Penetration Tester salaries in San Francisco.
What Penetration Tester roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$188,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$152.8k – $226.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
58.3%
14 of 24 roles
Live roles
24
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products
Security Researcher, Agentic AI Threats
Member of Technical Staff (Offensive Security Engineer)
Embedded Security Engineer
Member of Technical Staff, DevSecOps
Senior Security Engineer
Clinical Oncology Specialist, Breast Oncology
Red Team Security Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$366,400 | 2 |
Karbon
|
$150,000 | 2 |
|
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 1 |
|
Vapi
|
$230,000 | 1 |
|
Natera
|
$215,000 | 1 |
| YC You.com | $207,500 | 1 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 1 |
|
Astranis
|
$167,500 | 1 |
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How much do Penetration Tester roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Penetration Tester roles in San Francisco is $188,750 per year. Most pay falls between $152,750 (25th percentile) and $226,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $120,250 to $338,050.
These figures are computed live from 24 active Penetration Tester roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 14 (58.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Penetration Tester roles in San Francisco include OpenAI, Perplexity, Skild AI and Vapi.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.