Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Cisco
Networking

United States Location

Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill
NC - SC
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 3/1/22 to 2/28/23

Salary Average

$103,822

Experience Requirement

5 Years and 6 Months

Raise +1 Year

$5,446 at 5.25%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 5 Years & 6 Months: $103,822 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $82,049 & $125,596; and, 5% of Jobs top $157,014.

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.

$418,376 = 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 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $167,260
5% $157,014
10% $145,231
25% $125,596
33% $117,576
50% $103,822
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 6 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% $99,767 $107,877
25% $93,539 $114,106
33% $90,069 $117,576
50% $82,049 $125,596
67% $72,364 $135,280
95% $40,384 $167,260
Salary Average =

$103,822

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 5 Years and 6 Months Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
4 Years and 6 Months $97,452 $6,370 at 6.54%
5 Years and 6 Months $103,822 $5,446 at 5.25%
6 Years and 6 Months $109,269 $4,756 at 4.35%

About Salary and Experience

Salary by Year :

Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with maturity.

Salary Growth Overall :

The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.

Salary and Experience Range :

Salary average rises with experience: $30,627 at the low experience of Entry Level; $103,822 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $129,887 at the top experience of 11 Years and 11 Months.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

15 Years and 1 Month = 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 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low Entry Level $30,627 $27,788 at 90.73%
Average 5 Years and 6 Months $103,822 $5,447 at 5.25%
Top 11 Years and 11 Months $129,887 $2,821 at 2.17%

Qualifications

Description

Design, install, optimize, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot, Cisco network, are primary position responsibilities.

Skills

The qualifications of this information technology Job:
  • Cisco;
  • System-Network Administrator,
    Network, System, Server or Virtualization,
    and
    Administrator, Architect or Engineer.

Characteristics

A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
Project Lead,
Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
8.3% of job descriptions;
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
18.8% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
59.6% of job descriptions;
Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
3.7% of job descriptions;
Health Care, Medical or Pharmaceutical Sector,
3.4% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
10.2% of job descriptions;
Cisco IOS,
9.3% of job descriptions;
Cisco ACI,
6.8% of job descriptions;
CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
9.3% of job descriptions;
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
5.9% of job descriptions;
Palo Alto Networks firewall,
15.1% of job descriptions;
Agile software methodology,
6.2% of job descriptions.

Location

Charlotte, NC

North Carolina,
Cabarrus, Charlotte, Concord, Gaston, Gastonia, Kannapolis, Lincoln, Lincolton, Mecklenburg, Monroe, Rowan, Salisbury and Union;
South Carolina,
Rock Hill and York.

These locations are all included in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).