💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Security Engineer Salary in Zurich

Real salary data from 350,000+ verified European tech compensation points. Based on actual job offers, not self-reported surveys.

Median Salary

CHF 205,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

CHF 142k – CHF 300k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

91

Zurich

91+ verified salaries · Zurich

What do Staff / Principal Security Engineers earn in Zurich?

Staff / Principal Security Engineers in Zurich earn a median of CHF 205,000, with the range spanning CHF 142,000 to CHF 300,000.

Salaries are based on 91+ real data points scraped from live job postings across Zurich.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): CHF 106k – CHF 142k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): CHF 142k – CHF 205k

Senior (5–8 yrs): CHF 205k – CHF 300k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): CHF 300k – CHF 375k+

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About this data

MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026