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About Instacart
Instacart connects households with grocers and other retailers across North America, sending personal shoppers to pick and deliver orders, and sells e-commerce and advertising technology to those retailers. Four of its 88 open postings belong to security: a Detection Engineer II and a Security Incident Manager, each posted twice, once as remote in the United States and once as remote in Canada, where applicants must live in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia or Nova Scotia.
Live salary band
, CyberJobs.cc shows 4 security openings at Instacart, and their stated salaries usually fall between $147k and $175k a year (midpoint $149k).
Instacart security openings
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$145,000–$153,000/yrSecurity Incident Manager (shows the role here)
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$140,000–$148,000/yr
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Working at Instacart
Apoorva Mehta, Max Mullen and Brandon Leonardo founded Instacart in 2012 in San Francisco, still its home; parent company Maplebear Inc. has traded on Nasdaq as CART since September 2023. Its security postings state $147k–$175k/yr typically (median $149k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings4 open roles at Instacart, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Remote staff roles on salary, open in the US or four Canadian provinces.
Every security post is remote: two for anywhere in the United States and two for Canada, restricted to Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
Salaries at Instacart
From its open postings · 12 Nov 2026Midpoint $149k/yr, across 4 postings with a salary range, running from $140k/yr up to $181k/yr.
Computed from 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership | 2 | $140k–$148k/yr1 rate | $148k/yr |
| SecOps & IR | 2 | $145k–$181k/yr2 rates | $181k/yr |
Instacart's best-paid open roles
Sort all 4 by salaryDetection Engineer II (shows the role here)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 3mo agoDetails
$171,000–$180,500/yrDetection Engineer II (shows the role here)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 3mo agoDetails
$145,000–$153,000/yrSecurity Incident Manager (shows the role here)
Leadership · Remote· todayDetails
$140,000–$148,000/yrSecurity Incident Manager (shows the role here)
Leadership · Remote· todayDetails
CAD 120,000–126,500/yr
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Instacart: common questions
What salary does Instacart offer security staff?
Instacart's security postings usually state $147k–$175k/yr, centred on $149k/yr, going by the 4 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $140k/yr and the highest $181k/yr.
What sort of company is Instacart?
Apoorva Mehta, Max Mullen and Brandon Leonardo founded Instacart in 2012 in San Francisco, still its home; parent company Maplebear Inc. has traded on Nasdaq as CART since September 2023.
What is it like to work in security at Instacart?
Its security postings state $147k–$175k/yr typically (median $149k/yr). As a software company, its in-house team protects its product, customers and staff.
What kind of employment are Instacart's security roles?
Remote staff roles on salary, open in the US or four Canadian provinces.
Where are Instacart's security jobs based?
Every security post is remote: two for anywhere in the United States and two for Canada, restricted to Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
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