Salary for Entry-level / Junior Network Engineer in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Network Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 106,000

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The average entry-level / junior Network Engineer salary lies between USD 87,550 and USD 135,600 in the United States. 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
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 141,450
Top 25%
$ 135,600
Median
$ 106,000
Bottom 25%
$ 87,550
Bottom 10%
$ 66,100

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 Entry-level / Junior Network Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Network Engineer job listings are Network security, Firewalls and Clearance. 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:

Network security | 3 jobs Firewalls | 3 jobs Clearance | 3 jobs DoD | 3 jobs CCNP | 3 jobs CISSP | 2 jobs Python | 2 jobs Windows | 2 jobs TS/SCI | 2 jobs Security Clearance | 2 jobs PhD | 2 jobs Monitoring | 2 jobs Scripting | 2 jobs Mathematics | 2 jobs Computer Science | 2 jobs IDS | 1 jobs IPS | 1 jobs Audits | 1 jobs Incident response | 1 jobs Vulnerability management | 1 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Network Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Network Engineer job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Competitive pay. 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 | 3 jobs Startup environment | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Insurance | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Flex vacation | 1 jobs Wellness | 1 jobs Health care | 1 jobs

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