Reverse Engineer Salary in United States during 2025

💰 The median Reverse Engineer Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 141,600

✏️ This salary info is based on 72 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Reverse Engineer salary lies between USD 104,650 and USD 192,000 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
Reverse Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
72
Top 10%
$ 222,500
Top 25%
$ 192,000
Median
$ 141,600
Bottom 25%
$ 104,650
Bottom 10%
$ 83,400

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.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Reverse Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Reverse Engineer job listings are Reverse engineering, C and Clearance. 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:

Reverse engineering | 75 jobs C | 55 jobs Clearance | 53 jobs Python | 48 jobs Computer Science | 46 jobs TS/SCI | 43 jobs IDA Pro | 41 jobs Vulnerabilities | 34 jobs Ghidra | 32 jobs Malware | 31 jobs Linux | 30 jobs Security Clearance | 28 jobs Windows | 25 jobs Polygraph | 25 jobs DoD | 19 jobs OllyDbg | 17 jobs Exploits | 16 jobs Top Secret | 14 jobs Clearance Required | 14 jobs Exploit | 14 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Reverse Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Reverse Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care 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:

Career development | 54 jobs Health care | 50 jobs Insurance | 25 jobs Flex hours | 21 jobs Flex vacation | 21 jobs Competitive pay | 18 jobs 401(k) matching | 15 jobs Medical leave | 15 jobs Equity / stock options | 13 jobs Team events | 12 jobs Salary bonus | 12 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs

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Reverse Engineer @ $ 141,600 (global) Details
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Reverse Engineer @ $ 174,350 (global) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Reverse Engineer @ $ 137,000 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
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