Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester in United States during 2025 is USD 126,050
✏️ This salary info is based on 68 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 157,850 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
- Penetration Tester
- Experience
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 68
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Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Penetration Tester job listings are Pentesting, OSCP and Vulnerabilities. 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 | 110 jobs OSCP | 86 jobs Vulnerabilities | 83 jobs Burp Suite | 67 jobs CEH | 55 jobs Python | 53 jobs Cloud | 51 jobs Security assessment | 46 jobs Metasploit | 45 jobs GPEN | 44 jobs Computer Science | 41 jobs Offensive security | 39 jobs GIAC | 38 jobs Exploit | 37 jobs Scripting | 37 jobs Nessus | 34 jobs Exploits | 32 jobs OWASP | 32 jobs Incident response | 28 jobs Red team | 28 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Penetration Tester job listings are Career development, Competitive pay and Health care. 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 | 83 jobs Competitive pay | 31 jobs Health care | 27 jobs Flex hours | 24 jobs Conferences | 23 jobs Flex vacation | 20 jobs Team events | 19 jobs Insurance | 15 jobs Wellness | 13 jobs Startup environment | 13 jobs Salary bonus | 13 jobs Medical leave | 11 jobs Equity / stock options | 9 jobs 401(k) matching | 8 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Fitness / gym | 5 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Travel | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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