Penetration Tester Salary in 2024

💰 The median Penetration Tester Salary in 2024 is USD 138,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 35 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 93,750 and USD 179,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Penetration Tester
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
35
Top 10%
$ 212,000
Top 25%
$ 179,000
Median
$ 138,000
Bottom 25%
$ 93,750
Bottom 10%
$ 86,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: March 17, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Penetration Tester roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Penetration Tester job listings are Pentesting, Vulnerabilities and Cloud. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Pentesting | 75 jobs Vulnerabilities | 63 jobs Cloud | 50 jobs OSCP | 49 jobs Python | 43 jobs Scripting | 36 jobs Red team | 35 jobs Application security | 34 jobs Security assessment | 29 jobs OWASP | 28 jobs Burp Suite | 26 jobs AWS | 22 jobs Java | 22 jobs Linux | 22 jobs Metasploit | 21 jobs Offensive security | 21 jobs C | 21 jobs GPEN | 20 jobs Compliance | 20 jobs Clearance | 19 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Penetration Tester roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Penetration Tester job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 38 jobs Health care | 27 jobs Flex hours | 20 jobs Team events | 16 jobs Flex vacation | 12 jobs Startup environment | 12 jobs Competitive pay | 12 jobs Conferences | 12 jobs Salary bonus | 11 jobs Insurance | 10 jobs Equity | 9 jobs Parental leave | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Gear | 5 jobs Fitness / gym | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Fertility benefits | 2 jobs

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