California · 2025 pay · 124 people
How much does a network engineer make in California?
$134,624typical pay for a network engineer in 2025
$106,483 – $168,904what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.2% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- City of San Jose · sanjoseca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where network engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Santa Clara County24 people$232,976
- San Jose19 people$154,065
- San Luis Obispo County8 people$114,607
- Orange County Superior Court7 people$110,220
- Los Angeles Community College District7 people$143,033
- Alameda Health System5 people$136,761
- San Diego Metropolitan Transit System5 people$90,855
- Palomar Health District4 people$136,740
- City of Carlsbad4 people$111,192
- Sierra View Local Health Care District3 people$72,100
- Madera County3 people$94,397
- City of Glendale2 people$118,042
- Tri-City Healthcare District2 people$123,328
- City of Victorville2 people$34,950
- City of Fremont2 people$173,632
- San Benito Health Care District2 people$109,326
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority2 people$95,722
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District2 people$167,485
- Otay Water District1 person$168,074
- Southern California Regional Rail Authority1 person$132,256
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority1 person$71,867
- City of Westminster1 person$129,131
- City of Monterey1 person$147,859
- San Mateo County Community College District1 person$184,209
- City of Perris1 person$58,149
- Mt. San Jacinto Community College District1 person$97,365
- Placer County Superior Court1 person$155,494
- City of Pasadena1 person$141,905
- Lompoc Hospital District1 person$123,948
- Washington Township Health Care District1 person$124,381
- Peninsula Library System District1 person$128,894
- City of Elk Grove1 person$8,304
- Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District1 person$143,872
- City of Redlands1 person$124,910
- San Diego Unified Port District1 person$147,095
- Omnitrans1 person$8,226
- Bear Valley Community Healthcare District1 person$148,608
- San Benito County1 person$55,495
- San Diego Convention Center Corporation Inc.1 person$134,993
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Network Engineer II15 people$106,457
- Network Engineer I7 people$106,469
- Network Engineer III9 people$133,510
- Network Engineer93 people$147,095
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Network Engineer (this page)$134,624 (everyone)
- Senior Network Engineer$158,711 (everyone)
Highest-paid network engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a network engineer make in California?
The typical network engineer was paid $134,624 in 2025; most earned between $106,483 and $168,904. This counts all 124 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 3.1% of all pay for network engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Network Engineer, at any level (for example "Network Engineer II"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this