Cisco - Denver, CO - 6 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Denver - Boulder - Greeley
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/25 to 4/28/26
Salary Average
$96,276
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,106 at 8.42%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $96,276 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $82,711 & $109,842; and, 5% of Jobs top $129,644.
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.
$439,140 = 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $136,210 |
| 5% | $129,644 |
| 10% | $122,168 |
| 25% | $109,842 |
| 33% | $104,838 |
| 50% | $96,276 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $93,753 | $98,799 |
| 25% | $89,876 | $102,676 |
| 33% | $87,714 | $104,838 |
| 50% | $82,711 | $109,842 |
| 67% | $76,648 | $115,905 |
| 95% | $56,342 | $136,210 |
Salary Average =
$96,276
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 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $88,681 | $7,595 at 8.56% |
| 6 Years | $96,276 | $8,106 at 8.42% |
| 7 Years | $104,383 | $8,566 at 8.21% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually 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: $67,495 at the low experience of 1 Year; $115,899 at the average experience of 8 Years and 4 Months; and, $191,673 at the top experience of 15 Years and 8 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $67,495 | $2,888 at 4.28% |
| 2 Years | $70,383 | $5,080 at 7.22% |
| 3 Years | $75,463 | $6,224 at 8.25% |
| 4 Years | $81,687 | $6,994 at 8.56% |
| 5 Years | $88,681 | $7,595 at 8.56% |
| 6 Years | $96,276 | $8,107 at 8.42% |
| 7 Years | $104,383 | $8,565 at 8.21% |
| 8 Years | $112,948 | $8,993 at 7.96% |
| 9 Years | $121,941 | $9,397 at 7.71% |
| 10 Years | $131,338 | $9,786 at 7.45% |
| 11 Years | $141,124 | $10,165 at 7.20% |
| 12 Years | $151,289 | $10,534 at 6.96% |
| 13 Years | $161,823 | $10,897 at 6.73% |
| 14 Years | $172,720 | $11,254 at 6.52% |
| 15 Years | $183,974 | $11,607 at 6.31% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $67,495 | $2,888 at 4.28% |
| Average | 8 Years and 4 Months | $115,899 | $9,130 at 7.88% |
| Top | 15 Years and 8 Months | $191,673 | $11,840 at 6.18% |
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,
- 5.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 82.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 13% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 20.3% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 78.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 34.8% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 4.3% 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).