Side-by-side distribution
Azure
$142,011
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 20.3%
- Live roles
- 315
Network Engineer
$138,774
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.6%
- Live roles
- 1,923
Highest-paying jobs
Senior AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop) Engineer
Lead Azure Cloud & DevOps Platform Engineer
Principal Cloud Engineer Azure
Senior Software Engineer - (C#/Microservices/Azure)
Lead Software Engineer - .Net/Azure
Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS / Azure / GCP) - VP
AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop) Engineer
Azure IaaS Engineer
Azure IaaS Engineer
Staff Partner Engineer, Azure
Highest-paying jobs
Network Engineer
RTL Design Engineer – Interconnect & Network Datapath
Software Engineer - Network (C++)
Network Engineer - ML Infrastructure (High-Speed Interconnects)
Principal Network Sales Engineer
Principal Network Sales Engineer – Service Provider
Senior Network Engineer
Network Engineer
Network Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)
Senior Software Engineer – Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Observability Team - TeraWave
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
CACI
|
$152,650 | 5 |
Applied Information Sciences
|
$143,000 | 3 |
|
BMO
|
$135,250 | 3 |
SMX
|
$112,500 | 3 |
Accenture
|
$57,950 | 3 |
MetroStar
|
$175,000 | 2 |
| EE Eversource Energy | $160,998 | 2 |
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
|
$150,000 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Leidos
|
$103,113 | 74 |
GDIT
|
$125,747 | 59 |
|
CACI
|
$134,200 | 43 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 42 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 35 |
SpaceX
|
$185,000 | 28 |
Amentum
|
$138,750 | 20 |
|
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
|
$197,250 | 19 |
Network Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $209,324 | 40 |
| San Francisco | $203,000 | 50 |
| Austin | $180,500 | 20 |
| New York | $173,455 | 49 |
| Boston | $160,375 | 18 |
| London | $159,933 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $159,500 | 20 |
| Denver | $145,600 | 35 |
| Chicago | $140,000 | 15 |
| Atlanta | $135,500 | 9 |
Azure vs Network Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Azure is $142,011 per year (typically $123,025–$156,693), versus $138,774 for Network Engineer ($114,330–$176,031). That puts Azure about 2% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Azure and Network Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.