---
id: 3570
title: "Key Findings From The Hacker-Powered Security Report: Bounty Payments Are Increasing (4 of 6)"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/key-findings-hacker-powered-security-report-bounty-payments-are-increasing-4-6"
published_at: "2017-08-01T15:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "payouts", "benchmarks", "security-report", "economics"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3570"
lang: en
---

# Key Findings From The Hacker-Powered Security Report: Bounty Payments Are Increasing (4 of 6)

## Summary

Key finding #4: the average critical bounty rose 16% to $1,923 in 2017; top programs pay out roughly $50,000 monthly, and 88 bounties above $10,000 were awarded in a year as targets hardened.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2017-08-01T15:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/key-findings-hacker-powered-security-report-bounty-payments-are-increasing-4-6
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3570