Bottom quarter
$111K
Information Security Engineering Salary in Dallas
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$133K
Top quarter
$155K
Top 10%
$174K
Adjusted for Dallas at 1.04× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Information Security Engineering in Dallas pulls a median of $133,120 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $154,960 and the top 10% at $173,680. The Dallas adjustment moves the band 4% above the national baseline. $154,960 is what top-quartile Information Security Engineering pay looks like in Dallas. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$154,960 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$144,040 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$133,120 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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