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Penetration Tester · Virginia

$145,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -27.1%

$198,925 $145,000

$142.4k 25th

$145k Median

$162.5k 75th

$138.5k

$204.4k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $141k – $260k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 100%
Live roles: 14

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Highest-paying jobs

Senior Information Security Engineer, Offensive Security

GRVTY · Sterling, Virginia, United States

$175,000 – $260,000

Penetration Tester

CACI · Chantilly, VA, US

$113,200 – $237,800

Cloud Pentester

KBR · Chantilly, Virginia

$190,500 – $232,800

Penetration Tester

Accenture Federal Services · Leesburg, VA

$106,300 – $206,200

Penetration Tester

Booz Allen Hamilton · Herndon, VA

$86,800 – $198,000

Enterprise Cybersecurity Penetration Tester

Booz Allen Hamilton · McLean, VA

$86,800 – $198,000

Red Team Penetration Tester

Booz Allen Hamilton · Virginia Beach, VA

$86,800 – $198,000

Mainframe and Web Application Security Senior Engineer - Senior Penetration Tester

Truist · Charlotte, NC

$140,000 – $180,000

Senior Penetration Tester

Dark Wolf Solutions · Arlington, VA

$155,000 – $170,000

Cleared Penetration Tester - Seattle

Fortreum · Seattle, WA

$130,000 – $160,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Booz Allen Hamilton	$142,400	4
DW Dark Wolf Solutions	$150,000	2
Fortreum	$145,000	2
GR GRVTY	$217,500	1
KBR	$211,650	1
CACI	$175,500	1
Truist	$160,000	1
Accenture Federal Services	$156,250	1