
Cisco - Charlotte, NC - Average Experience
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%
Salary and Number of Jobs

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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
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.
Salary and Experience

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.
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 | 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).