Salary for Entry-level / Junior Reverse Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Reverse Engineer during 2025 is USD 109,900

✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average entry-level / junior Reverse Engineer salary lies between USD 83,400 and USD 167,000 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
Reverse Engineer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 168,700
Top 25%
$ 167,000
Median
$ 109,900
Bottom 25%
$ 83,400
Bottom 10%
$ 61,200

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 Reverse Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior 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 | 9 jobs C | 6 jobs Clearance | 6 jobs Vulnerabilities | 5 jobs Python | 5 jobs Computer Science | 5 jobs Linux | 4 jobs Security Clearance | 4 jobs Exploit | 4 jobs Windows | 3 jobs Clearance Required | 3 jobs Cloud | 3 jobs Ghidra | 3 jobs IDA Pro | 3 jobs Polygraph | 2 jobs TS/SCI | 2 jobs DoD | 2 jobs R&D | 2 jobs OllyDbg | 2 jobs Big Data | 1 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Reverse Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Reverse Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex vacation. 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 | 6 jobs Health care | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 3 jobs Flex hours | 2 jobs Equity / stock options | 1 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Competitive pay | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs

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