The median H1B network engineer salary is $113,714 a year, based on 14,415 certified Labor Condition Applications from FY2021 to FY2026. Half of the filings list between $91,042 and $143,500.
Median
$113,714
Average
$120,484
75th percentile
$143,500
| Median (50th percentile) | $113,714 |
| Average | $120,484 |
| 25th percentile | $91,042 |
| 75th percentile | $143,500 |
| Lowest filed wage | $36,005 |
| Highest filed wage | $383,301 |
| Certified LCA filings | 14,415 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2021 to FY2026. Certified cases with an annual wage between $30,000 and $1,000,000 whose job title or occupation title contains: network engineer, network administrator, network architect, network specialist.
Share of the 13,640 Network Engineer filings that state a DOL wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
See the Network Engineer wage level breakdown, how wage levels affect H-1B selection, or check a salary with the wage level calculator.
Average filed wage, among states with at least 10 certified filings.
| State | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Network Engineer salary in California | 2,360 | $148,464 |
| Network Engineer salary in Washington | 1,198 | $142,469 |
| Network Engineer salary in New York | 664 | $125,260 |
| Network Engineer salary in Virginia | 538 | $122,758 |
| Network Engineer salary in Massachusetts | 343 | $121,603 |
| Network Engineer salary in New Mexico | 11 | $119,011 |
| Network Engineer salary in New Hampshire | 24 | $116,737 |
| Network Engineer salary in Washington DC | 70 | $116,541 |
| Network Engineer salary in Maryland | 219 | $116,201 |
| Network Engineer salary in Colorado | 729 | $115,991 |
By number of certified filings (employers with at least 5).
| Employer | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 348 | $85,278 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 283 | $148,510 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 265 | $103,835 |
| Google LLC | 261 | $154,801 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 254 | $172,978 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 245 | $147,828 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 220 | $144,900 |
| Juniper Networks (US), Inc. | 183 | $120,606 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 171 | $93,217 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | 126 | $180,102 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 117 | $118,677 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 117 | $142,868 |
| Fiscal year | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 40 | $114,785 |
| FY2022 | 3,456 | $114,006 |
| FY2023 | 3,192 | $115,821 |
| FY2024 | 3,648 | $121,778 |
| FY2025 | 3,307 | $126,625 |
| FY2026 | 772 | $136,641 |
The median wage on 14,415 certified H1B Labor Condition Applications for network engineer roles is $113,714 a year (FY2021 to FY2026). Half of the filings list between $91,042 and $143,500; the average is $120,484.
Among states with at least 10 certified filings, the highest average wage is in California ($148,464), Washington ($142,469) and New York ($125,260).
By number of certified filings: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED (348, average $85,278), Amazon Data Services, Inc (283, average $148,510) and HCL AMERICA INC (265, average $103,835).
Level II: 51% of the 13,640 filings that state a wage level. The Department of Labor has four levels, I (entry) to IV (fully competent), each tied to a local prevailing wage.
A Labor Condition Application is what an employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B petition, stating the job, work location and the wage it will pay. Certified LCAs are public, which is where these figures come from. An LCA is not an approved H-1B petition, and one employer may file several for the same opening.