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by libdjml 3003 days ago
It widely varies depending on skill level, and unfortunately I can’t compare easily as I don’t know developer salaries.

If you’re in a major tech hub in the US, 75k for a junior, 150 for a senior, and upwards from there for someone with decent experience. $300k isn’t crazy for someone really good. Those are technical roles outside of management.

But those figures are skewed toward better orgs; some companies will take a fresh grad, throw them at some junk automated tools, and call them a pentester. This area of the industry is booming with the increase of compliance mandated testing.