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Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester in United States during 2024
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester in United States during 2024 is USD 112,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 31 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Penetration Tester salary lies between USD 86,000 and USD 147,028 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
- Penetration Tester
- Experience
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 31
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Last updated: June 2, 2024Salary trend
Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Penetration Tester job listings are Pentesting, Vulnerabilities and Python. 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:
Pentesting | 46 jobs Vulnerabilities | 33 jobs Python | 32 jobs OSCP | 26 jobs Scripting | 23 jobs Cloud | 23 jobs Security assessment | 20 jobs Compliance | 20 jobs Burp Suite | 16 jobs C | 16 jobs OWASP | 16 jobs PowerShell | 15 jobs Reverse engineering | 15 jobs Red team | 14 jobs Nmap | 13 jobs Metasploit | 13 jobs CEH | 13 jobs GPEN | 13 jobs Application security | 13 jobs Computer Science | 13 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Penetration Tester roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Penetration Tester job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 29 jobs Health care | 22 jobs Flex hours | 16 jobs Competitive pay | 16 jobs Team events | 16 jobs Insurance | 13 jobs Salary bonus | 12 jobs Startup environment | 10 jobs Equity / stock options | 9 jobs Flex vacation | 8 jobs Conferences | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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