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Penetration Tester Salary in 2024
💰 The median Penetration Tester Salary in 2024 is USD 112,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 49 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 170,000 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.
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- Penetration Tester
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- all levels
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- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 49
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated: April 21, 2024Salary 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 OSCP. 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 | 105 jobs Vulnerabilities | 86 jobs OSCP | 66 jobs Cloud | 63 jobs Python | 53 jobs Scripting | 45 jobs Red team | 44 jobs Application security | 44 jobs Security assessment | 39 jobs Burp Suite | 34 jobs OWASP | 33 jobs Computer Science | 33 jobs Offensive security | 29 jobs C | 29 jobs Compliance | 29 jobs APIs | 29 jobs Metasploit | 28 jobs Linux | 28 jobs GPEN | 27 jobs CEH | 26 jobsTop 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 | 53 jobs Health care | 35 jobs Flex hours | 30 jobs Team events | 26 jobs Competitive pay | 20 jobs Salary bonus | 17 jobs Flex vacation | 16 jobs Startup environment | 16 jobs Insurance | 16 jobs Equity | 15 jobs Conferences | 15 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Wellness | 9 jobs Gear | 9 jobs 401(k) matching | 7 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs Home office stipend | 5 jobs Fitness / gym | 4 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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