Metasploit salary: $185K median
The median advertised Metasploit salary is $185K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $222K: counted from 57 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $89 an hour or $15,417 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $255K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Metasploit jobs
$185Kmedian advertised salary
$145K – $222Kmiddle half of roles
$192Kaverage advertised salary
57roles counted
Metasploit salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $208K | 34 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $194K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $193K | 55 |
Skills that pay more for Metasploit roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| RF engineering | $242K | +$58K | 5 |
| CI/CD | $228K | +$42K | 7 |
| Rust | $222K | +$38K | 10 |
| Prometheus | $222K | +$38K | 5 |
| Operating systems | $222K | +$38K | 7 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Zoox | $242K | 3 |
| xAI | $230K | 4 |
| Anduril Industries | $222K | 14 |
| SpaceX | $145K | 9 |
Highest-paying open Metasploit roles
All Metasploit jobs- Red Team Engineer, SafeguardsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KMachine LearningLLMAI agents
- Member of Technical Staff (Offensive Security Engineer)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KHybridGoPythonGCP
- Connectivity Software Engineer, Consumer DevicesOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $385KHybridPythonC++Linux
- Sr. Software Engineer, Linux KernelxAI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$180K - $330KSeniorC++LinuxC
- Sr. Software Engineer, Platform InfrastructurexAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorRustC++Docker
- Novel Abuse Red TeamerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$158K - $320KHybridApplication securityPenetration testingMetasploit
- Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Sentry TowerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$220K - $292KSeniorRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Sentry Software (Manufacturing)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$220K - $292KRustPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Networking & Real-Time SystemsNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorGoC++Linux
- Senior / Staff Connectivity Integration LeadZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$206K - $282KLead and aboveMetasploitTest planningFirmware
- Senior Network EngineerTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $280KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Embedded Software Engineer, Wireless TechnologiesZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$220K - $265KPythonC++Linux
- Offensive Cyber Research EngineerTwenty · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$159K - $263KGoPythonDocker
- Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Networking w/ active TS/SCIOkta · 🇺🇸Maryland; Washington, DC$184K - $253KLead and aboveGoPythonDocker
- System Integration Manager1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$205K - $250KGoPythonC++
- Security Certification Engineer - Android, Common Criteria & FIPS 140-3Samsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$164K - $225KC++AndroidLinux
- C++ Software Engineer - Core Trading TechnologyQube Research & Technologies · 🇺🇸Chicago$150K - $220KPythonC++Linux
- Sr. Grid Integration Engineer1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$120K - $205KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Software Engineer, C/C++ (Cloud/Networking)Omnissa · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California Office$151K - $201KC++DockerLinux
- Network Operations EngineerQube Research & Technologies · 🇺🇸New York$150K - $200KJiraPrometheusGrafana
Questions about Metasploit pay
- What is the average Metasploit salary?
- $192K a year on average and $185K at the median, across 57 open Metasploit postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $145K to $222K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Metasploit pay?
- Zoox ($242K), xAI ($230K), Anduril Industries ($222K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a metasploit a high-paying job?
- The median Metasploit posting advertises $185K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 6% above the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a metasploit?
- A tenth of the postings offer $255K a year or more; the highest open Metasploit role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Metasploit salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $185K a year is about $89 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $15,417 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $70 to $107 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Metasploit roles?
- Postings that ask for RF engineering (+$58K, 5 postings), CI/CD (+$42K, 7 postings), Rust (+$38K, 10 postings) advertise more than the $185K median of all Metasploit postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Metasploit roles at companies is $185K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $222K. Counted from 57 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/metasploit/
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