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Hire security engineers in Costa Rica
The live market, measured: what Costa Rican security engineer postings pay, who is already hiring, and what the postings ask for. Every figure carries its sample size and regenerates nightly.
What the postings pay
| Measure | Band | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| United States, same role (method) | $119k–$198k | 348 postings |
Two different measures, shown side by side on purpose: the CR figure is pay posted in Costa Rica listings on this board; the US figure is the same role’s US band. No percentage claim is computed between them — subtract for yourself.
Already hiring security engineers in Costa Rica
Your competition for this talent, from live postings.
- Roche3 live
- Johnson & Johnson1 live
- Multiservicios S.A.1 live
- Experian1 live
What the postings ask for
The skills most named in security engineer postings across this board (board-wide shares) — a base for writing a description that reads like the market.
- cybersecurity68% of postings
- python45% of postings
- aws42% of postings
- gcp27% of postings
- linux27% of postings
- azure25% of postings
The live CR postings
- Lead Cybersecurity AnalystJohnson & Johnson · Aug 29
- Cybersecurity Analyst - Monitoring & Incident ResponseRoche · Aug 21
- Analista de Higiene y SeguridadMultiservicios S.A. · $15k · Aug 18
- Senior PAM Security EngineerExperian · Jul 28
- Senior Network Security Engineer for Edge Network SecurityRoche · Jul 24
- Cybersecurity Engineer for Secure Access Network (Temporary, Fixed Term)Roche · Jun 5
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Quick answers
How many companies are hiring security engineers in Costa Rica right now?
4 companies hold the 6 live CR postings on this board; the newest was posted Aug 29. Refreshed nightly.
What skills should a security engineer job description ask for?
Across the postings this board reads for the role, the most-named skills are cybersecurity, python, aws — board-wide shares, a starting point for a realistic description.
Does the time zone work with a US or European team?
Costa Rica sits at UTC−6 year-round with no daylight saving: full overlap with US Central time, five or more shared hours with both US coasts, and a two-to-three-hour morning overlap with Western Europe.
Computed nightly from live Costa Rica postings on re-displayable sources. PivotHop is a job board, not an employer of record or an agency, and offers no legal or tax guidance — for statutory questions, start at the MTSS.