Cisco - Colorado Springs, CO - 2 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/25 to 3/31/26
Salary Average
$52,301
Experience Requirement
2 Years
Raise +1 Year
$3,147 at 6.02%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 2 Years: $52,301 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $42,310 & $62,292; and, 5% of Jobs top $76,851.
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.
$451,269 = 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $81,666 |
| 5% | $76,851 |
| 10% | $71,360 |
| 25% | $62,292 |
| 33% | $58,608 |
| 50% | $52,301 |
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% | $50,442 | $54,160 |
| 25% | $47,587 | $57,015 |
| 33% | $45,995 | $58,608 |
| 50% | $42,310 | $62,292 |
| 67% | $37,848 | $66,754 |
Salary Average =
$52,301
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 | $50,781 | $1,520 at 2.99% |
| 2 Years | $52,301 | $3,147 at 6.02% |
| 3 Years | $55,448 | $3,992 at 7.20% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows briskly into 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: $51,014 at the low experience of 8 Months; $80,017 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $130,005 at the top experience of 15 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 11 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $50,781 | $1,520 at 2.99% |
| 2 Years | $52,301 | $3,147 at 6.02% |
| 3 Years | $55,448 | $3,992 at 7.20% |
| 4 Years | $59,440 | $4,556 at 7.66% |
| 5 Years | $63,996 | $4,989 at 7.80% |
| 6 Years | $68,985 | $5,354 at 7.76% |
| 7 Years | $74,339 | $5,678 at 7.64% |
| 8 Years | $80,017 | $5,977 at 7.47% |
| 9 Years | $85,994 | $6,259 at 7.28% |
| 10 Years | $92,253 | $6,528 at 7.08% |
| 11 Years | $98,781 | $6,789 at 6.87% |
| 12 Years | $105,570 | $7,042 at 6.67% |
| 13 Years | $112,612 | $7,291 at 6.47% |
| 14 Years | $119,903 | $7,536 at 6.29% |
| 15 Years | $127,439 | $7,776 at 6.10% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 8 Months | $51,014 | $530 at 1.04% |
| Average | 8 Years | $80,017 | $5,977 at 7.47% |
| Top | 15 Years and 4 Months | $130,005 | $7,856 at 6.04% |
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,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.8% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 17.7% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 10.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 77.2% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.1% of job descriptions.
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado,
- Colorado Springs, El Paso, Manitou Springs, Security-Widefield and Stratmoor Hills.
These locations are all included in the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).