Network Security Engineer with Network Security Management Skills Salary in Washington, District of Columbia

The average salary for a Network Security Engineer with Network Security Management skills in Washington, District of Columbia is $80,000.

25%

$69k

MEDIAN

$80k

75%

$108k

Salary

$69k - $108k

Total Pay

$62k - $95k

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Job Description for Network Security Engineer

A network security engineer is an essential part of any large (and many mid-sized) business' overall technology team. A network security engineer is involved in the provisioning, deployment, configuration, and administration of many different pieces of network- and security-related hardware and software. These include firewalls, routers, switches, various network monitoring tools, and VPNs (virtual private networks). These engineers also regularly perform network-based security risk assessments,…Read more

Network Security Engineer Tasks

Maintain firewall, virtual private network, web, and email security programs, protocols, and security.
Maintain physical and code environment to protect servers, switches, and entire information technology (IT) system while balancing overall load.
Monitor and log security concerns and incidents, and generate reports and track performance.

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Popular Skills for Network Security Engineer

IT Security & Infrastructure

$80,000

10 responses

Cisco Networking

$98,264

7 responses

Cyber Security

$87,500

5 responses

Security Intrusion Detection

$74,000

5 responses

Switches & Firewall Installation and Administration

$90,000

2 responses

Skills in Cisco Networking, Cyber Security and Switches & Firewall Installation and Administration are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Security Intrusion Detection.

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San Diego, California

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Employees with Network Security Engineer in their job title in San Diego, California earn an average of 48.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Anchorage, Alaska (37.6% more) and Denver, Colorado (33.8% more).