Cisco - Austin, TX - 4 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$89,738
Experience Requirement
4 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,127 at 7.94%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years: $89,738 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $70,836 & $108,639; and, 5% of Jobs top $136,208.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $145,339 |
| 5% | $136,208 |
| 10% | $125,805 |
| 25% | $108,639 |
| 33% | $101,668 |
| 50% | $89,738 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 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% | $86,222 | $93,254 |
| 25% | $80,820 | $98,656 |
| 33% | $77,807 | $101,668 |
| 50% | $70,836 | $108,639 |
| 67% | $62,391 | $117,085 |
| 95% | $34,136 | $145,339 |
Salary Average =
$89,738
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 4 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Years | $83,745 | $5,992 at 7.16% |
| 4 Years | $89,738 | $7,127 at 7.94% |
| 5 Years | $96,865 | $7,962 at 8.22% |
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: $79,162 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $122,710 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $189,572 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $79,577 | $4,168 at 5.24% |
| 3 Years | $83,745 | $5,993 at 7.16% |
| 4 Years | $89,738 | $7,127 at 7.94% |
| 5 Years | $96,865 | $7,962 at 8.22% |
| 6 Years | $104,827 | $8,644 at 8.25% |
| 7 Years | $113,471 | $9,239 at 8.14% |
| 8 Years | $122,710 | $9,779 at 7.97% |
| 9 Years | $132,489 | $10,283 at 7.76% |
| 10 Years | $142,772 | $10,764 at 7.54% |
| 11 Years | $153,536 | $11,225 at 7.31% |
| 12 Years | $164,761 | $11,672 at 7.08% |
| 13 Years | $176,433 | $12,110 at 6.86% |
| 14 Years | $188,543 | $12,539 at 6.65% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 10 Months | $79,162 | $3,733 at 4.72% |
| Average | 8 Years | $122,710 | $9,779 at 7.97% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $189,572 | $12,574 at 6.63% |
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,
- 30.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 16.4% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 15.1% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 86.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.7% 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).