salaries
Pay ranges taken from 330 open security operations, detection & response roles where the employer published the salary. From employers' own hiring pages. Updated Nov 5, 2026.
Published salaries for Security Operations, Detection & Response
Based on 330 current listings where the employer published a yearly pay range in US dollars. Other currencies and hourly rates are left out so the ranges compare. We never estimate salaries.
| Median range | $133,024 to $175,000 |
|---|---|
| Median midpoint | $155,719 |
| Lowest published minimum | $50,000 |
| Highest published maximum | $510,000 |
Roles with a published salary
- Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel EngineeringOpenAIRemote · US$347k–510k/yr
- Senior Manager, Detection and ResponseLambda · BellevueHybrid$324k–480k/yr
- Threat Intel Manager, CBRN-E & Advanced WeaponsAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$375k–455k/yr
- Senior Director, Global Cyber DefenseDoorDash USARemote · US$350k–437k/yr
- Sr. Staff Threat Intelligence EngineerSuno · BostonOn-site$316k–415k/yr
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- Security Engineer - Threat IntelAnthropic · New York, NYOn-site$320k–405k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$300k–405k/yr
- Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response PlatformAnthropic · New York, NYOn-site$320k–405k/yr
- Senior Security Engineer - Detection & ResponseLambda · San FranciscoHybrid$266k–395k/yr
- Staff Engineer, Security OperationsApollo.ioRemote · US$259k–389k/yr
- Director of Detection and ResponseHarvey · San FranciscoHybrid$280k–385k/yr
- Director of Detection and ResponseHarvey · New YorkHybrid$280k–385k/yr
- Head of Detection and ResponsePlaidRemote · US$192k–372k/yr
- Manager, Advanced Threat Detection and ResearchHewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale, CA$183k–371k/yr
- Senior Director of Cyber DefenseEntrata · Lehi, UTHybrid$221k–367k/yr
- Incident Manager - Detection & ResponseAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$290k–365k/yr
- Staff Software Engineer, Detection & ResponseSuno · BostonOn-site$277k–364k/yr
- Security Engineer - Incident ResponseReplit · Foster City, CAHybrid$230k–360k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseThinking Machines Lab · San FranciscoOn-site$300k–350k/yr
- Principal Product Manager - Okta Identity Threat Detection and Response ProductsOkta · Bellevue, WA$254k–349k/yr
- Security Engineer, Incident ResponseFluidstack · London$275k–344k/yr
- Security Engineer, Incident ResponseFluidstack · Austin, TXOn-site$275k–344k/yr
- Program Manager, Safeguards Policy, Enforcement, and Threat IntelligenceAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$285k–330k/yr
- (Senior OR Staff) Detection & Response EngineerLegora · New York, NYOn-site$187k–329k/yr
- Senior Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseBlockRemote · US$218k–327k/yr
- Senior Manager, Security Incident ResponseAffirmRemote · US, CA$265k–325k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseBrain Co. · CaliforniaHybrid$190k–325k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection and ResponseServal · San FranciscoOn-site$200k–325k/yr
- Sr. Security Software Engineer, Security OperationsPinterestRemote · US$156k–320k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection ResponseVercel · San FranciscoHybrid$208k–312k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection and ResponseFigure · San Jose, CA$150k–300k/yr
- Member of Technical Staff, SecOps & Threat Detection EngineerEnvoy · San Francisco, CAOn-site$265k–300k/yr
- Staff Software Engineer - Detection and Response PlatformVerkada · San Mateo$200k–300k/yr
- Staff Security Engineer, Detection & ResponseMaven ClinicRemote · US$221k–299k/yr
- Principal Software Engineer, AI SIEMSentinelOneRemote · US$216k–297k/yr
- Staff Engineer, Detection and ResponseApollo.ioRemote · US$225k–282k/yr
- Senior Manager, Security Operations - Detection Engineering & Incident ResponseEverpure · Santa Clara, CA$225k–281k/yr
- Operational Security AnalystSTRRemote · US$219k–280k/yr
- Security Engineer, Detection and ResponseNotion · San Francisco, CAHybrid$185k–280k/yr
- Security Engineer, Threat IntelligenceFluidstack · New York, NYOn-site$220k–280k/yr
- Senior/Staff Security Engineer, Incident ResponseGrow TherapyRemote · US$220k–280k/yr
- Senior Manager, Cyber Threat IntelligenceCoreWeave · Livingston, NJ$207k–275k/yr
- Principal DFIR ConsultantMOXFIVERemote$240k–270k/yr
- Senior Product Manager — Sophos Endpoint Detection and ResponseSophosRemote · US, CA$162k–270k/yr
- Detection and Response EngineerModal · New YorkOn-site$150k–270k/yr
- Principal Security Operations EngineerAxon · Atlanta, GA$169k–270k/yr
- Senior Manager, Security Incident ResponseAffirmRemote · US, CA$209k–269k/yr
- Senior Game Application Security AnalystPlayStation GlobalRemote · US$177k–266k/yr
- Staff Security Engineer, Security OperationsGoodLeapRemote · US$167k–265k/yr
- Staff Product Manager, Threat Hunting ExperienceHorizon3 · New York, NYHybrid$225k–265k/yr
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