Cisco - Colorado Springs, CO - 5 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$75,933
Experience Requirement
5 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,453 at 9.81%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years: $75,933 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $60,955 & $90,911; and, 5% of Jobs top $112,756.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $119,992 |
| 5% | $112,756 |
| 10% | $104,513 |
| 25% | $90,911 |
| 33% | $85,387 |
| 50% | $75,933 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 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% | $73,147 | $78,719 |
| 25% | $68,866 | $83,000 |
| 33% | $66,479 | $85,387 |
| 50% | $60,955 | $90,911 |
| 67% | $54,263 | $97,603 |
| 95% | $31,874 | $119,992 |
Salary Average =
$75,933
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 Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years | $69,170 | $6,763 at 9.78% |
| 5 Years | $75,933 | $7,453 at 9.81% |
| 6 Years | $83,385 | $8,040 at 9.64% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $58,208 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $99,995 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $162,050 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $58,765 | $4,530 at 7.71% |
| 3 Years | $63,295 | $5,875 at 9.28% |
| 4 Years | $69,170 | $6,763 at 9.78% |
| 5 Years | $75,933 | $7,452 at 9.81% |
| 6 Years | $83,385 | $8,041 at 9.64% |
| 7 Years | $91,426 | $8,569 at 9.37% |
| 8 Years | $99,995 | $9,061 at 9.06% |
| 9 Years | $109,056 | $9,529 at 8.74% |
| 10 Years | $118,585 | $9,980 at 8.42% |
| 11 Years | $128,565 | $10,417 at 8.10% |
| 12 Years | $138,982 | $10,846 at 7.80% |
| 13 Years | $149,828 | $11,265 at 7.52% |
| 14 Years | $161,093 | $11,679 at 7.25% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 10 Months | $58,208 | $4,219 at 7.25% |
| Average | 8 Years | $99,995 | $9,061 at 9.06% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $162,050 | $11,714 at 7.23% |
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,
- 30.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 16.4% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 15.1% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 86.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.7% 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).