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Principal Software Security Engineer
The median salary range for Principal Software Security Engineer disclosed in public job postings is $200k - $280k as of Aug 2026, based on 90 job postings from 29 companies.
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$200,000
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$239,800
17%
High
$279,600
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Principal Engineer, Security Products — Cryptography and Key Lifecycle Management
New York City
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$206k - $303k
$206,000 - $303,000
Principal Security Software Engineer, Applied Computing (Starshield)
Palo Alto
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Security Software Engineer (Starshield)
Washington
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Security Software Engineer (Starshield)
Washington, DC
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Security Software Engineer, Applied Computing (Starshield)
Hawthorne
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Security Software Engineer (Starshield)
Hawthorne
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Security Software Engineer, Applied Computing (Starshield)
Washington
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Security Software Engineer, Applied Computing (Starshield)
Washington, DC
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$221k - $300k
$220,500 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer, Security
San Ramon
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$221k - $299k
$221,000 - $299,000
Principal Software Engineer - Security Architect
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Software Engineer - Security Architect
Redmond
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Security Engineer (Multiple Positions)
Redmond
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Security Engineer (Multiple Positions)
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$163k - $296k
$163,000 - $296,400
Principal Software Engineer - Red Team
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$143k - $275k
$142,800 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer - Red Team
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer - Security
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer - Security
Mountain View
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer - Security
Redmond
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer - Identity & Security
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer - Identity & Security
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer- Security
Redmond
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Software Engineer- Security
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer, Data Security
Santa Clara
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$128k - $261k
$128,000 - $260,500
Principal Engineer, Data Security
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$128k - $261k
$128,000 - $260,500
Principal Engineer, API Protection
Santa Clara
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$128k - $261k
$128,000 - $260,500
Principal Engineer, API Protection
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$128k - $261k
$128,000 - $260,500
Principal Software Engineer, Security
Canada
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$225k - $275k
$225,000 - $275,000
Principal Software Engineer, Security
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$200k - $260k
$200,000 - $260,000
Principal Software Engineer, Security
United States
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$172k - $256k
$172,200 - $256,250
Principal Security Engineer
United States
$106k - $235k
$106,300 - $234,600
Principal Security Engineer
Switzerland
$106k - $235k
$106,300 - $234,600
Principal Program Analysis Security Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$106k - $223k
$106,300 - $223,400
Principal Program Analysis Security Software Engineer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$106k - $223k
$106,300 - $223,400
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer
Long Beach
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Security Engineer, AWS Network Servcies, AWS Network Services
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026