Salary for Senior-level / Expert Penetration Testing Engineer in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Penetration Testing Engineer in United States during 2024 is USD 149,150

✏️ This salary info is based on 20 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average senior-level / expert Penetration Testing Engineer salary lies between USD 110,000 and USD 220,000 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 Testing Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
20
Top 10%
$ 247,600
Top 25%
$ 220,000
Median
$ 149,150
Bottom 25%
$ 110,000
Bottom 10%
$ 90,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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

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

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Penetration Testing Engineer job listings are Pentesting, Cloud and Application security. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Pentesting | 16 jobs Cloud | 15 jobs Application security | 11 jobs Computer Science | 11 jobs AWS | 10 jobs C | 10 jobs Java | 10 jobs Python | 10 jobs Vulnerabilities | 9 jobs Automation | 9 jobs Audits | 8 jobs Network security | 8 jobs Red team | 8 jobs JavaScript | 8 jobs Rust | 8 jobs Scripting | 8 jobs CTF | 7 jobs Cryptography | 6 jobs GPEN | 6 jobs Ruby | 6 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Penetration Testing Engineer job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Team events. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 11 jobs Flex hours | 8 jobs Team events | 8 jobs Equity / stock options | 6 jobs Startup environment | 6 jobs Health care | 5 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs

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