
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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22
Salary Average
$84,668
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 7 Months
Raise +1 Year
$8,009 at 9.46%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 7 Months: $84,668 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $64,876 & $104,460; and, 5% of Jobs top $133,028.
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.
$365,834 = 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $142,350 |
5% | $133,028 |
10% | $122,312 |
25% | $104,460 |
33% | $97,170 |
50% | $84,668 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 7 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% | $80,982 | $88,354 |
25% | $75,321 | $94,015 |
33% | $72,166 | $97,170 |
50% | $64,876 | $104,460 |
67% | $56,072 | $113,264 |
95% | $26,987 | $142,350 |
Salary Average =
$84,668
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 and 7 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 7 Months | $76,750 | $7,919 at 10.32% |
4 Years and 7 Months | $84,668 | $8,009 at 9.46% |
5 Years and 7 Months | $92,677 | $8,054 at 8.69% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level and increases at a fixed rate with experience.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $55,029 at the low experience of Entry Level; $84,668 at the average experience of 4 Years and 7 Months; and, $126,330 at the top experience of 9 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 4 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
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 | $55,029 | $2,974 at 5.40% |
Average | 4 Years and 7 Months | $84,668 | $8,009 at 9.46% |
Top | 9 Years and 9 Months | $126,330 | $8,084 at 6.40% |
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:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 7.5% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 42.1% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 53.1% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 12% of job descriptions;
- CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Palo Alto Networks firewall,
- 14.4% 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).