Cisco - Denver, CO - 13 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Denver - Boulder - Greeley
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/24 to 11/29/25
Salary Average
$149,175
Experience Requirement
13 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,909 at 5.97%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 13 Years: $149,175 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $133,893 & $164,456; and, 5% of Jobs top $186,649.
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.
$524,903 = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $193,954 |
| 5% | $186,649 |
| 10% | $178,296 |
| 25% | $164,456 |
| 33% | $158,823 |
| 50% | $149,175 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 13 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% | $146,330 | $152,019 |
| 25% | $141,961 | $156,388 |
| 33% | $139,526 | $158,823 |
| 50% | $133,893 | $164,456 |
| 67% | $127,077 | $171,272 |
| 95% | $104,395 | $193,954 |
Salary Average =
$149,175
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 13 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Years | $140,271 | $8,904 at 6.35% |
| 13 Years | $149,175 | $8,909 at 5.97% |
| 14 Years | $158,084 | $8,917 at 5.64% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $41,873 at the low experience of 1 Year and 4 Months; $104,651 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $164,027 at the top experience of 14 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 1 Month = 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 12/1/24 to 11/29/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $49,112 | $9,943 at 20.25% |
| 3 Years | $59,055 | $9,433 at 15.97% |
| 4 Years | $68,488 | $9,186 at 13.41% |
| 5 Years | $77,674 | $9,056 at 11.66% |
| 6 Years | $86,730 | $8,981 at 10.36% |
| 7 Years | $95,711 | $8,940 at 9.34% |
| 8 Years | $104,651 | $8,916 at 8.52% |
| 9 Years | $113,567 | $8,904 at 7.84% |
| 10 Years | $122,471 | $8,900 at 7.27% |
| 11 Years | $131,371 | $8,900 at 6.77% |
| 12 Years | $140,271 | $8,904 at 6.35% |
| 13 Years | $149,175 | $8,909 at 5.97% |
| 14 Years | $158,084 | $8,916 at 5.64% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 4 Months | $41,873 | $10,639 at 25.41% |
| Average | 8 Years | $104,651 | $8,916 at 8.52% |
| Top | 14 Years and 8 Months | $164,027 | $8,922 at 5.44% |
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,
- 19.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 39.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 2.8% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 10.4% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 9.4% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 84% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 18.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 9.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Denver, CO
- Colorado,
- Adams, Arapahoe, Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broadway Estates, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Cherry Hills Village, Cherry Knolls, Commerce City, Denver, Douglas, Dupont, Edgewater, Englewood, Evergreen, Federal Heights, Fort Lupton, Golden, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Jefferson, Lafayetville, Lakewood, Littleton, Loisville, Longmont, Northglen, Parker, Sheridan, Sherrelwood, Thornton, Weld, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and Windsor.
These locations are all included in the Denver, CO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).