Security Engineer Salary in Canada

The average salary for a Security Engineer in Canada is C$84,786.

10%

CA$62k

MEDIAN

CA$85k

90%

CA$117k

Salary

C$62k - C$117k

Bonus

C$2k - C$10k

Profit Sharing

C$0 - C$5k

Commission

C$0 - C$10k

Total Pay

C$63k - C$123k

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What Do Security Engineers Do?

Security engineers are responsible for developing effective computing solutions to increase the security of their company's systems and projects. They are in charge of creating new ways to solve existing production security issues and must possess an advanced understanding of intrusion detection and prevention protocols. One of their main responsibilities is to handle technical problems dealing with applications and production equipment. These individuals possess exceptional incident-response sk

Security Engineer Tasks

Configure and set up firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
Respond to network intrusions and be familiar with performing forensic investigation.
Test new or upgraded hardware and software and implement new technologies.
Create test plans which will allow for a proper evaluation of security issues for new hardware and software.
Identify security solutions and implement a multi-layered defense to protect the networks.

Job Satisfaction for Security Engineer

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Career Paths

Explore the most common career paths for Security Engineer. Thickness and color of lines indicates popularity of movement from one job to the next. Visit our career path planner to research other job paths.

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What Are Popular Skills for Security Engineers?

Cyber Security

C$89,320

36 responses

IT Security & Infrastructure

C$95,414

30 responses

Security Testing and Auditing

C$92,500

20 responses

Security Policies and Procedures

C$96,133

15 responses

Network Security Management

C$84,000

10 responses

Skills in Cyber Security, IT Security & Infrastructure, Security Testing and Auditing and Security Policies and Procedures are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Network Security Management.

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Security Engineers?

An early career Security Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of C$73,447 based on 38 salaries. A mid-career Security Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$94,599 based on 30 salaries. An experienced Security Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of C$104,126 based on 18 salaries.

Pay Difference by Location

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Vancouver, British Columbia

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Employees with Security Engineer in their job title in Vancouver, British Columbia earn an average of 20.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Ottawa, Ontario (8.5% more) and Kitchener, Ontario (3.1% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Montréal, Québec (16.0% less) and Waterloo, Ontario (0.9% less).