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This question is about network engineer demographics.
13.1% of network engineers are female in the United States. This is 1.5 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female network engineers has decreased by -0.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 18,490 female network engineers in the U.S. and 122,657 male network engineers in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 141,147 people with the specific job title of network engineer and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Network Engineers | Male Network Engineers | Percentage Female Network Engineers | Percentage Male Network Engineers | |
| 2019 | 227 | 1,511 | 13.1% | 86.9% | |
| 2018 | 177 | 1,358 | 11.6% | 88.4% | |
| 2017 | 228 | 1,330 | 14.6% | 85.4% | |
| 2016 | 211 | 1,378 | 13.3% | 86.7% | |
| 2015 | 196 | 1,340 | 12.8% | 87.2% | |
| 2014 | 206 | 1,379 | 13.0% | 87.0% | |
| 2013 | 215 | 1,443 | 13.0% | 87.0% | |
| 2012 | 220 | 1,279 | 14.7% | 85.3% | |
| 2011 | 215 | 1,404 | 13.3% | 86.7% | |
| 2010 | 220 | 1,444 | 13.2% | 86.8% |

Additionally, female network engineers tend to be older than male network engineers. The average age of a female network engineer is 44.4, while the average age of a male network engineer is 42.8.
While the majority of U.S. network engineers are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 81% of informatics nurse specialist are female. On the other hand, some network engineer jobs are dominated by males. 93% of senior windows engineer, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among network engineers. The average male network engineer earns an average annual salary of $86,073, while the average female network engineer earns an average annual income of $82,303, meaning female network engineers make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are network engineers jobs male or female dominated?
Network Engineer jobs are male dominated. 13.1% of network engineers are female and 86.9% of network engineers are male in the United States.
How has the number of female network engineers changed over time?
The number of female network engineers has decreased by -0.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 13.2% female network engineers and the latest data shows that there are 13.1% female network engineers in the U.S.

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