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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26
Salary Average
$87,298
Experience Requirement
4 Years
Raise +1 Year
$9,225 at 10.57%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years: $87,298 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $72,469 & $102,127; and, 5% of Jobs top $123,737.
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.
$451,269 = 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $130,884 |
| 5% | $123,737 |
| 10% | $115,587 |
| 25% | $102,127 |
| 33% | $96,659 |
| 50% | $87,298 |
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% | $84,539 | $90,057 |
| 25% | $80,301 | $94,295 |
| 33% | $77,937 | $96,659 |
| 50% | $72,469 | $102,127 |
| 67% | $65,845 | $108,751 |
| 95% | $43,712 | $130,884 |
Salary Average =
$87,298
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 | $78,950 | $8,348 at 10.57% |
| 4 Years | $87,298 | $9,225 at 10.57% |
| 5 Years | $96,523 | $9,957 at 10.32% |
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: $65,924 at the low experience of 8 Months; $128,314 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $227,399 at the top experience of 15 Years and 4 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $66,722 | $5,075 at 7.61% |
| 2 Years | $71,797 | $7,153 at 9.96% |
| 3 Years | $78,950 | $8,348 at 10.57% |
| 4 Years | $87,298 | $9,225 at 10.57% |
| 5 Years | $96,523 | $9,957 at 10.32% |
| 6 Years | $106,480 | $10,612 at 9.97% |
| 7 Years | $117,092 | $11,222 at 9.58% |
| 8 Years | $128,314 | $11,801 at 9.20% |
| 9 Years | $140,115 | $12,362 at 8.82% |
| 10 Years | $152,477 | $12,907 at 8.46% |
| 11 Years | $165,384 | $13,443 at 8.13% |
| 12 Years | $178,827 | $13,968 at 7.81% |
| 13 Years | $192,795 | $14,488 at 7.51% |
| 14 Years | $207,283 | $15,002 at 7.24% |
| 15 Years | $222,285 | $15,511 at 6.98% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 8 Months | $65,924 | $3,871 at 5.87% |
| Average | 8 Years | $128,314 | $11,801 at 9.20% |
| Top | 15 Years and 4 Months | $227,399 | $15,680 at 6.90% |
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,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.8% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 17.7% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 10.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 77.2% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.1% 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).