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Security Engineer salary in District of Columbia

A real-employer view of Security Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Security Engineer in District of Columbia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $171,221. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified2$165,406
Level IV — fully competent2$185,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Security Engineer in District of Columbia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Meta Platforms, IncSecurity Engineer2$183,721
Coinbase, Inc.Security Engineer, Infrastructure1$161,370
Raintank, Inc.Senior Security Engineer, Security Assurance1$173,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Security Engineer, Infrastructure at Coinbase, Inc.
    $161,370
    WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Jul 22, 2025I-200-25196-176256
  • Security Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $169,442
    WashingtonWage Level IIDecided May 16, 2025I-200-25129-956917
  • Senior Security Engineer, Security Assurance at Raintank, Inc.
    $173,000
    WashingtonWage Level IVDecided Oct 9, 2024I-200-24276-381200
  • Security Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $198,000
    WashingtonWage Level IVDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-453411

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.