Penetration Tester Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Penetration Tester Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 138,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 96 individual salaries reported during 2025

Salary details

The average Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 94,376 and USD 185,000 in the United States. 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: United States

Salary year: 2025

Sample size: 96

Top 10%: $ 216,000

Top 25%: $ 185,000

Median: $ 138,000

Bottom 25%: $ 94,376

Bottom 10%: $ 82,400

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: March 30, 2025

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:

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:

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