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Penetration Testing & Red Team
Computed from 41 different pay ranges employers posted, by 25 employers, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). 52 of the 93 open roles in this set give no salary.
Live offensive security roles
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$150,000–$175,000/yr
$158,400–$320,000/yr
Senior Staff Penetration Testing Engineer (InfoSec) (opens the job details)
Palo Alto Networks · Office - USA - CA - Headquarters· 2d agoDetails
$129,200.00–$209,000.00/yrPrincipal Consultant, Offensive Security, Proactive Services (Unit 42) (opens the job details)
Palo Alto Networks · Burbank, United States of America· 2d agoDetails
$157,600.00–$216,700.00/yrPrincipal Security Researcher (AI-Assisted Vulnerability Research) (opens the job details)
Palo Alto Networks · Santa Clara, United States of America· 2d agoDetails
$172,100.00–$278,300.00/yr
Vulnerability Researcher (opens the job details)
Two Six Technologies · Arlington, Virginia, United States· 4d agoDetails
$112,276–$168,414/yrSenior Vulnerability Researcher (opens the job details)
Two Six Technologies · Arlington, Virginia, United States· 4d agoDetails
$128,873–$193,310/yr
Senior Red Team Consultant (opens the job details)
Bishop Fox · Remote· 4d agoDetails
Professional Services Pathfinder Intern - Red Team - Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
CrowdStrike · USA - Arlington, VA· 5d agoDetails
Attack systems with permission to show where they break: web, network, cloud and hardware penetration tests, red team operations that emulate a real adversary end to end, vulnerability research and exploit development. Certifications such as OSCP and a portfolio of findings or CVEs often weigh as much as a degree.
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In short
Penetration Testing & Red Team. Attack systems with permission to show where they break: web, network, cloud and hardware penetration tests, red team operations that emulate a real adversary end to end, vulnerability research and exploit development. Its postings usually state $169k–$320k/yr, and the middle salary today is $200k/yr. 48 employers have posted it, for example Anthropic, OpenAI, Docker.
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