Reverse Engineer Salary in Rochester, New York

How much does a Reverse Engineer make in Rochester, NY?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Reverse Engineer in Rochester, NY is $129,450. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $108,989 to a high of $151,485, with most professionals earning between $118,740 and $140,984.

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Support the maintenance of malware analysis platforms and tool sets, identify requirements for new malware analysis capabilities, and contribute to the development of new malware analysis tools and techniques.

August 07, 2022

Document discovered vulnerabilities and support building a comprehensive knowledgebase of discovered vulnerabilities.

January 05, 2023

Understanding of compiler specifics, operating system concepts, security models, and the causes of most vulnerabilities and how to exploit them, preferably, experience coding and disassembling software on both Windows and Linux or other *BSD and Unix variants.

February 12, 2023

Designing, prototyping, documenting, testing and transitioning malicious code analysis methods and tools appropriate for operational use.

March 27, 2023

Provide input for the configuration of the applications and servers on which application programs run to ensure information security/information assurance principles related to the CNO mission are adequately addressed.

April 02, 2023

Assist in incident response activities such as host triage and retrieval, malware analysis, remote system analysis, end-user interviews, and remediation efforts.

April 08, 2023

Collaborate with the Cyber Innovations Team to develop software systems that aid in data analytics, network-based applications, reverse engineering tasks, embedded system development, and integration of hardware.

April 10, 2023

Works independently to form technical approach from differentiators and actively contributes to win theme meetings and pink team reviews.

April 12, 2023

Develop the critical components of the solution, including but not limited to, security, rules infrastructure, custom adapter implementation, and application interfaces.

May 10, 2023

Demonstrates understanding of business product offerings and contributes to marketing / business development by providing technical expertise during marketing engagements as well as supporting business development efforts led by others.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Reverse Engineer in Rochester, NY

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

118740

140984

129450

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

125125

152531

138002

What is the average salary for Reverse Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Reverse Engineer in Rochester, NY. The base salary for Reverse Engineer ranges from $118,740 to $140,984 with the average base salary of $129,450. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $125,125 to $152,531 with the average total cash compensation of $138,002.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$129,450	$118,740 - $140,984
Bonus	$8,551	$6,385 - $11,547
Total Pay	$138,002	$125,125 - $152,531

* 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.

Reverse Engineer Salary Near Rochester, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY
CITY, STATE Henrietta, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,956 - $141,240	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY
CITY, STATE Buffalo, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,813 - $139,884	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY
CITY, STATE Niagara Falls, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,572 - $139,597	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY
CITY, STATE Clay, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $120,012 - $142,494	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY
CITY, STATE Syracuse, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $120,012 - $142,494	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY
CITY, STATE Jamestown, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $114,287 - $135,697	COMPARE TO Rochester, NY

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About Rochester, New York

Rochester is at 43°9′56″N 77°36′41″W / 43.16556°N 77.61139°W / 43.16556; -77.61139 (43.165496, −77.611504). The city is about 73 miles (120 km) east-northeast of Buffalo and about 87 miles (140 km) west of Syracuse and Albany, the state capital is 226 miles (360 km) to the east ; it sits on Lake Ontario's southern shore. The Genesee River bisects the city. Toronto, Canada is northwest 168 miles (270 km) and New York City is about 350 miles (560 km) to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96 km2), of which 35.8 square m...

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