What are the main factors that influence a RF Network Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A RF Network Engineer's salary?

A RF Network Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Digital Content Curator I (0-2 years)earns $59,689, a Digital Content Curator II (2-4 years)earns $72,229, a RF Network Engineer (4-7 years)earns $94,987, a Digital Content Curator IV (7+ years)earns $112,542, a Digital Content Curation Manager (7+ years)earns $121,854,

What are the highest paying states for a RF Network Engineer?

RF Network Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for RF Network Engineer roles are District of Columbia $104,347, California $103,951, Massachusetts $102,566. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of RF Network Engineer roles make?

Salaries for RF Network Engineer level roles vary by specialization: RF Engineer VI: $236,840; RF Engineer V: $177,633; RF Engineer IV: $143,800; RF Engineer III: $120,800; Rf Engineer: $103,037.

How do different companies affect a RF Network Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for RF Network Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

RF Network Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a RF Network Engineer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a RF Network Engineer in the United States is $94,244 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a RF Network Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,579
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,544 to $104,888
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,801

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RF Network Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,888	$8,741	$2,017	$50
Average	$94,244	$7,854	$1,812	$45
25th Percentile	$83,544	$6,962	$1,607	$40

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Key Factors That Influence RF Network Engineer Salaries

A RF Network Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects RF Network Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RF Network Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,689
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,229
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,987
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,542
Expert (over 8 years): $121,854

Levels	Salary
Digital C... Level RF Network Engineer	$59,689
Digital C... Level RF Network Engineer	$72,229
RF Networ... Level RF Network Engineer	$94,987
Digital C... Level RF Network Engineer	$112,542
Digital C... Level RF Network Engineer	$121,854

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How Do RF Network Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract RF Network Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,347.
California: $103,951.
Massachusetts: $102,566.

District of Columbia $104,347

California $103,951

Massachusetts $102,566

Washington $102,189

New Jersey $102,151

Alaska $102,019

Connecticut $100,719

New York $100,191

Hawaii $98,504

Rhode Island $97,712

Maryland $97,175

Minnesota $96,440

Colorado $96,157

Illinois $96,063

Oregon $95,705

Delaware $95,441

New Hampshire $95,275

Virginia $94,904

Pennsylvania $93,820

Nevada $93,273

North Dakota $93,094

Michigan $92,811

Wisconsin $92,708

Vermont $92,500

Texas $91,926

Maine $91,888

Arizona $91,831

Ohio $91,765

Georgia $90,898

Indiana $90,465

Wyoming $90,380

Utah $90,248

Iowa $90,192

Kansas $89,739

Louisiana $89,607

North Carolina $89,560

Missouri $89,541

Florida $89,174

Montana $88,976

Nebraska $88,787

Kentucky $88,684

South Carolina $88,307

Tennessee $88,071

Idaho $87,977

New Mexico $87,289

Oklahoma $87,138

Alabama $86,582

South Dakota $85,649

Arkansas $85,140

West Virginia $84,867

Mississippi $84,047

Top Paying Cities for RF Network Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $118,870
San Francisco: $117,701
Oakland: $115,091

San Jose, CA $118,870

San Francisco, CA $117,701

Oakland, CA $115,091

New York, NY $109,219

Queens Village, NY $108,513

Paramus, NJ $107,759

Passaic, NJ $107,664

Bergenfield, NJ $107,570

Stamford, CT $107,429

Huntington, NY $107,334

Newark, NJ $106,722

Bridgeport, CT $106,533

New Brunswick, NJ $106,222

Vallejo, CA $106,025

Middlesex, NJ $105,968

Somerset, NJ $105,883

Petaluma, CA $105,666

Santa Cruz, CA $105,299

Boston, MA $105,110

Monterey, CA $104,639

Fairbanks, AK $104,573

Los Angeles, CA $104,394

Washington, DC $104,347

Seattle, WA $104,177

Santa Rosa, CA $104,158

Juneau, AK $103,885

Orange, CA $103,574

Anchorage, AK $103,405

Anaheim, CA $103,339

Santa Ana, CA $103,197

Nassau, NY $103,141

Long Beach, CA $103,103

Danbury, CT $103,075

Santa Maria, CA $102,754

Everett, WA $102,735

Bremerton, WA $102,274

Trenton, NJ $102,095

Sacramento, CA $102,057

San Diego, CA $102,010

Brockton, MA $101,972

Tacoma, WA $101,934

Santa Barbara, CA $101,802

Lowell, MA $101,425

New Suffolk, NY $101,388

Nashua, NH $101,275

Lompoc, CA $101,124

Ventura, CA $101,030

Stockton, CA $101,001

New Haven, CT $100,813

Atlantic City, NJ $100,568

Hartford, CT $100,360

Modesto, CA $100,313

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,106

New Britain, CT $100,059

Olympia, WA $99,927

Kennewick, WA $99,927

New London, CT $99,908

Norwich, CT $99,880

Lawrence, MA $99,833

Bakersfield, CA $99,569

Riverside, CA $99,437

New Bedford, MA $99,437

Richland, WA $99,343

Portsmouth, NH $99,267

Vineland, NJ $99,248

San Bernardino, CA $99,173

Boulder, CO $98,909

Worcester, MA $98,834

Portland, OR $98,749

Saint Paul, MN $98,636

Minneapolis, MN $98,636

Philadelphia, PA $98,504

Honolulu, HI $98,004

Springfield, MA $97,674

Providence, RI $97,665

Chicago, IL $97,392

Bellingham, WA $97,279

Baltimore, MD $97,175

Chico, CA $96,939

Wilmington, DE $96,779

Pittsfield, MA $96,685

Manchester, NH $96,506

Spokane, WA $96,091

Denver, CO $96,082

Albany, NY $95,639

Troy, NY $95,601

Schenectady, NY $95,403

Burlington, VT $95,196

Portland, ME $94,866

Salem, OR $94,791

Yakima, WA $94,772

Ann Arbor, MI $94,743

Rochester, MN $94,480

Fresno, CA $94,432

Reno, NV $94,432

Milwaukee, WI $94,348

Detroit, MI $94,253

Allentown, PA $94,225

Carson City, NV $94,216

Houston, TX $94,074

Colorado Springs, CO $94,065

Syracuse, NY $94,018

Eugene, OR $93,839

Bismarck, ND $93,726

Gary, IN $93,726

Galveston, TX $93,726

Springfield, OR $93,650

Medford, OR $93,424

Fort Collins, CO $93,386

Austin, TX $93,311

Mesa, AZ $93,113

Phoenix, AZ $93,094

Dallas, TX $93,066

Reading, PA $93,009

Saint Cloud, MN $92,972

Concord, NH $92,887

Madison, WI $92,849

Utica, NY $92,595

Raleigh, NC $92,519

Las Vegas, NV $92,510

Rochester, NY $92,444

Des Moines, IA $92,435

Atlanta, GA $92,284

Battle Creek, MI $92,255

Salt Lake City, UT $92,227

Lancaster, PA $92,086

Champaign, IL $92,067

Harrisburg, PA $91,954

Durham, NC $91,869

Kansas City, MO $91,860

Kansas City, KS $91,841

Fort Worth, TX $91,831

Boca Raton, FL $91,794

Cleveland, OH $91,784

Columbus, OH $91,765

Pittsburgh, PA $91,756

Richmond, VA $91,718

Indianapolis, IN $91,699

Cincinnati, OH $91,577

Petersburg, VA $91,436

Billings, MT $91,228

Lansing, MI $91,228

Huntsville, AL $91,228

Lebanon, PA $91,219

Dayton, OH $91,209

Pueblo, CO $91,209

Appleton, WI $91,181

Buffalo, NY $91,143

Racine, WI $91,096

Charlotte, NC $91,087

Saint Louis, MO $91,059

Springfield, IL $91,021

Elkhart, IN $91,002

York, PA $91,002

Gastonia, NC $90,993

Benton Harbor, MI $90,993

Beaumont, TX $90,936

Lorain, OH $90,917

Toledo, OH $90,879

Binghamton, NY $90,832

Rock Hill, SC $90,823

Rockford, IL $90,776

Fargo, ND $90,729

Elyria, OH $90,729

Flagstaff, AZ $90,663

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,606

Miami, FL $90,550

Duluth, MN $90,399

Bangor, ME $90,276

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,173

Louisville, KY $90,126

Grand Rapids, MI $90,107

Hialeah, FL $90,097

Casper, WY $89,965

Scranton, PA $89,852

New Orleans, LA $89,824

Virginia Beach, VA $89,815

Akron, OH $89,767

Peoria, IL $89,645

Sarasota, FL $89,626

Green Bay, WI $89,560

Baton Rouge, LA $89,513

Charleston, SC $89,494

Nashville, TN $89,466

Jamestown, NY $89,447

Davenport, IA $89,447

Tucson, AZ $89,400

Cheyenne, WY $89,372

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,343

Tampa, FL $89,324

Omaha, NE $89,306

Port Arthur, TX $89,268

Evansville, IN $89,268

Bradenton, FL $89,230

Santa Fe, NM $89,061

Orlando, FL $88,966

Clearwater, FL $88,863

Canton, OH $88,665

La Crosse, WI $88,665

Grand Forks, ND $88,636

Albuquerque, NM $88,608

Tulsa, OK $88,608

Newport News, VA $88,599

High Point, NC $88,571

Ogden, UT $88,533

Corpus Christi, TX $88,457

Laramie, WY $88,401

Norfolk, VA $88,401

Rock Island, IL $88,344

Saginaw, MI $88,325

Jacksonville, FL $88,316

Salisbury, NC $88,297

Memphis, TN $88,278

Moline, IL $88,231

Fort Myers, FL $88,203

Waterloo, IA $88,080

Spartanburg, SC $87,986

Lincoln, NE $87,939

Fort Wayne, IN $87,920

Birmingham, AL $87,817

Cedar Falls, IA $87,798

Provo, UT $87,788

Springfield, OH $87,779

San Antonio, TX $87,760

Greensboro, NC $87,722

South Bend, IN $87,713

Winston Salem, NC $87,703

Boise, ID $87,675

Savannah, GA $87,609

Muskegon, MI $87,440

Lima, OH $87,326

Lake Charles, LA $87,289

Anderson, IN $87,270

Lexington, KY $87,242

Augusta, GA $87,213

Greenville, SC $87,213

Wichita, KS $87,129

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,129

Columbia, SC $87,044

Bloomington, IN $86,808

Roanoke, VA $86,752

Asheville, NC $86,629

Knoxville, TN $86,469

Shreveport, LA $86,459

Wilmington, NC $86,337

Frankfort, KY $86,158

Oklahoma City, OK $86,092

Chillicothe, OH $86,054

Longview, TX $86,045

Topeka, KS $86,016

Mobile, AL $85,875

Terre Haute, IN $85,837

Erie, PA $85,828

Altoona, PA $85,781

Melbourne, FL $85,753

Amarillo, TX $85,715

Killeen, TX $85,687

Fayetteville, AR $85,611

Sioux Falls, SD $85,545

Chattanooga, TN $85,489

Idaho Falls, ID $85,479

Gainesville, FL $85,281

Portsmouth, OH $85,234

Little Rock, AR $85,215

Lynchburg, VA $85,215

Lafayette, LA $85,178

Youngstown, OH $85,178

Temple, TX $85,140

Daytona Beach, FL $85,121

Clarksville, TN $85,112

Pensacola, FL $85,102

Hopkinsville, KY $84,820

Charleston, WV $84,810

Florence, SC $84,763

Sioux City, IA $84,707

Macon, GA $84,433

Tallahassee, FL $84,424

Fayetteville, NC $84,405

Waco, TX $84,386

Wichita Falls, TX $84,386

Pine Bluff, AR $84,348

Vincennes, IN $84,169

Lubbock, TX $84,132

Great Falls, MT $84,075

Alamogordo, NM $84,066

Abilene, TX $83,990

Rapid City, SD $83,868

Monroe, LA $83,868

Albany, GA $83,811

Huntington, WV $83,802

Jackson, MS $83,792

Greenville, MS $83,783

Parkersburg, WV $83,689

Montgomery, AL $83,670

Johnstown, PA $83,651

Springfield, MO $83,576

Biloxi, MS $83,528

Sumter, SC $83,331

Columbus, GA $83,321

Twin Falls, ID $83,265

Pascagoula, MS $83,142

Kingsport, TN $82,897

Gulfport, MS $82,869

Alexandria, LA $82,558

Fort Smith, AR $82,322

El Paso, TX $82,068

Helena, MT $81,945

Las Cruces, NM $81,644

Harlingen, TX $81,380

Pocatello, ID $81,295

Florence, AL $81,267

Brownsville, TX $81,248

Dothan, AL $81,097

Mcallen, TX $81,050

Columbus, MS $80,352

Altus, OK $79,919

Lawton, OK $79,740

Pierre, SD $79,401

What Skills Can Increase a RF Network Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 3.76% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.26% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Content Creation (Mentioned in 1.75% Job Postings): Content creation is the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience in specific contexts. Content is "something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts" for self-expression, distribution, marketing and/or publication. Typical forms of content creation include maintaining and updating web sites, blogging, photography, videography, online commentary, the maintenance of social media accounts, and editing and distribution of digital media. A Pew survey described content creation as the creation of "the material people contribute to the online world."

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	3.76%
Microsoft Office	2.26%
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What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a RF Network Engineer's salary.

SEM: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SEM	$101,784	8%
Scheduling	$99,899	6%
Innovation	$98,956	5%
Adobe Creative Suite	$98,956	5%
Content Marketing	$98,956	5%
Marketing Communications	$98,956	5%

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RF Network Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RF Network Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$83,544

Average $94,244/year

$104,888

$6,962

Average $7,854/month

$8,741

$1,607

Average $1,812/week

$2,017

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,888	$8,741	$2,017	$50
Average	$94,244	$7,854	$1,812	$45
25th Percentile	$83,544	$6,962	$1,607	$40

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Salary Trends for RF Network Engineer

Salaries for a RF Network Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,834 in 2023 to around $84,299 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RF Network Engineer salary trends, .

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