Product Security Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

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As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Product Security Engineer in San Diego, CA is $102,215. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $85,399 to a high of $122,626, with most professionals earning between $93,413 and $112,899.

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Develop comprehensive, accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.

October 25, 2022

Lead and train developers and testers in security activities during the lifecycle, such as secure design reviews/threat modeling, security code reviews, security test planning, and component security hardening, to identify potential security weaknesses.

November 08, 2022

Understanding and applied use of security standards such as NIST SP800-series, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, FISMA/FedRAMP, ISO 27000, PCI-DSS, CIS Benchmarks, and similar.

March 14, 2023

Supports integration of Government Systems products with customer enterprise infrastructure (User authentication technologies, vulnerability scanners, etc.

March 14, 2023

Provides the necessary support to implement and monitor information security policies, test procedures, reporting, technical reviews, and identification of security risks.

April 12, 2023

Demonstrated experience in and comfort with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacturing.

May 05, 2023

Contribute to security architecture and assist in building and rolling out processes for secure code development and deployment involving truly cutting edge technology.

May 13, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Product Security Engineer in San Diego, CA

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What is the average salary for Product Security Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Product Security Engineer in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Product Security Engineer ranges from $93,413 to $112,899 with the average base salary of $102,215. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $96,529 to $117,446 with the average total cash compensation of $105,707.

View Average Salary for Product Security Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$102,215	$93,413 - $112,899
Bonus	$3,491	$3,116 - $4,547
Total Pay	$105,707	$96,529 - $117,446

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Product Security Engineer Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,137 - $112,565	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,413 - $112,899	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,895 - $112,273	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,197 - $112,638	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,895 - $112,273	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,748 - $112,096	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

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