Optical Network Engineer Salary in Washington, DC

Change City

How much does an Optical Network Engineer make in Washington, DC? The average Optical Network Engineer salary in Washington, DC is $86,276 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $78,017 and $98,312. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

Search Optical Network Engineer Jobs in Washington, DC

How to Become a Network Engineer

Develop a Job description

Pay Equity

Salary range for a Optical Network Engineer

$78,017 to $98,312

Employers: Find Surveys For This Job

Employers: Price Your Company Jobs

View Average Salary for United States
Adjust Optical Network Engineer Salary:
Select State
Select City in DC
Choose Similar Job
Pick Related Category
View Cost of Living in Washington, District of Columbia

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Optical Network Engineer

Review the job openings and experience requirements for the Optical Network Engineer job to confirm that it is the job you are seeking.

See user submitted job responsibilities for Optical Network Engineer.

Search Optical Network Engineer Job Openings

Job Openings for Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC

Optical Network Engineer

Ascendion - Englewood , CO

Optical Network Engineer Key Responsibilities: Required Qualifications: DWDM (Dense wavelength division multiplexing), multimode fiber, single mode fiber * 5+ years of Network Engineering experience

LinkedIn - 10 days ago

Optical Network Deployment Engineer

Infogain - Fremont , CA

We have an exciting opportunity to join our network infrastructure teams as an Optical Network Deployment Engineer working on Backbone Network capacity deployment. This role will be focused on ...

LinkedIn - 11 days ago

Optical Network Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory - Idaho Falls , ID

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Optical Network Engineer to work in our Network and Transport Services department! Our team works a Hybrid, 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls facility ...

Energy Central - 49 days ago

Network Engineer, Optical Transport

ByteDance - San Jose , CA

The Edge Network Engineering team is responsible for designing, building, and operating the global ... Implement, set up, and maintain a wide-scale operational optical network covering regional ...

LinkedIn - 12 days ago

Optical Engineer

The Select Group - Santa Clara , CA

Optical Engineer Project Details : Our Client is a leading cloud networking company. This team is the Electrical Design Validation Testing team, responsible for ensuring functionality of electrical ...

LinkedIn - 11 days ago

Optical Equipment Field Engineer - Road Warrior Needed

Source Support Services - Anchorage , AK

Source Support is looking for field engineers to partner with innovative optical imaging equipment ... Computer skills (MS Office applications), basic networking knowledge & ability to perform virtual ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 43 days ago

What does an Optical Network Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of an Optical Network Engineer

Develop network architecture and services designs with the best architecture available to support our customer's services.

November 29, 2022

Produce and review technical statement of work documentation.

February 27, 2023

Evaluate customer networks for performance, scalability, manageability and security.

March 09, 2023

Assists in developing and adhering to all engineering/quality processes and procedures.

March 09, 2023

Leads in the development and documentation of technical standards and implements approved methods of procedure.

March 24, 2023

Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software features and come up with implementation plans for incorporating them into the network.

March 25, 2023

Participates as technical lead on major projects and application roll-outs.

May 21, 2023

Submit Other Responsibilities

Not the job you're looking for? Search more salaries here:

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.

Learn about

Optical Network Engineer Salary By Experience Levels in Washington, DC

How much should you be earning in Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC based on your current experience?

Tell us how much experience you have and see an estimate of earnings and view how different experience leavels impact potential pay for Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC

RELEVANT JOB EXPERIENCE

Length of experience is a pay differentiator. Those with greater experience may have an advantage in negotiating salary. For those with less experience, other factors such as education or special skills could impact your pay. Please visit Professional Salary Report for more details.

Optical Network Engineer Salary By Level of Education in Washington, DC

Do you know how much should you be paid for an Optical Network Engineer position in Washington, DC based on your education level?

Tell us about your education and see an estimate of earnings for Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC and well to know the impact of education on future careers.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Depending on the job, educational levels may have a significant impact on pay levels. Be informed and understand how things like education and certifications can help to increase potential earnings for the career you are interested in. Please visit Professional Salary Report for more details.

Average Salary Range for Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

78017

98312

86276

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

79283

101504

88927

What is the average salary for Optical Network Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC. The base salary for Optical Network Engineer ranges from $78,017 to $98,312 with the average base salary of $86,276. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $79,283 to $101,504 with the average total cash compensation of $88,927.

View Average Salary for Optical Network Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$86,276	$78,017 - $98,312
Bonus	$2,650	$1,266 - $3,191
Total Pay	$88,927	$79,283 - $101,504

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Optical Network Engineer Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,031 - $98,330	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,031 - $98,330	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,031 - $98,330	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,867 - $98,123	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,031 - $98,330	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,031 - $98,330	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

See salaries for Optical Network Engineer in locations close to Washington, DC. Pay for the same job may vary based on the location and on the location and on other factors such as the size of company, the industry, and other local conditions.

About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

View Salary for Similar Jobs to Optical Network Engineer in Washington, DC

See Additional Similar Jobs

Loading results...

JOB TITLE	LOCATION	MINIMUM SALARY	MAXIMUM SALARY
JOB TITLE Optical Engineer II	LOCATION Washington, DC	MINIMUM SALARY $129,726	MAXIMUM SALARY $153,824
JOB TITLE Optical Engineer III	LOCATION Washington, DC	MINIMUM SALARY $150,579	MAXIMUM SALARY $174,736
JOB TITLE Optical Engineer I	LOCATION Washington, DC	MINIMUM SALARY $101,225	MAXIMUM SALARY $120,158
JOB TITLE Optical Engineer IV	LOCATION Washington, DC	MINIMUM SALARY $199,995	MAXIMUM SALARY $227,367
JOB TITLE Optical Engineer	LOCATION Washington, DC	MINIMUM SALARY $53,202	MAXIMUM SALARY $69,108
JOB TITLE Assistant Optical Engineer	LOCATION Washington, DC	MINIMUM SALARY $90,116	MAXIMUM SALARY $106,684

The Optical Network Engineer job could be listed using titles that are not exactly the same, but actually are for the same or very similar job. Here are some job titles in Washington, DC that might be a good fit for the type of job and salary you are looking for.

Discover how your pay is adjusted for skills, experience, and other factors

How much should you be paid?

For a real-time salary target, tell us more about your role in the four categories below.

78017

98312

About Washington, District of Columbia Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area....More

Washington, District of Columbia area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago

Optical Network Engineer Salary in popular cities:

Recently searched related titles: Senior Wireless Network Engineer, Cisco Network Support Engineer

Learn more about: Compensation Packages, Employee Flight Risk, Gender Pay Gap, Job Openings for This Role

Jobs with a similar salary range to Optical Network Engineer : Network Installer, Network Operations Technician, Wireline Field Engineer