Network Engineer salary
What a network engineer actually earns, from 455 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see network engineer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A network engineer earns a blended US median near 130,060 dollars, with the typical middle running from 108,747 dollars to 154,344 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 130,390 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 16 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 101,859 dollars to 118,567 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 2% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is systems administrator, at 48 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open network engineer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Network EngineerTorchinsky · United StatesRemoteJul 22
- Network Engineer, Axon 911Axon · New York, New York, United States$110k–$150kJul 22
- (Senior) Network Engineer / Consultant (m/w/d) - 100% HO | Netzwerk, Automatisierung & KINscon Network, Security & Consulting Gmbh · Frankfurt am MainRemoteJul 20
- Lead Cloud Network EngineerExperian · Heredia, CRJul 16
- Network Engineer-Engineer Level (Wireless) #166Senate · Washington, District of Columbia$87k–$152kJul 14
- L3 Network Engineer - TiresContinental · Timișoara, ROJul 13
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United Kingdom$62,127 – $90,768 · median $73,201
- United States$108,747 – $154,344 · median $130,060
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $155,890
- Virginiamedian $148,080
- Marylandmedian $143,260
- Californiamedian $138,350
- New Yorkmedian $136,230
- Coloradomedian $134,680
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- Systems Administrator salary$103,608 median
- IT Support Specialist salary$80,178 median
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Quick answers
How much does a network engineer make?
The blended US median is about 130,060 dollars, with a typical range from 108,747 dollars to 154,344 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 130,390 dollars.
Is network engineer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a network engineer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is systems administrator, at 48 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 15-1241. Live corpus 455 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.