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

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

How does experience change A Network Director's salary?

A Network Director's salary grows with experience: a Network Engineer VI (10-12 years)earns $193,661, a Network Engineering Supervisor (12+ years)earns $121,975, a Network Engineering Manager (12+ years)earns $141,896, a Network Director (12+ years)earns $169,450, a Network Engineering Director (12+ years)earns $199,776,

What are the highest paying states for a Network Director?

Network Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Network Director roles are District of Columbia $188,372, California $187,658, Massachusetts $185,157. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Network Director roles make?

Salaries for Network Director level roles vary by specialization: Director Of Network Operations: $199,371; Network Engineering Director: $197,700; Network Implementation Director: $197,700; Network Architecture Director: $189,000; Network Planning Director: $188,969.

How do different companies affect a Network Director's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Network Director 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.

Network Director Salary in the United States

How much does a Network Director make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Network Director in the United States is $170,134 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $82.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $187,926
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $157,975 to $179,447
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $146,905

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$179,447	$14,954	$3,451	$86
Average	$170,134	$14,178	$3,272	$82
25th Percentile	$157,975	$13,165	$3,038	$76

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Key Factors That Influence Network Director Salaries

A Network Director'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Network Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Network Director'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): $193,661
Early Career (1-2 years): $121,975
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $141,896
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $169,450
Expert (over 8 years): $199,776

Levels	Salary
Network E... Level Network Director	$193,661
Network E... Level Network Director	$121,975
Network E... Level Network Director	$141,896
Network D... Level Network Director	$169,450
Network E... Level Network Director	$199,776

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How Do Network Director 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 Network Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $188,372.
California: $187,658.
Massachusetts: $185,157.

District of Columbia $188,372 California $187,658 Massachusetts $185,157 Washington $184,476 New Jersey $184,408 Alaska $184,170 Connecticut $181,822 New York $180,869

Hawaii $177,824 Rhode Island $176,395 Maryland $175,425 Minnesota $174,098 Colorado $173,588 Illinois $173,418 Oregon $172,771 Delaware $172,295

New Hampshire $171,995 Virginia $171,325 Pennsylvania $169,368 Nevada $168,382 North Dakota $168,058 Michigan $167,548 Wisconsin $167,361 Vermont $166,987

Texas $165,949 Maine $165,881 Arizona $165,779 Ohio $165,659 Georgia $164,094 Indiana $163,312 Wyoming $163,159 Utah $162,920

Iowa $162,818 Kansas $162,002 Louisiana $161,763 North Carolina $161,678 Missouri $161,644 Florida $160,981 Montana $160,624 Nebraska $160,283

Kentucky $160,096 South Carolina $159,416 Tennessee $158,990 Idaho $158,820 New Mexico $157,578 Oklahoma $157,306 Alabama $156,302 South Dakota $154,618

Arkansas $153,699 West Virginia $153,206 Mississippi $151,726

Top Paying Cities for Network Directors

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: $214,590
San Francisco: $212,480
Oakland: $207,768

San Jose, CA $214,590

San Francisco, CA $212,480

Oakland, CA $207,768

New York, NY $197,168

Queens Village, NY $195,892

Paramus, NJ $194,531

Passaic, NJ $194,361

Bergenfield, NJ $194,191

Stamford, CT $193,936

Huntington, NY $193,766

Newark, NJ $192,660

Bridgeport, CT $192,319

New Brunswick, NJ $191,758

Vallejo, CA $191,401

Middlesex, NJ $191,299

Somerset, NJ $191,146

Petaluma, CA $190,754

Santa Cruz, CA $190,091

Boston, MA $189,750

Monterey, CA $188,900

Fairbanks, AK $188,781

Los Angeles, CA $188,457

Washington, DC $188,372

Seattle, WA $188,066

Santa Rosa, CA $188,032

Juneau, AK $187,539

Orange, CA $186,977

Anchorage, AK $186,671

Anaheim, CA $186,552

Santa Ana, CA $186,297

Nassau, NY $186,195

Long Beach, CA $186,127

Danbury, CT $186,076

Santa Maria, CA $185,497

Everett, WA $185,463

Bremerton, WA $184,629

Trenton, NJ $184,306

Sacramento, CA $184,238

San Diego, CA $184,153

Brockton, MA $184,085

Tacoma, WA $184,017

Santa Barbara, CA $183,779

Lowell, MA $183,098

New Suffolk, NY $183,030

Nashua, NH $182,826

Lompoc, CA $182,554

Ventura, CA $182,384

Stockton, CA $182,333

New Haven, CT $181,992

Atlantic City, NJ $181,550

Hartford, CT $181,176

Modesto, CA $181,091

Poughkeepsie, NY $180,716

New Britain, CT $180,631

Olympia, WA $180,393

Kennewick, WA $180,393

New London, CT $180,359

Norwich, CT $180,308

Lawrence, MA $180,223

Bakersfield, CA $179,747

Riverside, CA $179,508

New Bedford, MA $179,508

Richland, WA $179,338

Portsmouth, NH $179,202

Vineland, NJ $179,168

San Bernardino, CA $179,032

Boulder, CO $178,556

Worcester, MA $178,420

Portland, OR $178,266

Saint Paul, MN $178,062

Minneapolis, MN $178,062

Philadelphia, PA $177,824

Honolulu, HI $176,922

Springfield, MA $176,327

Providence, RI $176,310

Chicago, IL $175,816

Bellingham, WA $175,612

Baltimore, MD $175,425

Chico, CA $175,000

Wilmington, DE $174,711

Pittsfield, MA $174,540

Manchester, NH $174,217

Spokane, WA $173,469

Denver, CO $173,452

Albany, NY $172,652

Troy, NY $172,584

Schenectady, NY $172,227

Burlington, VT $171,852

Portland, ME $171,257

Salem, OR $171,121

Yakima, WA $171,087

Ann Arbor, MI $171,036

Rochester, MN $170,559

Fresno, CA $170,474

Reno, NV $170,474

Milwaukee, WI $170,321

Detroit, MI $170,151

Allentown, PA $170,100

Carson City, NV $170,083

Houston, TX $169,828

Colorado Springs, CO $169,811

Syracuse, NY $169,726

Eugene, OR $169,402

Bismarck, ND $169,198

Gary, IN $169,198

Galveston, TX $169,198

Springfield, OR $169,062

Medford, OR $168,654

Fort Collins, CO $168,586

Austin, TX $168,450

Mesa, AZ $168,092

Phoenix, AZ $168,058

Dallas, TX $168,007

Reading, PA $167,905

Saint Cloud, MN $167,837

Concord, NH $167,684

Madison, WI $167,616

Utica, NY $167,157

Raleigh, NC $167,021

Las Vegas, NV $167,004

Rochester, NY $166,884

Des Moines, IA $166,867

Atlanta, GA $166,595

Battle Creek, MI $166,544

Salt Lake City, UT $166,493

Lancaster, PA $166,238

Champaign, IL $166,204

Harrisburg, PA $166,000

Durham, NC $165,847

Kansas City, MO $165,830

Kansas City, KS $165,796

Fort Worth, TX $165,779

Boca Raton, FL $165,711

Cleveland, OH $165,694

Columbus, OH $165,659

Pittsburgh, PA $165,642

Richmond, VA $165,574

Indianapolis, IN $165,540

Cincinnati, OH $165,319

Petersburg, VA $165,064

Billings, MT $164,690

Lansing, MI $164,690

Huntsville, AL $164,690

Lebanon, PA $164,673

Dayton, OH $164,656

Pueblo, CO $164,656

Appleton, WI $164,605

Buffalo, NY $164,537

Racine, WI $164,452

Charlotte, NC $164,435

Saint Louis, MO $164,383

Springfield, IL $164,315

Elkhart, IN $164,281

York, PA $164,281

Gastonia, NC $164,264

Benton Harbor, MI $164,264

Beaumont, TX $164,162

Lorain, OH $164,128

Toledo, OH $164,060

Binghamton, NY $163,975

Rock Hill, SC $163,958

Rockford, IL $163,873

Fargo, ND $163,788

Elyria, OH $163,788

Flagstaff, AZ $163,669

Fort Lauderdale, FL $163,567

Miami, FL $163,465

Duluth, MN $163,193

Bangor, ME $162,971

Cedar Rapids, IA $162,784

Louisville, KY $162,699

Grand Rapids, MI $162,665

Hialeah, FL $162,648

Casper, WY $162,410

Scranton, PA $162,206

New Orleans, LA $162,155

Virginia Beach, VA $162,138

Akron, OH $162,053

Peoria, IL $161,831

Sarasota, FL $161,797

Green Bay, WI $161,678

Baton Rouge, LA $161,593

Charleston, SC $161,559

Nashville, TN $161,508

Jamestown, NY $161,474

Davenport, IA $161,474

Tucson, AZ $161,389

Cheyenne, WY $161,338

Saint Petersburg, FL $161,287

Tampa, FL $161,253

Omaha, NE $161,219

Port Arthur, TX $161,151

Evansville, IN $161,151

Bradenton, FL $161,083

Santa Fe, NM $160,777

Orlando, FL $160,606

Clearwater, FL $160,419

Canton, OH $160,062

La Crosse, WI $160,062

Grand Forks, ND $160,011

Albuquerque, NM $159,960

Tulsa, OK $159,960

Newport News, VA $159,943

High Point, NC $159,892

Ogden, UT $159,824

Corpus Christi, TX $159,688

Laramie, WY $159,586

Norfolk, VA $159,586

Rock Island, IL $159,484

Saginaw, MI $159,450

Jacksonville, FL $159,433

Salisbury, NC $159,399

Memphis, TN $159,365

Moline, IL $159,279

Fort Myers, FL $159,228

Waterloo, IA $159,007

Spartanburg, SC $158,837

Lincoln, NE $158,752

Fort Wayne, IN $158,718

Birmingham, AL $158,531

Cedar Falls, IA $158,497

Provo, UT $158,480

Springfield, OH $158,463

San Antonio, TX $158,429

Greensboro, NC $158,361

South Bend, IN $158,344

Winston Salem, NC $158,327

Boise, ID $158,276

Savannah, GA $158,157

Muskegon, MI $157,850

Lima, OH $157,646

Lake Charles, LA $157,578

Anderson, IN $157,544

Lexington, KY $157,493

Augusta, GA $157,442

Greenville, SC $157,442

Wichita, KS $157,289

Tuscaloosa, AL $157,289

Columbia, SC $157,136

Bloomington, IN $156,710

Roanoke, VA $156,608

Asheville, NC $156,387

Knoxville, TN $156,098

Shreveport, LA $156,081

Wilmington, NC $155,860

Frankfort, KY $155,537

Oklahoma City, OK $155,417

Chillicothe, OH $155,349

Longview, TX $155,332

Topeka, KS $155,281

Mobile, AL $155,026

Terre Haute, IN $154,958

Erie, PA $154,941

Altoona, PA $154,856

Melbourne, FL $154,805

Amarillo, TX $154,737

Killeen, TX $154,686

Fayetteville, AR $154,550

Sioux Falls, SD $154,431

Chattanooga, TN $154,329

Idaho Falls, ID $154,312

Gainesville, FL $153,954

Portsmouth, OH $153,869

Little Rock, AR $153,835

Lynchburg, VA $153,835

Lafayette, LA $153,767

Youngstown, OH $153,767

Temple, TX $153,699

Daytona Beach, FL $153,665

Clarksville, TN $153,648

Pensacola, FL $153,631

Hopkinsville, KY $153,121

Charleston, WV $153,104

Florence, SC $153,019

Sioux City, IA $152,916

Macon, GA $152,423

Tallahassee, FL $152,406

Fayetteville, NC $152,372

Waco, TX $152,338

Wichita Falls, TX $152,338

Pine Bluff, AR $152,270

Vincennes, IN $151,947

Lubbock, TX $151,879

Great Falls, MT $151,777

Alamogordo, NM $151,760

Abilene, TX $151,623

Rapid City, SD $151,402

Monroe, LA $151,402

Albany, GA $151,300

Huntington, WV $151,283

Jackson, MS $151,266

Greenville, MS $151,249

Parkersburg, WV $151,079

Montgomery, AL $151,045

Johnstown, PA $151,011

Springfield, MO $150,875

Biloxi, MS $150,790

Sumter, SC $150,432

Columbus, GA $150,415

Twin Falls, ID $150,313

Pascagoula, MS $150,092

Kingsport, TN $149,650

Gulfport, MS $149,599

Alexandria, LA $149,037

Fort Smith, AR $148,612

El Paso, TX $148,153

Helena, MT $147,932

Las Cruces, NM $147,387

Harlingen, TX $146,911

Pocatello, ID $146,758

Florence, AL $146,707

Brownsville, TX $146,673

Dothan, AL $146,400

Mcallen, TX $146,315

Columbus, MS $145,056

Altus, OK $144,274

Lawton, OK $143,950

Pierre, SD $143,338

What Skills Can Increase a Network Director's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 9.78% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
VPN (Mentioned in 2.6% Job Postings): A virtual private network extends a private network across a public network and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network
Computer Science (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Networking	9.78%
VPN	2.6%
Computer Science	1.81%

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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 Network Director's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Data Networks: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$197,355	16%
Data Networks	$192,251	13%
AWS	$188,849	11%
Oral Communication	$187,147	10%
VoIP	$183,745	8%
Networking	$182,043	7%

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How Education impacts a Network Director's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Network Directors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Network Director with a Bachelor's Degree is between $170,881 and $178,478).

Network Director Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Network Director

No Diploma 1.6%

High School 17.4%

Associates 12.6%

Bachelors 46.3%

Masters 20.0%

Doctorate 2.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	17.4%
Associates	12.6%
Bachelors	46.3%
Masters	20.0%
Doctorate	2.1%

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Network Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Network Director'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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$157,975

Average $170,134/year

$179,447

$13,165

Average $14,178/month

$14,954

$3,038

Average $3,272/week

$3,451

$76

Average $82/hour

$86

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$179,447	$14,954	$3,451	$86
Average	$170,134	$14,178	$3,272	$82
25th Percentile	$157,975	$13,165	$3,038	$76

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Salary Trends for Network Director

Salaries for a Network Director can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $153,178 in 2023 to around $143,629 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Network Director salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$146,820
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