Cisco - Austin, TX - 15 Years & 4 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/25 to 4/28/26
Salary Average
$214,445
Experience Requirement
15 Years and 4 Months
Raise +1 Year
$12,387 at 5.78%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 15 Years & 4 Months: $214,445 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $192,714 & $236,175; and, 5% of Jobs top $267,897.
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.
$439,140 = 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $278,415 |
| 5% | $267,897 |
| 10% | $255,921 |
| 25% | $236,175 |
| 33% | $228,160 |
| 50% | $214,445 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 15 Years and 4 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% | $210,403 | $218,487 |
| 25% | $204,193 | $224,697 |
| 33% | $200,730 | $228,160 |
| 50% | $192,714 | $236,175 |
| 67% | $183,002 | $245,888 |
| 95% | $150,474 | $278,415 |
Salary Average =
$214,445
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 15 Years and 4 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Years and 4 Months | $202,422 | $12,023 at 5.94% |
| 15 Years and 4 Months | $214,445 | $12,387 at 5.78% |
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: $90,041 at the low experience of 1 Year; $138,378 at the average experience of 8 Years and 4 Months; and, $218,534 at the top experience of 15 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 11 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
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 | $90,041 | $1,669 at 1.85% |
| Average | 8 Years and 4 Months | $138,378 | $9,650 at 6.97% |
| Top | 15 Years and 8 Months | $218,534 | $12,507 at 5.72% |
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,
- 5.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 82.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 13% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 20.3% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 78.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 34.8% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 4.3% 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).