Red Team Operator Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Red Team Operator Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 141,300

✏️ This salary info is based on 17 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Red Team Operator salary lies between USD 120,000 and USD 215,800 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
Red Team Operator
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
17
Top 10%
$ 237,400
Top 25%
$ 215,800
Median
$ 141,300
Bottom 25%
$ 120,000
Bottom 10%
$ 62,000

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.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Red Team Operator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Red Team Operator job listings are Red team, Pentesting and Offensive security. 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:

Red team | 27 jobs Pentesting | 24 jobs Offensive security | 20 jobs Cloud | 17 jobs Linux | 15 jobs Windows | 15 jobs Vulnerabilities | 14 jobs OSCP | 14 jobs Exploit | 13 jobs Python | 12 jobs Computer Science | 12 jobs C | 11 jobs Reverse engineering | 11 jobs Malware | 9 jobs Burp Suite | 9 jobs Cobalt Strike | 9 jobs SANS | 9 jobs GPEN | 9 jobs Exploits | 9 jobs TTPs | 8 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Red Team Operator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Red Team Operator job listings are Health care, Career development and Insurance. 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:

Health care | 17 jobs Career development | 16 jobs Insurance | 12 jobs Competitive pay | 9 jobs Flex hours | 6 jobs Team events | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Equity / stock options | 3 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs

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