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What penetration testers make
Median
$103,000
Lower end
$62,000
Upper end
$150,000
Job Bank pools penetration testers with all cybersecurity analysts (one group, NOC 21220, the National Occupational Classification code). Its national median is $49.52 an hour, about $103,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($30) and upper end ($72.12) are the bottom and top of the range for everyone in the group.