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Consultant Role	Hourly Rate (USD)	YOE
Pentester Nairobi, Kenya	$50	1
04/06/2025 Submission Date Computer & Network Security Industry <50 employees Organization Size CI/CD Skills N/A Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $72,000 in a year. (hourlyRate: 50) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Amsterdam, Netherlands	$140	10
08/05/2024 Submission Date N/A Industry Individual person Organization Size Pentesting Skills N/A Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $201,600 in a year. (hourlyRate: 140) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil	$100	5
11/17/2023 Submission Date Banking Industry 200-1000 employees Organization Size Active Directory, algorithms, Android, iOS, Azure, AWS, AWS S3, c programming, Computer Science, SQL, Pentesting Skills Notes hidden - add a rate Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $144,000 in a year. (hourlyRate: 100) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Athens, Greece	$20	3
09/16/2023 Submission Date Computer Software Industry <50 employees Organization Size Linux Skills N/A Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $28,800 in a year. (hourlyRate: 20) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
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Pentester New York, NY, USA	$100	10
02/01/2023 Submission Date Computer & Network Security Industry Individual person Organization Size Ethical Hacking Skills N/A Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $144,000 in a year. (hourlyRate: 100) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester London, UK	$180	8
12/20/2022 Submission Date Information Technology & Services Industry 200-1000 employees Organization Size Linux Skills Notes hidden - add a rate Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $259,200 in a year. (hourlyRate: 180.00) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Vienna, Austria	$60	13
12/02/2022 Submission Date Banking Industry 200-1000 employees Organization Size Linux Skills N/A Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $86,400 in a year. (hourlyRate: 60.00) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Cairo, Egypt	$35	6
12/02/2022 Submission Date Individual & Family Services Industry <50 employees Organization Size Linux Skills Notes hidden - add a rate Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $50,400 in a year. (hourlyRate: 35.00) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Tunis, Tunisia	$30	5
11/30/2022 Submission Date Computer & Network Security Industry 200-1000 employees Organization Size Pentesting, CCNA Skills N/A Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $43,200 in a year. (hourlyRate: 30.00) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
Pentester Austin, TX, USA	$275	7
10/15/2022 Submission Date N/A Industry Skills Notes hidden - add a rate Notes At this rate, billing 30 hours a week, you would earn $396,000 in a year. (hourlyRate: 275.00) x (weekly hours: 30) x 48 (weeks in 11 months)
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Freelance Pentester Statistics

The average hourly rate worldwide is $99.
The average day rate is $594.
The average salary is $163,895 if they bill 35 hours a week for 11 months.
The best country for Freelancers is the USA where the average hourly rate is $187.
Alternatively, the worst paying country is Greece where the average cost to hire $20 per hour.
The most common skills for a Freelancer are SQL, Pentesting, and Linux.

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