Penetration Tester Salary in 2025

💰 The median Penetration Tester Salary in 2025 is USD 136,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 141 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 90,000 and USD 178,100 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
2025
Sample size
141
Top 10%
$ 207,400
Top 25%
$ 178,100
Median
$ 136,000
Bottom 25%
$ 90,000
Bottom 10%
$ 70,000

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

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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 OSCP. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Pentesting | 226 jobs Vulnerabilities | 180 jobs OSCP | 174 jobs Cloud | 127 jobs Python | 107 jobs Scripting | 95 jobs Burp Suite | 93 jobs Security assessment | 85 jobs Offensive security | 84 jobs Computer Science | 80 jobs Exploit | 79 jobs Metasploit | 78 jobs Red team | 77 jobs GPEN | 77 jobs Linux | 77 jobs Application security | 77 jobs CEH | 75 jobs OWASP | 72 jobs Clearance | 69 jobs Kali | 61 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 Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 155 jobs Health care | 76 jobs Competitive pay | 65 jobs Flex hours | 56 jobs Team events | 45 jobs Flex vacation | 44 jobs Insurance | 44 jobs Salary bonus | 39 jobs Startup environment | 32 jobs Conferences | 32 jobs Equity / stock options | 28 jobs Medical leave | 25 jobs Parental leave | 21 jobs Wellness | 20 jobs 401(k) matching | 19 jobs Fitness / gym | 11 jobs Gear | 6 jobs Flexible spending account | 5 jobs Fertility benefits | 4 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs

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Penetration Tester @ $ 123,000 (global) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
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Penetration Tester @ $ 84,000 (global) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Penetration Tester @ $ 138,000 (United States) Details
Penetration Tester @ $ 150,000 (United States) - Senior-level / Expert Details
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