Network supervisor vs network engineer

The differences between network supervisors and network engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a network supervisor and a network engineer. Additionally, a network engineer has an average salary of $83,557, which is higher than the $68,487 average annual salary of a network supervisor.

The top three skills for a network supervisor include ladders, performance reviews and customer service. The most important skills for a network engineer are switches, troubleshoot, and network infrastructure.

Network supervisor vs network engineer overview

	Network Supervisor	Network Engineer
Yearly salary	$68,487	$83,557
Hourly rate	$32.93	$40.17
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	26,515	72,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Network supervisor vs network engineer salary

Network supervisors and network engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Network Supervisor	Network Engineer
Average salary	$68,487	$83,557
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $93,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Menlo Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between network supervisor and network engineer education

There are a few differences between a network supervisor and a network engineer in terms of educational background:

	Network Supervisor	Network Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	California State University - Long Beach

Network supervisor vs network engineer demographics

Here are the differences between network supervisors' and network engineers' demographics:

	Network Supervisor	Network Engineer
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 13.7% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between network supervisor and network engineer duties and responsibilities

Network supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage SLAs, RFI, RFPs, OSPF, SONET, BGP, MPLS, Routing/Switching.
Manage the Shoretel VOIP phone system.
Manage seamless migration from FDDI to Ethernet.
Manage Cisco environment for Ethernet and wireless.
Manage software upgrade projects for field devices in close collaboration with the utility and support personnel at the NOC.
Manage maintenance database for telephone switches and peripheral equipment.

Network engineer example responsibilities.

Manage UCCE deployments which include CUCM, IPIVR, CVP , 3rd party reporting and CUIC.
Manage UNIX's projects to meet project dateline while solving daily network crisis.
Perform the tasks of designing, implementing, supporting, and managing networking and telecommunication infrastructure.
Manage all domain registrations, SSL certificate management.
Create locally manage and centrally manage gateways on checkpoint firewall.
Manage and administrate security policy and procedures for all VPN network connectivity and accounts.

Network supervisor vs network engineer skills

Common network supervisor skills

Ladders, 10%
Performance Reviews, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Switches, 6%
Network Infrastructure, 6%
Broadband, 5%

Common network engineer skills

Switches, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Network Infrastructure, 4%
BGP, 4%
OSPF, 4%
Lan Wan, 4%