201 active jobs. 117 companies. Median salary $120K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Penetration Tester market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 80% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $87K to $195K.
Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.
Salary increase: +$44K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior
Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 76% of postings
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 13 | $110K | $131K | $195K |
| Lead | 6 | $120K | $131K | $150K |
| Manager | 6 | $75K | $98K | $275K |
| Junior | 4 | $70K | $80K | $95K |
| Mid-Level | 3 | $87K | $87K | $87K |
Mid-Level → Senior: +$44K (51%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | $130K | USD |
| Canada | 5 | $98K | USD |
| Remote | 4 | $120K | CAD |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 3.0% |
| Remote | 19.4% |
| Hybrid | 1.0% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Packetlabs | 6 | 3.0% |
| Trenchant | 6 | 3.0% |
| Rsm | 5 | 2.5% |
| Cobaltio | 3 | 1.5% |
| Soprasteria | 3 | 1.5% |
| Bitmex | 3 | 1.5% |
| Leidos | 3 | 1.5% |
| Michelinhr | 3 | 1.5% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 61 |
| Remote | 33 |
| India | 10 |
| Canada | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| France | 4 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 58.8% | 94 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16.2% | 26 |
| Master's Degree | 7.5% | 12 |
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