Money · 1 of 5
What penetration testers make
Typical
$129,180
Junior tester
$75,090
Senior or red team lead
$199,850
The federal survey has no separate line for penetration testers. It counts them inside Information Security Analysts, where the national median is $129,180 a year and the bottom tenth start near $75,090. Consulting firms that bill testers by the day tend to pay above that median.