Network Engineer salary: $200K median
From 78 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
$200Kmedian advertised salary
$145K – $230Kmiddle half of roles
$204Kaverage advertised salary
78roles counted
Network Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $235K | 29 |
| 🇺🇸California | $216K | 40 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $200K | 73 |
Top-paying companies
Highest-paying open Network Engineer roles
All network engineer jobs- Network EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $510KGoPythonTerraform
- Software Engineering Manager, Network SecurityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$405K - $485KKubernetes
- RTL Design Engineer, Networking / NoCOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$287K - $485KVerilog
- Staff HPC Network ArchitectLambda · 🇺🇸San Jose Office (First St)$284K - $420KLeadMachine Learning
- Principal Network Security EngineerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$326K - $385KLeadGoC++
- Senior Network EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$250K - $370KSeniorPythonTerraformGCP
- ASIC Network ArchitectSambaNova · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; Remote - US; San Jose, Cali…$250K - $350KRemoteRustPythonC++
- Principal Network EngineerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$295K - $345KLeadGoPythonC++
- Sr. Network EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorPythonTerraformAnsible
- Sr. Network Engineer, High-Speed Interconnects (ML Infrastructure)xAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSenior
- Manager, Corporate Network EngineeringAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$285K - $325KPython
- Principal Network Engineer (Starlink Ground Network)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $285KLeadPythonLinuxBash
- Sr. Network Security EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$165K - $280KSenior
- Senior Network EngineerTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $280KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Staff Network Security ArchitectZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$228K - $273KLeadTerraformGCPLLM
- Head of Network Development (Senior Director)Oscar Health · Remote$199K - $261KRemoteLead
- Head of Provider Network Development (Senior Director)Oscar Health · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$199K - $261KLead
- Staff Network Engineer, StorageCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$215K - $255KLeadGCPAzureAWS
- Senior Network EngineerMongoDB · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$126K - $248KSeniorGCPAzureAWS
- Senior Network Security Engineer, Operational TechnologyCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue…$164K - $242KSeniorGoPythonC++
Questions about Network Engineer pay
- What is the average Network Engineer salary?
- $204K a year on average and $200K at the median, across 78 open Network Engineer postings at tech companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $145K to $230K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Network Engineer pay?
- OpenAI ($336K), Roblox ($294K), xAI ($255K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Network Engineer roles at tech companies is $200K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $145K to $230K. Counted from 78 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Hiring Right Now, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/network-engineer/
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