What is the average cybersecurity salary in Washington?

Measured from 71 live job postings in Washington that disclose pay, the median cybersecurity salary is $178,000, with the middle half of roles falling between $150,937.5 and $208,250. These are real advertised ranges from company career pages, not survey estimates.

How does Washington cybersecurity pay compare to the rest of the US?

Washington's disclosed median runs about 7% below the median across all US states we track ($191,000). Remote roles complicate the picture: many pay to a national band regardless of where you sit.

Which cybersecurity jobs pay the most in Washington?

Per-role samples inside one state are usually too small to publish honestly, but the national pattern holds everywhere: security engineering, cloud security, and AppSec lead individual-contributor pay, with CISO and security leadership above them. See the US salary leaderboard for role-by-role bands.

Where do these numbers come from?

From live cybersecurity job postings we aggregate hourly across 240+ security companies, keeping only postings that disclose a salary range and pass plausibility checks. Only ~14% of security postings publish pay, so the sample skews toward larger, transparency-friendly employers.

Cybersecurity salary by state

Cybersecurity salary in Washington

Measured from live job postings in Washington that disclose pay - real advertised ranges from company career pages, updated daily. Not a survey.

Median

$178,000

25th percentile

$150,937.5

75th percentile

$208,250

Disclosed postings

71

Across all US states we track, the disclosed median is $191,000 - Washington runs 7% below it.

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Live Washington roles with salary disclosed

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Personnel Security Specialist

Anduril Industries Washington, United States

$88,000 - $117,000Security

Posted Oct 16

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Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Anduril Industries Washington, United States

$166,000 - $220,000Offensive Security

Posted Oct 8

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Senior Security Engineer, Identity

Anduril Industries Seattle, United States

$166,000 - $220,000Security Engineering

Posted Oct 6

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Senior Security Engineer, Identity

Anduril Industries Washington, United States

$166,000 - $220,000Security Engineering

Posted Oct 6

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Staff Threat Researcher

Zscaler Bellevue, United States+3 more

$122,500 - $175,000Threat IntelligenceRemote

Posted Oct 1

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Principal Threat Researcher

Zscaler Bellevue, United States+2 more

$171,500 - $245,000Threat IntelligenceRemote

Posted Oct 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average cybersecurity salary in Washington?: Measured from 71 live job postings in Washington that disclose pay, the median cybersecurity salary is $178,000, with the middle half of roles falling between $150,937.5 and $208,250. These are real advertised ranges from company career pages, not survey estimates.
How does Washington cybersecurity pay compare to the rest of the US?: Washington's disclosed median runs about 7% below the median across all US states we track ($191,000). Remote roles complicate the picture: many pay to a national band regardless of where you sit.
Which cybersecurity jobs pay the most in Washington?: Per-role samples inside one state are usually too small to publish honestly, but the national pattern holds everywhere: security engineering, cloud security, and AppSec lead individual-contributor pay, with CISO and security leadership above them. See the US salary leaderboard for role-by-role bands.
Where do these numbers come from?: From live cybersecurity job postings we aggregate hourly across 240+ security companies, keeping only postings that disclose a salary range and pass plausibility checks. Only ~14% of security postings publish pay, so the sample skews toward larger, transparency-friendly employers.