Cisco - Austin, TX - 13 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/25 to 6/30/26
Salary Average
$184,720
Experience Requirement
13 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,813 at 4.77%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 13 Years: $184,720 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $164,844 & $204,596; and, 5% of Jobs top $233,872.
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.
$459,325 = 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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $243,705 |
| 5% | $233,872 |
| 10% | $222,763 |
| 25% | $204,596 |
| 33% | $197,257 |
| 50% | $184,720 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 13 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% | $181,027 | $188,413 |
| 25% | $175,351 | $194,089 |
| 33% | $172,183 | $197,257 |
| 50% | $164,844 | $204,596 |
| 67% | $155,927 | $213,513 |
| 95% | $125,736 | $243,705 |
Salary Average =
$184,720
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 13 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Years | $175,895 | $8,825 at 5.02% |
| 13 Years | $184,720 | $8,813 at 4.77% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly 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: $66,700 at the low experience of 9 Months; $134,337 at the average experience of 7 Years and 4 Months; and, $192,799 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 7 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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $70,429 | $12,470 at 17.71% |
| 2 Years | $82,899 | $10,665 at 12.87% |
| 3 Years | $93,564 | $9,895 at 10.58% |
| 4 Years | $103,459 | $9,494 at 9.18% |
| 5 Years | $112,953 | $9,259 at 8.20% |
| 6 Years | $122,212 | $9,112 at 7.46% |
| 7 Years | $131,324 | $9,014 at 6.86% |
| 8 Years | $140,338 | $8,947 at 6.38% |
| 9 Years | $149,285 | $8,900 at 5.96% |
| 10 Years | $158,185 | $8,867 at 5.61% |
| 11 Years | $167,052 | $8,843 at 5.29% |
| 12 Years | $175,895 | $8,825 at 5.02% |
| 13 Years | $184,720 | $8,813 at 4.77% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 9 Months | $66,700 | $13,322 at 19.97% |
| Average | 7 Years and 4 Months | $134,337 | $8,989 at 6.69% |
| Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $192,799 | $8,805 at 4.57% |
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,
- 84.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 22.7% of job descriptions;
- Telecommunication Industry,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 52.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 36.4% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 13.6% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 11.4% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 4.5% 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).