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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

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

Highest-paid Microsoft network engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Network Service Manager$174,858$84-
2Senior Network Architect$167,532$81-
3Senior Network Consulting Engineer$164,884$79-
4Network Security Architect$163,641$79-
5Senior Network Manager$163,024$78-
6Director Of Network Engineering$162,556$78-
7Lead Systems Engineer$160,435$77-
8Principal Network Engineer$160,244$771
9Lead Network Engineer$160,069$77-
10Senior Infrastructure Engineer$157,143$76-

Recent salaries for network engineers at microsoft

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Cloud Network Engineer-Optical Network Agents & Workflow AutomationRedmond, WA06/18/2025$105,600
Cloud Network Engineer-Optical Network Agents & Workflow AutomationRedmond, WA05/02/2025$105,600
Cloud Network Engineer IIRedmond, WA03/21/2025$127,200
Cloud Network EngineeringBothell, WA03/18/2025$195,215
Cloud Network EngineeringRedmond, WA03/12/2025$148,629

Network engineer salary at Microsoft competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$138,517$67804
2Google$131,229$63112
3NVIDIA$123,274$5914
4Box$122,578$599
5Adobe$119,949$587
6Salesforce$118,346$5727
7Cisco$117,381$56284
8LinkedIn$112,836$546
9Oracle$112,281$542068
10Dell$109,192$534
11HP$106,755$513
12Amd$106,014$5113
13Sophos$99,170$48-
14VMware$96,111$46-
15Intel$91,856$4421
16Red Hat$86,941$423
17Northrop Grumman$83,783$40261
18Lockheed Martin$83,183$40340
19IBM$83,136$4073
20Cognizant$81,186$3967

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