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About Block
Block is the parent of Square's seller tools, the Cash App consumer finance app, Afterpay's buy now, pay later service and the Bitkey bitcoin wallet. On its board now are four engineering seats in information security: a principal security engineer, a security engineer for network edge security, and senior engineers for detection and response and for platform security.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 4 security openings at Block, and their stated salaries usually fall between $272k and $433k a year (midpoint $272k).
Block security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTCSecurity Engineer - Network Edge Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 3w agoDetails
$217,800–$326,800/yrSenior Security Engineer, Detection & Response (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 1mo agoDetails
$217,800–$326,800/yrPrincipal Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 4mo agoDetails
$319,000–$478,600/yrSenior Security Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 5mo agoDetails
$217,800–$326,800/yr
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Working at Block
Founded in 2009 as Square by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey, Block is headquartered in Oakland, California, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange as XYZ. Its security postings state $272k–$433k/yr typically (median $272k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings4 open roles at Block, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Bay Area roles with salary and Block stock.
All four roles are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Salaries at Block
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $272k/yr, across 4 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $218k/yr to $479k/yr.
Computed from 4 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours).
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 3 | $272k–$448k/yr | $479k/yr |
| SecOps & IR | 1 | $218k–$327k/hr1 rate | $327k/yr |
Block's best-paid open roles
Sort all 4 by salaryPrincipal Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 4mo agoDetails
$319,000–$478,600/yrSecurity Engineer - Network Edge Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 3w agoDetails
$217,800–$326,800/yrSenior Security Engineer, Detection & Response (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 1mo agoDetails
$217,800–$326,800/yrSenior Security Engineer, Platform Security (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Bay Area, CA, United States of America· 5mo agoDetails
$217,800–$326,800/yr
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Block: common questions
What salary does Block offer security staff?
Block's security postings usually state $272k–$433k/yr, centred on $272k/yr, going by the 4 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $218k/yr and the highest $479k/yr.
What sort of company is Block?
Founded in 2009 as Square by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey, Block is headquartered in Oakland, California, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange as XYZ.
What is it like to work in security at Block?
Its security postings state $272k–$433k/yr typically (median $272k/yr). As a regulated finance or crypto firm, compliance, fraud-adjacent security and incident response teams stay large.
What kind of employment are Block's security roles?
Bay Area roles with salary and Block stock.
Where are Block's security jobs based?
All four roles are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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