Salary for Senior-level / Expert Threat Hunter in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Threat Hunter in United States during 2024 is USD 156,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 22 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Threat Hunter salary lies between USD 110,635 and USD 183,300 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
Threat Hunter
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
22
Top 10%
$ 199,700
Top 25%
$ 183,300
Median
$ 156,000
Bottom 25%
$ 110,635
Bottom 10%
$ 85,000

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

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Threat Hunter roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Threat Hunter job listings are Threat intelligence, Malware and Incident response. 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:

Threat intelligence | 62 jobs Malware | 55 jobs Incident response | 54 jobs Python | 50 jobs Scripting | 43 jobs EDR | 41 jobs Cloud | 40 jobs SIEM | 39 jobs Forensics | 33 jobs MITRE ATT&CK | 33 jobs SOC | 33 jobs Windows | 31 jobs TTPs | 30 jobs APT | 30 jobs Splunk | 28 jobs Linux | 28 jobs Pentesting | 27 jobs Automation | 26 jobs Computer Science | 26 jobs Analytics | 24 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Threat Hunter roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Threat Hunter job listings are Career development, Team events and Equity / stock options. 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 | 53 jobs Team events | 38 jobs Equity / stock options | 25 jobs Medical leave | 22 jobs Health care | 19 jobs Parental leave | 17 jobs Flex hours | 17 jobs Competitive pay | 14 jobs Wellness | 12 jobs Transparency | 12 jobs Insurance | 11 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Salary bonus | 9 jobs 401(k) matching | 8 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs Flex vacation | 7 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Cell phone stipend | 2 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs

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