Security / Penetration Tester jobs worldwide
62 open Security / Penetration Tester roles, pay shown upfront. A mid-level Security / Penetration Tester earns a median of $180k in the US and more or less elsewhere: open a country or city for local pay, remote options and the levels we place. Attacks applications before someone else does, then helps fix what breaks.
Security / Penetration Tester jobs by country
Mid-level median gross pay and open roles. Sorted by open roles, then pay.
| Country | Open roles | Mid-level median | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | $180k | $180k |
| United Kingdom | 4 | £84k | $110k |
| Switzerland | 3 | CHF 150k | $170k |
| Belgium | 3 | €92k | $100k |
| Greece | 3 | €49k | $54k |
| India | 3 | ₹2.8M | $34k |
| Singapore | 2 | S$170k | $120k |
| Netherlands | 2 | €100k | $110k |
| France | 2 | €81k | $88k |
| Canada | 1 | C$210k | $150k |
| Denmark | 1 | DKK 730k | $110k |
| Germany | 1 | €100k | $110k |
| Norway | 1 | NOK 1.2M | $110k |
| Brazil | 1 | R$440k | $84k |
| Philippines | 1 | ₱1.7M | $29k |
| Australia | 0 | A$200k | $130k |
| Ireland | 0 | €120k | $130k |
| Israel | 0 | ₪480k | $130k |
| Austria | 0 | €95k | $100k |
| Sweden | 0 | SEK 990k | $94k |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | AED 330k | $91k |
| Finland | 0 | €81k | $89k |
| Mexico | 0 | MX$1.5M | $84k |
| Argentina | 0 | $73k | $73k |
| Colombia | 0 | COP 290M | $73k |
| Italy | 0 | €67k | $73k |
| Czechia | 0 | CZK 1.7M | $72k |
| Estonia | 0 | €67k | $72k |
| Poland | 0 | PLN 290k | $72k |
| Spain | 0 | €64k | $70k |
| Lithuania | 0 | €58k | $63k |
| Portugal | 0 | €56k | $61k |
| Hungary | 0 | HUF 22M | $60k |
| Romania | 0 | RON 260k | $57k |
| Bulgaria | 0 | BGN 96k | $54k |
| Ukraine | 0 | UAH 1.9M | $47k |
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Security / Penetration Tester jobs: FAQ
How many Security / Penetration Tester jobs are open?
PassRidge lists 62 open Security / Penetration Tester roles across 18 countries, 56 of them from real postings with the rest estimated. Remote roles make up 39% of them.
What does a Security / Penetration Tester earn?
A mid-level Security / Penetration Tester earns a median of $180k a year in the US and $47k to $180k across the 36 countries we cover. Pay by country and city is on each page.
Where are Security / Penetration Tester jobs best paid?
United States has the highest mid-level median at $180k. Open a country page to see every city we track, ranked by pay.
What skills does a Security / Penetration Tester need?
Attacks applications before someone else does, then helps fix what breaks. Employers ask for OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite, Scripting, Threat modelling. The tools named most often are Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Postman, Docker.