Pen Tester Salary in Charleston, South Carolina

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Pen Tester in Charleston, SC is $52,372. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $46,973 to $58,262, with most professionals earning between $42,058 and $63,625.

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Provide remediation guidance and recommendations to programmers and administrators.

January 06, 2023

Support development of test strategy and tools for testing embedded aircraft and munitions hardware and software.

March 05, 2023

Utilize various information system inspection tools to analyze potential vulnerabilities and identify mitigation approaches.

March 29, 2023

Communicate test results to technical and non-technical stakeholders both verbally and in writing.

April 06, 2023

Lead development of test strategy and tools for testing embedded aircraft and munitions hardware and software.

May 02, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Pen Tester in Charleston, SC

Average Base Salary

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46973

58262

52372

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

47433

59488

53218

What is the average salary for Pen Tester in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Pen Tester in Charleston, SC. The base salary for Pen Tester ranges from $46,973 to $58,262 with the average base salary of $52,372. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $47,433 to $59,488 with the average total cash compensation of $53,218.

View Average Salary for Pen Tester as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$52,372	$46,973 - $58,262
Bonus	$846	$460 - $1,226
Total Pay	$53,218	$47,433 - $59,488

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Pen Tester Salary Near Charleston, SC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE North Charleston, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,955 - $58,240	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Mount Pleasant, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,955 - $58,240	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Goose Creek, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,886 - $58,154	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Summerville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,748 - $57,983	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Hilton Head Island, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $46,162 - $57,256	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC
CITY, STATE Sumter, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $44,214 - $54,840	COMPARE TO Charleston, SC

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About Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had an estimated population of 134,875 in 2017. The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorche...

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