Salary for Senior-level / Expert Red Team Operator in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Red Team Operator in United States during 2025 is USD 172,100

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

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Red Team Operator salary lies between USD 120,000 and USD 222,600 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
Red Team Operator
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 222,600
Top 25%
$ 222,600
Median
$ 172,100
Bottom 25%
$ 120,000
Bottom 10%
$ 120,000

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.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Red Team Operator roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Red Team Operator job listings are Red team, Offensive security and Pentesting. 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:

Red team | 12 jobs Offensive security | 10 jobs Pentesting | 9 jobs Vulnerabilities | 6 jobs Strategy | 6 jobs Linux | 6 jobs Windows | 6 jobs Cloud | 6 jobs SANS | 5 jobs OSCP | 5 jobs Exploits | 5 jobs Computer Science | 5 jobs Threat intelligence | 4 jobs NIST | 4 jobs Application security | 4 jobs Ethical hacking | 3 jobs Forensics | 3 jobs Firewalls | 3 jobs ISO 27001 | 3 jobs GIAC | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Red Team Operator roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Red Team Operator job listings are Career development, Health care and Team events. 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 | 8 jobs Health care | 6 jobs Team events | 5 jobs Insurance | 5 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Equity / stock options | 1 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs

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