Salary for Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester during 2023
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester during 2023 is USD 59,382
✏️ This salary info is based on 7 individual salaries reported during 2023
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 44,267 and USD 120,000 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.
- Job title
- Penetration Tester
- Experience
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2023
- Sample size
- 7
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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: Sept. 15, 2024Salary trend
Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Penetration Tester job listings are Vulnerabilities, Pentesting and OSCP. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Vulnerabilities | 24 jobs Pentesting | 21 jobs OSCP | 15 jobs CEH | 15 jobs Cloud | 13 jobs Cryptography | 9 jobs OWASP | 9 jobs CISSP | 8 jobs Application security | 8 jobs APIs | 8 jobs GPEN | 7 jobs Linux | 7 jobs Windows | 7 jobs Security assessment | 6 jobs Computer Science | 6 jobs Banking | 5 jobs PHP | 5 jobs SDLC | 5 jobs OSWE | 5 jobs Privacy | 5 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Penetration Tester job listings are Career development, Team events and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 18 jobs Team events | 14 jobs Flex hours | 9 jobs Health care | 7 jobs Fitness / gym | 5 jobs Insurance | 5 jobs Competitive pay | 4 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Equity / stock options | 2 jobs Transparency | 2 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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