Cisco - Colorado Springs, CO - 8 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/24 to 4/30/25
Salary Average
$94,462
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,774 at 8.23%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $94,462 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $77,134 & $111,789; and, 5% of Jobs top $137,022.
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.
$454,034 = 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $145,360 |
| 5% | $137,022 |
| 10% | $127,509 |
| 25% | $111,789 |
| 33% | $105,400 |
| 50% | $94,462 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 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% | $91,238 | $97,685 |
| 25% | $86,285 | $102,638 |
| 33% | $83,524 | $105,400 |
| 50% | $77,134 | $111,789 |
| 67% | $69,398 | $119,526 |
| 95% | $43,563 | $145,360 |
Salary Average =
$94,462
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 8 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years | $87,114 | $7,348 at 8.43% |
| 8 Years | $94,462 | $7,774 at 8.23% |
| 9 Years | $102,235 | $8,173 at 7.99% |
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: $59,083 at the low experience of 1 Year and 5 Months; $91,963 at the average experience of 7 Years and 8 Months; and, $145,973 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $59,923 | $3,433 at 5.73% |
| 3 Years | $63,356 | $4,828 at 7.62% |
| 4 Years | $68,184 | $5,701 at 8.36% |
| 5 Years | $73,885 | $6,348 at 8.59% |
| 6 Years | $80,233 | $6,881 at 8.58% |
| 7 Years | $87,114 | $7,348 at 8.43% |
| 8 Years | $94,462 | $7,773 at 8.23% |
| 9 Years | $102,235 | $8,174 at 8.00% |
| 10 Years | $110,409 | $8,554 at 7.75% |
| 11 Years | $118,963 | $8,921 at 7.50% |
| 12 Years | $127,884 | $9,278 at 7.26% |
| 13 Years | $137,162 | $9,627 at 7.02% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 5 Months | $59,083 | $2,042 at 3.46% |
| Average | 7 Years and 8 Months | $91,963 | $7,636 at 8.30% |
| Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $145,973 | $9,941 at 6.81% |
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:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 26.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 64.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 17.1% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 13.4% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 85.4% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.4% 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).