Network Engineering salaries
Pay ranges taken from 424 open network engineering roles where the employer published the salary. From employers' own hiring pages. Updated Nov 5, 2026.
Published salaries for Network Engineering
Based on 424 current listings where the employer published a yearly pay range in US dollars. Other currencies and hourly rates are left out so the ranges compare. We never estimate salaries.
| Median range | $120,000 to $181,800 |
|---|---|
| Median midpoint | $146,404 |
| Lowest published minimum | $39,400 |
| Highest published maximum | $510,000 |
Roles with a published salary
- Network EngineerOpenAI · San FranciscoHybrid$347k–510k/yr
- Network Engineer, SupercomputingThinking Machines Lab · San FranciscoOn-site$350k–475k/yr
- Network Engineer - ML Infrastructure (High-Speed Interconnects)SpaceXSI · Palo Alto, CA$180k–440k/yr
- Staff HPC Network ArchitectLambda · San JoseHybrid$284k–420k/yr
- Senior Principal, Network Engineering ArchitectClarity Innovations · Herndon, VA$133k–390k/yr
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- Senior Network EngineerLambda · San FranciscoHybrid$250k–370k/yr
- Network EngineerSecurity Level 5 · San Francisco, CAOn-site$200k–350k/yr
- ASIC Network ArchitectSambaNovaRemote · US$250k–350k/yr
- Network EngineerGimlet Labs · San Francisco, CAOn-site$250k–350k/yr
- Network Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale, CA$172k–349k/yr
- Principal Network EngineerRoblox · San Mateo, CA$295k–345k/yr
- Software Engineer, Core Network EngineeringOpenAI · San Francisco$230k–342k/yr
- Data Center Controls Network EngineerOpenAI · San FranciscoHybrid$257k–327k/yr
- Network Engineering ManagerPoint72 · United States$250k–325k/yr
- Manager, Corporate Network EngineeringAnthropic · San Francisco, CAOn-site$285k–325k/yr
- Principal Network Engineer, Backbone/Edge NetworkRoblox · Ashburn, VA$266k–321k/yr
- Network Operations Engineer, AI NetworkingOpenAI · San Francisco$157k–302k/yr
- Network EngineerAquatic Capital Management · Chicago, NY$150k–300k/yr
- Senior Network Engineer - Data Center NetworkingRoblox · San Mateo, CA$243k–295k/yr
- Software Engineer, Network InfrastructureRenderRemote · US, CA$236k–290k/yr
- Network Infrastructure Delivery ManagerLambda · San FranciscoHybrid$196k–290k/yr
- Network ArchitectShield AI · Seattle, WAOn-site$190k–290k/yr
- Network Infrastructure LeadOpenAIRemote · US$177k–285k/yr
- Resident Consultant/Network ArchitectHewlett Packard Enterprise · New Jersey$124k–285k/yr
- Staff HPC Network EngineerATOMS · San Francisco, CA$224k–284k/yr
- Systems/Network Engineer (TS/SCI /w poly required)Praxis Engineering Technologies LLC · Annapolis Junction, MD$204k–276k/yr
- Staff Network EngineerAltruist · San Francisco, CA$203k–275k/yr
- Resident Consultant/Network ArchitectHewlett Packard Enterprise · All, CA$136k–275k/yr
- Principal Network EngineerLila Sciences · Cambridge$204k–272k/yr
- Network Engineer 2 (Travel Required) - Cisco/Jira/LatteArt/STE/STN/SSP/CiscoCaptivation Software · Annapolis Junction, MD$130k–270k/yr
- Network Engineer 2 - Cisco/AristaCaptivation Software · Annapolis Junction, MD$130k–270k/yr
- Network Operations & Engineering ManagerCACI · National Harbor, MDHybrid$121k–266k/yr
- Network Engineer 3CACI · Fort Meade, MDOn-site$121k–266k/yr
- Senior Network EngineerCACI · Columbia, MDOn-site$121k–266k/yr
- Network EngineerCACI · Sterling, VAOn-site$121k–266k/yr
- Senior Network EngineerCACI · Columbia, MDOn-site$121k–266k/yr
- Senior Network EngineerCACI · Columbia, MDOn-site$121k–266k/yr
- Senior Network EngineerAeroVironment, Inc. · Annapolis Junction, MD$150k–265k/yr
- Staff Network EngineerAltruist · Los Angeles, CA$181k–265k/yr
- Senior Network EngineerAeroVironment, Inc. · Annapolis Junction, MD$150k–265k/yr
- Senior Wireless EngineerNeros Technologies · Torrance, CA$187k–262k/yr
- Network Engineer, Design & EngineeringFluidstack · New York, NYHybrid$202k–261k/yr
- Senior Network Engineer, San FranciscoAirwallex · San FranciscoHybrid$160k–260k/yr
- Expert Network Architect (potential travel)BAE Systems · Sterling, VA$150k–256k/yr
- Network Engineer_Network SericesBAE Systems · Sterling, VA$150k–254k/yr
- Network Engineer_COMSECBAE Systems · Sterling, VA$150k–254k/yr
- Network Engineer_Network Ops CenterBAE Systems · Sterling, VA$150k–254k/yr
- Network Engineer_Voice & VideoBAE Systems · Sterling, VA$150k–254k/yr
- Network Engineering LeadBAE Systems · Sterling, VA$150k–254k/yr
- Network Engineer (Expert)BAE Systems · Herndon, VA$150k–254k/yr
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