# Network Engineer Salary: $130k median (2026)

> network engineer salary - based on 1,395 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $130k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $108k - $162k
- **Based on:** 423 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 482 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 156 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 80 open)
- Manufacture of other transport equipment (division 30, 64 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 60 open)
- Telecommunications (division 61, 43 open)

## Top companies hiring

- General Dynamics Information Technology (23 open)
- Leidos (22 open)
- BAE Systems, Inc. (14 open)
- SpaceX (11 open)
- TEKsystems (10 open)
- Booz Allen Hamilton (10 open)
- Motion Recruitment (9 open)
- Peraton (8 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Sr Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-network-engineer-at-general-dynamics-information-technology-4418480980) - General Dynamics Information Technology - Springfield, VA - $96,569 - $130,651
- [Aruba Certified Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/aruba-certified-network-engineer-at-by-light-professional-it-services-4444887474) - By Light Professional IT Services - United States
- [Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-engineer-at-haystack-4442812425) - Haystack - Dallas, TX
- [Junior Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/junior-network-engineer-at-fried-frank-4446169011) - Fried Frank - New York, NY - $80,000—$100,000
- [Network Engineer III ( I&O)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-engineer-iii-i-o-at-kci-llc-4445997331) - KCI, LLC - United States
- [20-098 C2BMC Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/20-098-c2bmc-network-engineer-at-general-dynamics-mission-systems-4382097945) - General Dynamics Mission Systems - Colorado Springs, CO - $105,814.00
- [Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-engineer-at-akkodis-4444869666) - Akkodis - Richardson, TX - $72/hr
- [Staff Network Engineer, Network Infrastructure and Capacity](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-network-engineer-network-infrastructure-and-capacity-at-google-4444884368) - Google - Reston, VA
- [Network Engineer](https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-engineer-at-sectigo-4445663383) - Sectigo - Manchester, England
- [Network Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-engineer-at-great-value-hiring-4427433791) - Great Value Hiring - United States - $50-$70/hr
- [Network Engineer, Connectivity & Strategy](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/network-engineer-connectivity-strategy-at-fluidstack-4372818662) - Fluidstack - Austin, TX - $162K - $202K
- [Senior Principal Network Engineer, Tucson, AZ - ONSITE](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-principal-network-engineer-tucson-az-onsite-at-raytheon-4445911533) - Raytheon - Tucson, AZ

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