Cloud Network Engineering at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Cloud Network Engineering on an H-1B?
$179k Microsoft has filed 136 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Cloud Network Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $179k. Most of those filings fall between $156k and $192k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
136
Median base salary
$179k
Middle 50%
$156k to $192k
Filings and pay by year
Cloud Network Engineering at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 43 | $179k |
| FY2025 | 52 | $181k |
| FY2024 | 39 | $177k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $173k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $172k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 86 | $183k |
| Mountain View, CA | 10 | $179k |
| Atlanta, GA | 7 | $143k |
| Concord, NC | 3 | $143k |
| Bothell, WA | 3 | $193k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $155k |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $166k |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $144k |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $122k |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $151k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $208k |
| Bonney Lake, WA | 1 | $142k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 7 | $142k |
| Level II | 51 | $158k |
| Level III | 67 | $185k |
| Level IV | 10 | $221k |