Average Security Engineer Salary in Canada

Annual Base Salary - $94,611.00/year

The average annual salary of Security Engineer is $94,611.00

$70,200.00
Low
$94,611.00
Average
$129,320.00
High

The starting salary of Security Engineer is between $59,670.00 and $70,200.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $129,320.00 and $148,718.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$59,670.00$148,718.00
Average Hourly Pay - $48.98/hour

The average hourly pay of Security Engineer is $48.98.

$32.86
Low
$48.98
Average
$93.50
High

The starting hourly rate is between $28.00 and $32.86 for Security Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $93.50 and $108.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$28.00$108.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$4,360.00 - $12,720.00
$4,360.00
$148,718.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$2,180.00 - $5,150.00
$2,180.00
$148,718.00
  • Currency : CAD
  • Annual Salary : $94,611.00
  • Hourly Pay : $48.98
  • Weekly Pay : $1,669.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $3,338.00
  • Monthly Salary : $7,233.00

Security Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Security Engineer. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Security Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 85% while of female is only 15%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Security Engineer salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Security Engineer having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $80,079.45.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Security Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $98,395.15, adding $18,315.70 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $109,893.44.

Prominent Skills Affecting Security Engineer Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Security Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Security Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Security Engineer is Security Risk Management which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 27% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Security Risk Management.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Vulnerability Assessment with 7%. It can be said that Vulnerability Assessment skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Security Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $83,258.00 whereas the highest earning is $113,533.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $113,533.00 at 20%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 12% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 8% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 20% more than the average salary.

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