Network Engineer salary in the United States

Network Engineers working in the United States earn normally around 120,000 USD per year and most of the Network salaries are between 67,500 USD and 177,700 USD per year.

If you earn less than 67,500 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Network Engineer job in the United States.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median Network Engineer salary in the United States

The average salary for Network Engineers in the United States is 122,700 USD per year, while the median salary is 120,000 USD per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Network Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 120,000 USD and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

Network Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in the United States

The top 25% best earning Network Engineers earn more than 146,900 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 177,700 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Network Engineers earn less than 95,300 USD per year and 10% earn less than 67,500 USD.

Network salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for Network Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in the United States, but you can select a different state below: