Microsoft network engineer salary

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Average Microsoft network engineer salary

$118,116yearly

$40.17 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft network engineer salary

$91,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay network engineers?

The average salary for Microsoft network engineers is $118,116 per year. Microsoft network engineer salaries range between $91,000 to $152,000 per year. Microsoft network engineers earn 41% more than the national average salary for network engineers of $83,557.

Location impacts how much a network engineer at Microsoft can expect to make. Network engineers at Microsoft make the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and Tempe, AZ.

How much does Microsoft pay network engineers by location?

Microsoft pays network engineers the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and Tempe, AZ. Additionally, cities like Irving and Cambridge also report highly competitive salaries for network engineers at Microsoft.

Network engineer Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$145,039	$69.73
2	Redmond, WA	$127,857	$61.47
3	Tempe, AZ	$124,896	$60.05
4	Irving, TX	$100,377	$48.26
5	Cambridge, MA	$98,216	$47.22
6	New York, NY	$96,260	$46.28
7	Chevy Chase, MD	$93,997	$45.19
8	Washington, DC	$93,425	$44.92
9	Iselin, NJ	$93,409	$44.91
10	Reston, VA	$90,896	$43.70

Highest-paid Microsoft network engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Network Service Manager	$174,858	$84	-
2	Senior Network Architect	$167,532	$81	-
3	Senior Network Consulting Engineer	$164,884	$79	-
4	Network Security Architect	$163,641	$79	-
5	Senior Network Manager	$163,024	$78	-
6	Director Of Network Engineering	$162,556	$78	-
7	Lead Systems Engineer	$160,435	$77	-
8	Principal Network Engineer	$160,244	$77	1
9	Lead Network Engineer	$160,069	$77	-
10	Senior Infrastructure Engineer	$157,143	$76	-

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Recent salaries for network engineers at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Cloud Network Engineer-Optical Network Agents & Workflow Automation	Redmond, WA	06/18/2025	$105,600
Cloud Network Engineer-Optical Network Agents & Workflow Automation	Redmond, WA	05/02/2025	$105,600
Cloud Network Engineer II	Redmond, WA	03/21/2025	$127,200
Cloud Network Engineering	Bothell, WA	03/18/2025	$195,215
Cloud Network Engineering	Redmond, WA	03/12/2025	$148,629

Network engineer salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$138,517	$67	536
2	Google	$131,229	$63	286
3	NVIDIA	$123,274	$59	61
4	Box	$122,578	$59	14
5	Adobe	$119,949	$58	15
6	Salesforce	$118,346	$57	46
7	Cisco	$117,381	$56	320
8	LinkedIn	$112,836	$54	8
9	Oracle	$112,281	$54	2117
10	Dell	$109,192	$53	6
11	HP	$106,755	$51	8
12	Amd	$106,014	$51	25
13	Sophos	$99,170	$48	-
14	VMware	$96,111	$46	-
15	Intel	$91,856	$44	40
16	Red Hat	$86,941	$42	8
17	Northrop Grumman	$83,783	$40	292
18	Lockheed Martin	$83,183	$40	357
19	IBM	$83,136	$40	69
20	Cognizant	$81,186	$39	127

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