Threat Researcher Salary in 2025

💰 The median Threat Researcher Salary in 2025 is USD 180,000

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

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Salary details

The average Threat Researcher salary lies between USD 148,000 and USD 215,000 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
Threat Researcher
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 277,000
Top 25%
$ 215,000
Median
$ 180,000
Bottom 25%
$ 148,000
Bottom 10%
$ 135,000

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

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Top 20 Job Tags for Threat Researcher roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Threat Researcher job listings are Malware, Threat Research and Python. 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:

Malware | 11 jobs Threat Research | 10 jobs Python | 9 jobs Threat intelligence | 8 jobs Cloud | 8 jobs Cyber crime | 7 jobs Vulnerabilities | 7 jobs Reverse engineering | 7 jobs Computer Science | 6 jobs TTPs | 4 jobs Linux | 4 jobs MacOS | 4 jobs SQL | 4 jobs APT | 4 jobs R&D | 4 jobs Scripting | 4 jobs XDR | 4 jobs DNS | 3 jobs Incident response | 3 jobs Forensics | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Threat Researcher roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Threat Researcher job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. 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 | 11 jobs Health care | 8 jobs Equity / stock options | 6 jobs Conferences | 6 jobs Medical leave | 6 jobs Flex hours | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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