Bottom quarter
$134K
Software Product Security Engineering Salary in Raleigh
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$159K
Top quarter
$185K
Top 10%
$208K
Adjusted for Raleigh at 1.04× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Software Product Security Engineering in Raleigh pulls a median of $158,704 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $184,704 and the top 10% at $207,792. The Raleigh adjustment moves the band 4% above the national baseline. The gap between the middle of the market and the top quarter is real money — at this role, $26,000 a year. Ask for it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$184,704 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$171,704 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$158,704 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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