Security salary across Europe (2026)

Highest median pay for Security roles: Netherlands at €34,500. Lowest: Czechia at €12,500 — a gap of about 180%. Medians from live job ads across 4 countries.

Median Security salary by country

  1. Netherlands€34,500

    Typical range €31,000–€43,500 · 104 ads

  2. Germany€30,500

    Typical range €27,500–€35,000 · 71 ads

  3. France€23,500

    Typical range €22,500–€29,500 · 639 ads

  4. Czechia€12,500

    Typical range €11,000–€14,000 · 191 ads

Gross advertised pay per year. Each bar is the median of that country's job ads.

Frequently asked questions

Where do Securitys earn the most in Europe?
Highest median: Netherlands, about €34,500 per year. Lowest: Czechia at €12,500 — roughly a 180% gap. Figures are medians of advertised pay from live job ads.
What is the median Security salary by country?
Median advertised pay per year — Netherlands €34,500; Germany €30,500; France €23,500; Czechia €12,500.
How is this salary data calculated?
We parse the advertised pay from 1,005 real job vacancies, take the most recent postings and report the median and the 25th–75th percentile range. It is advertised gross annual pay in EUR — not a survey, and not an offer.

How we calculate this

Medians are parsed from 1,005 live job ads that disclose pay, across 4 countries. Figures are gross annual advertised salaries, rounded for display — indicative benchmarks, not offers.