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
$172,500
25th percentile
$148,000
75th percentile
$212,500
Disclosed postings
11

Across all US states we track, the disclosed median is $172,500 - Washington runs 0% above it.

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SiftSeattle, Washington

$145K – $200KSecurity Engineering
Posted Jun 29

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average cybersecurity salary in Washington?
Measured from 11 live job postings in Washington that disclose pay, the median cybersecurity salary is $172,500, with the middle half of roles falling between $148,000 and $212,500. 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 0% above the median across all US states we track ($172,500). 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.

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