Salary for Senior-level / Expert Penetration Tester during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Penetration Tester during 2023 is USD 122,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 22 individual salaries reported during 2023

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 170,200 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2023
Sample size
22
Top 10%
$ 195,000
Top 25%
$ 170,200
Median
$ 122,000
Bottom 25%
$ 86,000
Bottom 10%
$ 69,848

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Penetration Tester roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Penetration Tester job listings are Pentesting, Vulnerabilities and Cloud. 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:

Pentesting | 66 jobs Vulnerabilities | 65 jobs Cloud | 44 jobs OSCP | 43 jobs Scripting | 35 jobs Compliance | 34 jobs Linux | 33 jobs Windows | 32 jobs Python | 29 jobs Red team | 28 jobs CEH | 28 jobs GPEN | 26 jobs Application security | 26 jobs OWASP | 25 jobs Computer Science | 23 jobs Security assessment | 22 jobs Clearance | 21 jobs Exploit | 21 jobs Burp Suite | 20 jobs Bash | 20 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Penetration Tester roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Penetration Tester job listings are Career development, Health care and Salary bonus. 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 | 42 jobs Health care | 25 jobs Salary bonus | 19 jobs Equity / stock options | 16 jobs Competitive pay | 15 jobs Flex hours | 14 jobs Team events | 13 jobs Flex vacation | 11 jobs Startup environment | 11 jobs 401(k) matching | 10 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Insurance | 4 jobs Conferences | 3 jobs Medical leave | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs

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