Median salary
$160,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$125k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
36.7%
249 of 679 roles
Live roles
679
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Network Engineer
Network Engineer, Supercomputing
Optical Network Engineer
Network Engineer - ML Infrastructure (High-Speed Interconnects)
Software Engineer - Network (C++)
Network Security Engineer
Senior Network Engineer
Data Center Network Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$165,000 | 12 |
Saalex
|
$115,000 | 11 |
Fluidstack
|
$226,500 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 10 |
Sigma Defense
|
$127,500 | 8 |
Crusoe
|
$237,500 | 7 |
Metropolis
|
$220,000 | 5 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$160,000 | 5 |
Network Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 41 |
| Austin | $218,000 | 11 |
| Seattle | $210,000 | 22 |
| New York | $205,000 | 39 |
| Denver | $192,500 | 3 |
| Chicago | $182,500 | 6 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $150,000 | 11 |
| Toronto | $140,000 | 3 |
| Dublin | $114,181 | 3 |
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How much do Network Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Network Engineer roles is $160,000 per year. Most pay falls between $125,000 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $100,000 to $238,500.
These figures are computed live from 679 active Network Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 249 (36.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Network Engineer roles include Harmony, Thinking Machines Lab, OpenAI and xAI.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.