Cisco - Chicago, IL - 2 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha
IL - IN - WI
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24
Salary Average
$76,733
Experience Requirement
2 Years
Raise +1 Year
$10,721 at 13.97%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 2 Years: $76,733 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $58,274 & $95,193; and, 5% of Jobs top $122,140.
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.
$436,225 = 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $131,075 |
| 5% | $122,140 |
| 10% | $111,967 |
| 25% | $95,193 |
| 33% | $88,384 |
| 50% | $76,733 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 2 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% | $73,300 | $80,167 |
| 25% | $68,025 | $85,442 |
| 33% | $65,083 | $88,384 |
| 50% | $58,274 | $95,193 |
| 67% | $50,023 | $103,444 |
Salary Average =
$76,733
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 2 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $61,656 | $15,077 at 24.45% |
| 2 Years | $76,733 | $10,721 at 13.97% |
| 3 Years | $87,455 | $8,326 at 9.52% |
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: $61,656 at the low experience of 1 Year; $118,085 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $139,457 at the top experience of 15 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $61,656 | $15,077 at 24.45% |
| 2 Years | $76,733 | $10,722 at 13.97% |
| 3 Years | $87,455 | $8,326 at 9.52% |
| 4 Years | $95,781 | $6,807 at 7.11% |
| 5 Years | $102,588 | $5,759 at 5.61% |
| 6 Years | $108,347 | $4,990 at 4.61% |
| 7 Years | $113,337 | $4,403 at 3.88% |
| 8 Years | $117,740 | $3,940 at 3.35% |
| 9 Years | $121,680 | $3,564 at 2.93% |
| 10 Years | $125,244 | $3,255 at 2.60% |
| 11 Years | $128,499 | $2,994 at 2.33% |
| 12 Years | $131,493 | $2,773 at 2.11% |
| 13 Years | $134,266 | $2,581 at 1.92% |
| 14 Years | $136,847 | $2,415 at 1.76% |
| 15 Years | $139,262 | $2,269 at 1.63% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $61,656 | $15,077 at 24.45% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $118,085 | $3,905 at 3.31% |
| Top | 15 Years and 1 Month | $139,457 | $2,257 at 1.62% |
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,
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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,
- 2.9% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 64.7% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 16.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 13.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 16.2% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 75% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 22.1% of job descriptions;
- CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 2.9% of job descriptions.
Location
Chicago, IL
- Illinois,
- Addison, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Batavia, Barrington, Berwyn, Bollingbrook, Boone, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Calumet City, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Chicago Heights, Chicago, Cicero, Cook County, Crystal Lake, De Kalb County, De Kalb, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, DuPage County, East Chicago, Elgin, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Geneva, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Grundy County, Hanover Park, Harvard, Harvey, Highland Park, Hines, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Homewood, Itasca, Joliet, Kane County, Kankakee County, Kendall County, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lansing, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lombard, Maywood, McHenry County, Morris, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Ogle, Orland Park, Palatine, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plano, Riverside, Riverwoods, Rochelle, Rockford, Rolling, Romeoville, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Skokie, St Charles, Streamwood, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Warrenville, Waukegan, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winebago, Wood Dale and Woodridge;
- Indiana,
- Cedar Lake, Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake County, Lake, Merrilvilee, Merrilville, Portage, Porter County, and Valparaiso;
- Wisconsin,
- Kenosha County and Kenosha.
These locations are all included in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).