Average Sr. Network Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Sr. Network Engineer are from the companies AT&T Inc., Cisco Systems Inc and Lockheed Martin Corp. Reported salaries are highest at Cisco Systems Inc where the average pay is $126,212. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Amazon.com Inc and AT&T Inc., earning around $115,021 and $101,867, respectively. CenturyLink pays the lowest at around $90,837. Lockheed Martin Corp and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $93,000 and $97,070, respectively.

Skills in Cisco Networking, Switching and Routing, Network Architecture / Design and Switches & Firewall Installation and Administration are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Network Management / Administration.

An entry-level Sr. Network Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $71,388 based on 6 salaries. An early career Sr. Network Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $87,162 based on 198 salaries. A mid-career Sr. Network Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $96,737 based on 819 salaries. An experienced Sr. Network Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $102,982 based on 1,617 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $106,247.

Employees with Sr. Network Engineer in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 22.7% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Washington, District of Columbia (9.0% more) and Chicago, Illinois (6.8% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Denver, Colorado (0.6% less).