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Penetration Tester

$160,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -13.4%

$184,700 $160,000

$140k 25th

$160k Median

$202.5k 75th

$118.3k

$222k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $78.3k – $405k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 40.5%
Live roles: 158

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Highest-paying jobs

Member of Technical Staff (Offensive Security Engineer)

Perplexity · San Francisco

$220,000 – $405,000

Security Engineer, Offensive Security

Anthropic · Remote-Friendly, United States +1

$300,000 – $320,000

Security Engineer, Level 5, Offensive Security

Snap Inc. · Los Angeles, California

$209,000 – $313,000

Senior Offensive Security Engineer

DRW · New York City

$175,000 – $275,000

Senior Offensive Security Engineer

DRW · Chicago

$175,000 – $275,000

Staff Security Engineer (Penetration Tester)

Coupang · Seattle, USA

$261,000 – $261,000

Senior Information Security Engineer, Offensive Security

GRVTY · Sterling, Virginia, United States

$175,000 – $260,000

Sr. Staff Security Engineer – AI, VMR, Offensive Security

GEICO · Bethesda, MD

$120,000 – $260,000

Offensive Security Engineer

Stripe · US - Remote

$170,400 – $255,700

Staff Offensive Security Engineer

Robinhood · Bellevue, WA +3

$217,000 – $255,000

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
Samsara	$198,088	5
Booz Allen Hamilton	$142,400	4
GDIT	$137,528	4
GR GRVTY	$212,500	3
Robinhood	$203,500	3
Leidos	$151,475	3
CACI	$139,950	3
DR DRW	$225,000	2

Penetration Tester salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
San Francisco	$257,500	4
New York	$225,000	7
Denver	$198,088	8
Seattle	$194,044	6