Cisco - Austin, TX - 1 Year & 6 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/24 to 6/30/25
Salary Average
$60,126
Experience Requirement
1 Year and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$5,095 at 8.47%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 1 Year & 6 Months: $60,126 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $42,508 & $77,744; and, 5% of Jobs top $103,325.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$442,461 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $111,743 |
| 5% | $103,325 |
| 10% | $93,697 |
| 25% | $77,744 |
| 33% | $71,250 |
| 50% | $60,126 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 1 Year and 6 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $56,847 | $63,405 |
| 25% | $51,810 | $68,442 |
| 33% | $49,002 | $71,250 |
| 50% | $42,508 | $77,744 |
| 67% | $34,651 | $85,601 |
Salary Average =
$60,126
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 1 Year and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year and 6 Months | $60,126 | $5,095 at 8.47% |
| 2 Years and 6 Months | $65,221 | $7,248 at 11.11% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $60,126 at the low experience of 1 Year and 6 Months; $121,972 at the average experience of 8 Years and 4 Months; and, $219,566 at the top experience of 15 Years and 2 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 6 Months | $60,126 | $5,095 at 8.47% |
| Average | 8 Years and 4 Months | $121,972 | $12,432 at 10.19% |
| Top | 15 Years and 2 Months | $219,566 | $16,670 at 7.59% |
Qualifications
Description
Design, install, optimize, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot, Cisco network, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Cisco;
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- System-Network Administrator,
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Network, System, Server or Virtualization,
and
Administrator, Architect or Engineer.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 22.4% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 69.2% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 34.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 2.8% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 13.1% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 2.8% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 4.7% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 86% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 19.6% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 10.3% of job descriptions.
Location
Austin, TX
- Texas,
- Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Georgetown, Hays, Lockhart, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, Travis and Williamson.
These locations are all included in the Austin, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).