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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26
Salary Average
$109,155
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,235 at 7.54%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $109,155 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $95,872 & $122,437; and, 5% of Jobs top $142,002.
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.
$459,325 = 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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $148,573 |
| 5% | $142,002 |
| 10% | $134,578 |
| 25% | $122,437 |
| 33% | $117,533 |
| 50% | $109,155 |
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% | $106,687 | $111,623 |
| 25% | $102,893 | $115,416 |
| 33% | $100,777 | $117,533 |
| 50% | $95,872 | $122,437 |
| 67% | $89,913 | $128,396 |
| 95% | $69,737 | $148,573 |
Salary Average =
$109,155
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 | $100,892 | $8,262 at 8.19% |
| 8 Years | $109,155 | $8,235 at 7.54% |
| 9 Years | $117,389 | $8,218 at 7.00% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly 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: $44,688 at the low experience of 9 Months; $103,650 at the average experience of 7 Years and 4 Months; and, $157,735 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 7 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 7/1/25 to 6/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $47,609 | $10,219 at 21.46% |
| 2 Years | $57,828 | $9,158 at 15.84% |
| 3 Years | $66,986 | $8,720 at 13.02% |
| 4 Years | $75,706 | $8,501 at 11.23% |
| 5 Years | $84,207 | $8,379 at 9.95% |
| 6 Years | $92,586 | $8,306 at 8.97% |
| 7 Years | $100,892 | $8,263 at 8.19% |
| 8 Years | $109,155 | $8,234 at 7.54% |
| 9 Years | $117,389 | $8,218 at 7.00% |
| 10 Years | $125,607 | $8,208 at 6.53% |
| 11 Years | $133,815 | $8,202 at 6.13% |
| 12 Years | $142,017 | $8,201 at 5.77% |
| 13 Years | $150,218 | $8,200 at 5.46% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 9 Months | $44,688 | $10,728 at 24.01% |
| Average | 7 Years and 4 Months | $103,650 | $8,252 at 7.96% |
| Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $157,735 | $8,202 at 5.20% |
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:
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 84.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 22.7% of job descriptions;
- Telecommunication Industry,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 52.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 36.4% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 13.6% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 11.4% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 4.5% 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).