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Network Design Engineer salary

Average network design engineer salary

$101,135

$48.62 hourly rate

Entry-level network design engineer salary
$76,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a network design engineer make?

The average network design engineer salary in the United States is $101,135. Network design engineer salaries typically range between $76,000 and $132,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for network design engineers is $48.62 per hour.

Network design engineer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Network design engineers earn the highest average salary in Washington.

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Where can a Network Design Engineer earn more?

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Washington$123,061
New York, NY$82,863
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Google$136,849
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Network Design Engineer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a network design engineer typically falls between $60,000 and $112,627.
zippia
$101,135yearly
glassdoor[1]
$112,627yearly
comparably[2]
$60,000yearly
Salary.com[3]
$92,443yearly
payscale[4]
$80,000yearly

Average network design engineer salary by state

The highest-paying states for network design engineers are Washington, Nevada, and Oregon. The lowest average network design engineer salary states are Wisconsin, Florida, and Missouri.

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Highest paying states for network design engineers

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$122,289$58.79
2Oregon$112,709$54.19
3Utah$107,811$51.83
4Nevada$117,324$56.41
5California$109,353$52.57
6Vermont$98,240$47.23
7Delaware$99,545$47.86
8Ohio$98,470$47.34
9Texas$95,518$45.92
10Idaho$101,957$49.02
11North Carolina$96,240$46.27
12Arizona$94,935$45.64
13New Jersey$104,474$50.23
14Wyoming$93,193$44.80
15Massachusetts$96,839$46.56
16Connecticut$96,903$46.59
17Minnesota$94,674$45.52
18Maryland$94,413$45.39
19District of Columbia$94,229$45.30
20Virginia$91,654$44.06
21Tennessee$92,862$44.65
22Maine$94,026$45.20
23Pennsylvania$91,255$43.87
24South Dakota$89,742$43.15
25Alaska$89,594$43.07
26Rhode Island$91,050$43.77
27Hawaii$92,445$44.44
28South Carolina$91,389$43.94
29Georgia$91,408$43.95
30New Hampshire$89,171$42.87
31Alabama$85,148$40.94
32Mississippi$90,286$43.41
33Kentucky$89,476$43.02
34North Dakota$86,299$41.49
35Colorado$85,912$41.30
36Indiana$88,565$42.58
37West Virginia$86,000$41.35
38Oklahoma$87,813$42.22
39Michigan$83,294$40.05
40New Mexico$84,990$40.86
41Louisiana$86,465$41.57
42Arkansas$83,986$40.38
43Kansas$84,312$40.53
44New York$82,789$39.80
45Florida$81,414$39.14
46Montana$82,858$39.84
47Wisconsin$82,024$39.43
48Iowa$76,591$36.82
49Nebraska$77,806$37.41
50Illinois$77,396$37.21
51Missouri$80,219$38.57

Highest paying cities for network design engineers

The highest-paying cities for network design engineers are Bothell, WA, Dublin, CA, and Piscataway, NJ.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Bothell, WA$123,061$59.16
2Dublin, CA$116,380$55.95
3Piscataway, NJ$104,408$50.20
4Kent, OH$99,689$47.93
5Taunton, MA$97,175$46.72
6Raleigh, NC$96,949$46.61
7Austin, TX$96,240$46.27
8Maplewood, MN$94,767$45.56
9Annapolis, MD$94,742$45.55
10Washington, DC$94,269$45.32
11Franklin, TN$92,693$44.56
12Arlington, VA$92,266$44.36
13Atlanta, GA$91,085$43.79
14Fishers, IN$88,525$42.56
15Pittsburgh, PA$87,922$42.27
16Tulsa, OK$86,653$41.66
17Colorado Springs, CO$86,330$41.50
18Wichita, KS$85,007$40.87
19Huntsville, AL$83,640$40.21
20New York, NY$82,863$39.84

Network Design Engineer salary details

A network design engineer's salary ranges from $76,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $132,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Network Design Engineer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a network design engineer's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$132,000$11,000$63
75th Percentile$116,000$9,667$56
Average$101,135$8,428$49
25th Percentile$87,000$7,250$42
10th Percentile$76,000$6,333$37

Highest paying network design engineer jobs

The highest paying types of network design engineers are senior network engineer, network manager, and computer engineer.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Administrator$72,882$6,074$35.0467,553
Systems Administrator$77,156$6,430$37.09134,500
NOC Technician$45,884$3,824$22.0648,270
Network Support Analyst$83,921$6,993$40.35118,825
Network Support Technician$48,622$4,052$23.38120,245
Network Consultant$89,303$7,442$42.9358,194

Top companies hiring network design engineers now:

  1. Cisco Jobs (7)
  2. Nokia Jobs (10)
  3. Unisys Jobs (103)
  4. AT&T Jobs (96)
  5. Aviat Networks Jobs (7)

Which companies pay network design engineers the most?

Network design engineer salaries at Google and Amazon are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average network design engineer salary at companies like Nokia and Unisys are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Google$136,849$65.79
2Amazon$124,360$59.79
3Nokia$109,542$52.66
4Unisys$108,900$52.36
5ADARA Networks$106,016$50.97
6Bt Financial Group$105,941$50.93
7Advanced Computer Concepts$105,090$50.52
8AT&T$104,467$50.22
9Publix$103,275$49.65
10Randstad North America, Inc.$102,676$49.36
11California Institute of Technology$101,663$48.88
12Aviat Networks$101,232$48.67
13The Building People$99,267$47.72
14BT Group$98,847$47.52
15Jacobs Enterprises$98,041$47.14
16Umg Recordings Services Inc.$98,036$47.13
17Alcatel Networks Inc$98,036$47.13
18Ulterius Technologies$97,987$47.11
19Cox Communications$97,869$47.05
20Burns & McDonnell$97,029$46.65

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Network Design Engineer salary by industry

The average network design engineer salary varies across industries:

  • The average network design engineer salary in the technology industry is $100,333, the highest of any industry.
  • The average network design engineer salary in the finance industry is $100,295.
  • Network design engineers in the manufacturing industry earn an average salary of $98,057, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for network design engineers

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Technology$100,333$48.24
2Retail$100,295$48.22
3Telecommunication$99,533$47.85
4Manufacturing$98,057$47.14

High Paying Network Design Engineer Jobs

Network Design Engineer salary trends

The average network design engineer salary has risen by $18,455 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average network design engineer earned $82,680 annually, but today, they earn $101,135 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for network design engineers over the last decade.

Compare network design engineer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average network design engineer salary over time

Compare network design engineer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Network Design Engineer salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$101,000$48.62+3.3%
    2024$97,800$47.02+2.3%
    2023$95,600$45.96+1.2%
    2022$94,500$45.42+1.7%
    2021$92,900$44.64+2.4%

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