Median salary
$159,200
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$125k – $192.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
36.9%
253 of 686 roles
Live roles
686
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++)
Senior Network Engineer
Data Center Network Engineer
Principal Network Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Saalex
|
$112,500 | 15 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 12 |
SpaceX
|
$165,000 | 12 |
Sigma Defense
|
$125,000 | 9 |
Fluidstack
|
$182,000 | 8 |
Crusoe
|
$237,500 | 7 |
Metropolis
|
$220,000 | 5 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$187,500 | 5 |
Network Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 36 |
| Denver | $192,500 | 3 |
| New York | $182,000 | 37 |
| Seattle | $182,000 | 21 |
| Austin | $182,000 | 10 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 5 |
| Boston | $170,000 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $155,000 | 10 |
| Toronto | $140,000 | 3 |
| Dublin | $113,624 | 3 |
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How much do Network Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Network Engineer roles is $159,200 per year. Most pay falls between $124,950 (25th percentile) and $192,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $97,865 to $225,000.
These figures are computed live from 686 active Network Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 253 (36.9%) 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.