Network Engineer Salary in 2025
💰 The median Network Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 130,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 187 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Network Engineer salary lies between USD 92,500 and USD 170,300 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
- Job title
- Network Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 187
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Network Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Network Engineer job listings are Firewalls, Clearance and CISSP. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Firewalls | 134 jobs Clearance | 120 jobs CISSP | 105 jobs Cloud | 102 jobs Network security | 95 jobs DoD | 95 jobs CCNP | 87 jobs Compliance | 85 jobs Monitoring | 82 jobs Computer Science | 77 jobs VPN | 76 jobs Automation | 69 jobs Security Clearance | 61 jobs DoDD 8570 | 52 jobs Python | 49 jobs Scripting | 47 jobs DNS | 44 jobs TS/SCI | 44 jobs Azure | 42 jobs AWS | 41 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Network Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Network Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Insurance. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 117 jobs Health care | 99 jobs Insurance | 70 jobs Competitive pay | 64 jobs Flex hours | 47 jobs Flex vacation | 46 jobs Team events | 43 jobs 401(k) matching | 38 jobs Startup environment | 35 jobs Salary bonus | 34 jobs Equity / stock options | 33 jobs Parental leave | 30 jobs Wellness | 30 jobs Medical leave | 30 jobs Relocation support | 11 jobs Transparency | 9 jobs Flexible spending account | 6 jobs Travel | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Conferences | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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