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Packetlabs
About Packetlabs
Packetlabs is a penetration testing company that tests networks, applications and hardware for its clients, built around manual testing rather than automated vulnerability scans. All six of its openings are offensive security: Penetration Tester, Penetration Tester - Hardware and Penetration Tester - Infrastructure & Red Team, each posted once for candidates in Canada and once for candidates in Texas or Florida. Testers work directly with clients, project managers and teammates.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 5 security openings at Packetlabs, 5 of which name a salary range.
Packetlabs security openings
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$90,000–$130,000/yrPenetration Tester - Hardware (Canada) (shows the role here)
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Working at Packetlabs
Packetlabs was founded by an ethical hacker, is privately held and is headquartered in Toronto, with outposts in San Francisco and Sydney. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
5 security roles open at the last read5 open roles at Packetlabs, confirmed on its careers system 13 Nov 2026.
Salaried full-time testers, remote within Canada, Texas or Florida.
All six roles are remote: three within Canada and three for people based in Texas or Florida.
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Salaries at Packetlabs
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Canadian postings pay CAD 90,000 to 120,000, or CAD 90,000 to 140,000 for the hardware role; the Texas and Florida postings list USD 80,000 to 120,000, rising to USD 90,000 to 130,000 for infrastructure and red team work (13 Nov 2026).
5 of its 5 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Packetlabs, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Security | 5 | $80k–$130k/yr2 rates | $130k/yr |
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Packetlabs: common questions
What salary does Packetlabs offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Canadian postings pay CAD 90,000 to 120,000, or CAD 90,000 to 140,000 for the hardware role; the Texas and Florida postings list USD 80,000 to 120,000, rising to USD 90,000 to 130,000 for infrastructure and red team work (13 Nov 2026).
What sort of company is Packetlabs?
Packetlabs was founded by an ethical hacker, is privately held and is headquartered in Toronto, with outposts in San Francisco and Sydney.
What is it like to work in security at Packetlabs?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a services firm, its security staff work on client engagements, which means variety and often travel or on-call.
What kind of employment are Packetlabs's security roles?
Salaried full-time testers, remote within Canada, Texas or Florida.
Where are Packetlabs's security jobs based?
All six roles are remote: three within Canada and three for people based in Texas or Florida.
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