Cisco - Austin, TX - 8 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/24 to 4/30/25
Salary Average
$114,468
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$9,813 at 8.57%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $114,468 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $93,471 & $135,465; and, 5% of Jobs top $166,042.
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.
$454,034 = 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $176,146 |
| 5% | $166,042 |
| 10% | $154,514 |
| 25% | $135,465 |
| 33% | $127,722 |
| 50% | $114,468 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 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% | $110,561 | $118,374 |
| 25% | $104,560 | $124,376 |
| 33% | $101,213 | $127,722 |
| 50% | $93,471 | $135,465 |
| 67% | $84,096 | $144,840 |
| 95% | $52,790 | $176,146 |
Salary Average =
$114,468
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 8 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years | $105,187 | $9,281 at 8.82% |
| 8 Years | $114,468 | $9,813 at 8.57% |
| 9 Years | $124,281 | $10,315 at 8.30% |
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: $68,990 at the low experience of 1 Year and 5 Months; $111,313 at the average experience of 7 Years and 8 Months; and, $179,488 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $70,336 | $4,601 at 6.54% |
| 3 Years | $74,937 | $6,230 at 8.31% |
| 4 Years | $81,167 | $7,267 at 8.95% |
| 5 Years | $88,434 | $8,050 at 9.10% |
| 6 Years | $96,484 | $8,703 at 9.02% |
| 7 Years | $105,187 | $9,281 at 8.82% |
| 8 Years | $114,468 | $9,813 at 8.57% |
| 9 Years | $124,281 | $10,315 at 8.30% |
| 10 Years | $134,596 | $10,795 at 8.02% |
| 11 Years | $145,391 | $11,259 at 7.74% |
| 12 Years | $156,650 | $11,712 at 7.48% |
| 13 Years | $168,362 | $12,156 at 7.22% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 5 Months | $68,990 | $2,999 at 4.35% |
| Average | 7 Years and 8 Months | $111,313 | $9,640 at 8.66% |
| Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $179,488 | $12,556 at 7.00% |
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,
- 26.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 64.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 17.1% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 13.4% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 85.4% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.4% 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).