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HackerOne Salary

HackerOne Salary

HackerOne pays a median of $197K ($181K–$212K) across 15 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $181K–$212K salary range

Median: $197K  ·  Based on 15 public HackerOne job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 2026


This HackerOne salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

HackerOne · pay benchmark · updated June 22, 2026
$197K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$181K–$212K
Typical range
$280K view JD
Highest base · Senior Manager, AI Engineering
15
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+4
15 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 93% of roles mention equity
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$210K · $280K top (8)
Pay by location
Seattle $210K (7)Washington DC $180K (3)Austin $192K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Rails $210KGraphQL $210KReact $210KGCP $210KAzure $210KRAG $210KBedrock $210KVertex Ai $210K

Highest-paying open roles at HackerOne

HackerOne salary by department

  • engineering: $210K median · $280K top base — Senior Manager, AI Engineering (view JD) (8 roles)

HackerOne salary by location

  • Seattle: $210K median · $280K top base — Senior Manager, AI Engineering (view JD) (7 roles)
  • Washington DC: $180K median · $205K top base — Manager, Data Engineering (view JD) (3 roles)
  • Austin: $192K median · $235K top base — Staff Applications Engineer, GTM Systems (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at HackerOne

0% of HackerOne's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What HackerOne looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (5) · PyTorch (4) · TensorFlow (4) · Ruby (3) · GraphQL (3) · Rails (3) · Kubernetes (2) · Terraform (2) · React (2) · Python (2).

Benefits & perks at HackerOne

Commonly listed: dental (14) · mental-health (14) · 401k (14) · unlimited-pto (14) · pto (14) · parental (14).

About HackerOne

HackerOne is Series E stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2012 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at HackerOne

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 3 that do, Master's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 93% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

HackerOne total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

HackerOne hiring activity

HackerOne has 15 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 15 public job postings with disclosed pay. 4 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (15 in the last 90).

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Compare HackerOne's pay with companies in the same space:

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Echo$165K↓ -16%
Vanta$213K↑ +8%Series D
Horizon3.ai$210K↑ +7%Series D
Together AI$218K↑ +10%Late Stage
Abnormal AI$163K↓ -17%Series D
Obsidian Security$204K↑ +3%Series C

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Common questions

What does HackerOne pay?
The median pay is $197K, with a typical range of $181K–$212K, based on 15 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at HackerOne?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Manager, AI Engineering, at $240K–$280K base.

Which team pays the most at HackerOne?
The engineering team, at a $210K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 15 public HackerOne job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 22, 2026.

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