California · 2025 pay · 30 people
How much does a senior network engineer make in California?
$158,711typical pay for a senior network engineer in 2025
$146,583 – $206,126what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.8% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.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 ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where senior network engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Santa Clara County7 people$265,790
- Southern California Regional Rail Authority3 people$168,860
- Los Angeles Community College District2 people$197,620
- San Luis Obispo County2 people$106,679
- Washington Township Health Care District2 people$160,146
- Madera County2 people$120,898
- City of Carlsbad2 people$146,732
- City of Pasadena2 people$103,924
- Sierra View Local Health Care District1 person$132,785
- Mt. San Jacinto Community College District1 person$149,926
- City of Ontario1 person$160,269
- City of Chula Vista1 person$155,410
- Ventura County Superior Court1 person$137,644
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority1 person$126,105
- Southern California Association of Governments1 person$157,152
- Contra Costa Water District1 person$183,132
No employers match.
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$134,624 (everyone)
- Senior Network Engineer (this page)$158,711 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior network engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a senior network engineer make in California?
The typical senior network engineer was paid $158,711 in 2025; most earned between $146,583 and $206,126. This counts all 30 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.0% of all pay for senior network engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Network Engineer, at any level (for example "Senior Network Engineer"). 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