Cisco - Austin, TX - 10 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 9/1/25 to 8/31/26
Salary Average
$154,225
Experience Requirement
10 Years
Raise +1 Year
$10,660 at 6.91%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 10 Years: $154,225 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $137,754 & $170,696; and, 5% of Jobs top $195,077.
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.
$456,255 = 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 9/1/25 to 8/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $203,323 |
| 5% | $195,077 |
| 10% | $185,800 |
| 25% | $170,696 |
| 33% | $164,611 |
| 50% | $154,225 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 10 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $151,167 | $157,284 |
| 25% | $146,464 | $161,986 |
| 33% | $143,840 | $164,611 |
| 50% | $137,754 | $170,696 |
| 67% | $130,349 | $178,101 |
| 95% | $105,127 | $203,323 |
Salary Average =
$154,225
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 10 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Years | $144,003 | $10,223 at 7.10% |
| 10 Years | $154,225 | $10,660 at 6.91% |
| 11 Years | $164,885 | $11,080 at 6.72% |
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: $87,972 at the low experience of 1 Year; $135,035 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $213,705 at the top experience of 15 Years and 2 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 3 Months = 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 9/1/25 to 8/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $87,972 | $1,644 at 1.87% |
| 2 Years | $89,616 | $4,792 at 5.35% |
| 3 Years | $94,408 | $6,357 at 6.73% |
| 4 Years | $100,765 | $7,362 at 7.31% |
| 5 Years | $108,127 | $8,112 at 7.50% |
| 6 Years | $116,239 | $8,730 at 7.51% |
| 7 Years | $124,969 | $9,271 at 7.42% |
| 8 Years | $134,240 | $9,763 at 7.27% |
| 9 Years | $144,003 | $10,222 at 7.10% |
| 10 Years | $154,225 | $10,660 at 6.91% |
| 11 Years | $164,885 | $11,080 at 6.72% |
| 12 Years | $175,965 | $11,489 at 6.53% |
| 13 Years | $187,454 | $11,888 at 6.34% |
| 14 Years | $199,342 | $12,279 at 6.16% |
| 15 Years | $211,621 | $12,664 at 5.98% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $87,972 | $1,644 at 1.87% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $135,035 | $9,802 at 7.26% |
| Top | 15 Years and 2 Months | $213,705 | $12,728 at 5.96% |
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:
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 86.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 8.3% of job descriptions;
- Telecommunication Industry,
- 11.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 11.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 41.7% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 52.8% of job descriptions;
- CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
- 13.9% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 11.1% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 8.3% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.6% 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).