Salary for Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester during 2025 is USD 84,500
✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 70,000 and USD 109,000 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
- 2025
- Sample size
- 14
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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 Entry-level / Junior Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Penetration Tester job listings are Pentesting, Vulnerabilities and Security assessment. 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 | 20 jobs Vulnerabilities | 19 jobs Security assessment | 13 jobs Burp Suite | 13 jobs OSCP | 12 jobs Python | 12 jobs Metasploit | 11 jobs PowerShell | 11 jobs Bash | 11 jobs Cloud | 11 jobs Nessus | 10 jobs Nmap | 9 jobs NIST | 8 jobs CEH | 8 jobs Offensive security | 8 jobs Linux | 8 jobs OWASP | 8 jobs Scripting | 8 jobs Kali | 6 jobs Exploit | 6 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, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 13 jobs Health care | 7 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Competitive pay | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Insurance | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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