Network planner vs network designer

The differences between network planners and network designers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a network designer has an average salary of $84,818, which is higher than the $80,488 average annual salary of a network planner.

The top three skills for a network planner include IP, switches and project management. The most important skills for a network designer are network design, PC, and OSPF.

Network planner vs network designer overview

	Network Planner	Network Designer
Yearly salary	$80,488	$84,818
Hourly rate	$38.70	$40.78
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	36,482	66,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	45	43
Years of experience	-	2

Network planner vs network designer salary

Network planners and network designers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Planner	Network Designer
Average salary	$80,488	$84,818
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $124,000	Between $62,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Alaska	Connecticut
Best paying company	Meta	AT&T
Best paying industry	Technology	Telecommunication

Differences between network planner and network designer education

There are a few differences between a network planner and a network designer in terms of educational background:

	Network Planner	Network Designer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Network planner vs network designer demographics

Here are the differences between network planners' and network designers' demographics:

	Network Planner	Network Designer
Average age	45	43
Gender ratio	Male, 73.1% Female, 26.9%	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.3% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between network planner and network designer duties and responsibilities

Network planner example responsibilities.

Manage Ethernet LANs in high profile company buildings.
Manage and analyze traffic backhaul for Ethernet and SONET circuits in between central offices.
Develop and manage the plan for new technology deployment that convert network backbone to IP.
Manage projects responsible for the customer turn ups of domestic and international customers on all BSLD switches in the network.
Coordinate marketing brainstorming meetings, prepare minutes, manage project follow-up, and create summary PowerPoint presentations.
Create and maintain broadband network trunk diagrams as switches and trunks are add and remove from the network.

Network designer example responsibilities.

Design, manage and troubleshoot EIGRP and OSPF routing environment comprise of multiple areas.
Achieve proficiency in all major network transport protocols, SNA/SDLC, Bisync, TCP/IP, Cisco and Motorola IP routing equipment.
Utilize advanced encryption devices to secure communications between all locations manage by the department.
Support to other engineers with Linux and cfengine administration.
Design and implement an NT 4.0 LAN environment to support 60+ users.
Configure and install network routers, switches, wireless controllers and access points.

Network planner vs network designer skills

Common network planner skills

IP, 11%
Switches, 7%
Project Management, 7%
Network Operations, 7%
Ethernet, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 5%

Common network designer skills

Network Design, 9%
PC, 7%
OSPF, 6%
Network Operations, 5%
EIGRP, 5%
BGP, 5%