Network Engineer
Median salary
$99,195
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$84,396 – $125,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.75%
-5.7% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.2%
1,180 filings
Network Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$71,567
P25$84,396
Median$99,195
P75$125,000
P90$155,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$73,070225 LCAs
Level II$94,661618 LCAs
Level III$125,000156 LCAs
Level IV$154,471129 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Network Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 51%Computer Network Architects 32%Computer Occupations, All Other 5%Computer Network Support Specialists 4%Software Developers 3%Electrical Engineers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 50.93% | 601 | $80,288 | $86,965 | $100,000 |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 32.29% | 381 | $110,614 | $124,800 | $152,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 5.25% | 62 | $65,099 | $90,002 | $119,614 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231 | 3.98% | 47 | $79,250 | $97,920 | $122,050 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 3.22% | 38 | $122,362 | $134,807 | $162,660 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 0.93% | 11 | $78,033 | $82,722 | $96,391 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.76% | 9 | $69,680 | $84,864 | $92,560 |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 0.68% | 8 | $98,176 | $115,918 | $122,536 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.42% | 5 | $81,120 | $97,500 | $103,920 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Network Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inteli Platforms | 60 | $86,226 | -0.8% |
| Charter Communications | 27 | $111,267 | -10.8% |
| 24 | $171,000 | +37% | |
| Meta | 20 | $189,941 | +52.2% |
| Capgemini | 15 | $113,000 | +15.4% |
| Infogain | 14 | $127,500 | +2.2% |
| Tech Mahindra Americas | 10 | $104,504 | +20.2% |
| L&t Technology | 8 | $113,714 | -8.9% |
| Natsoft | 7 | $104,832 | +20.6% |
| Cognitive Minds | 6 | $86,694 | -0.3% |
| Select Minds | 6 | $83,168 | -4.4% |
| Mastec | 6 | $94,330 | +14% |
| Hexaware | 5 | $84,677 | -2.6% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Network Engineer217 LCAs · median $125,766
- Network Engineer II50 LCAs · median $108,985
- Network Engineer III27 LCAs · median $114,691
- Network Engineer IV22 LCAs · median $119,607
- Network Engineer, Deployment & Support20 LCAs · median $149,500
- Senior Network Engineer II8 LCAs · median $136,000
- Senior Network Engineer I6 LCAs · median $122,500