Cisco - Hartford, CT - 10 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Hartford
CT
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$154,184
Experience Requirement
10 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,481 at 5.50%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 10 Years: $154,184 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $131,103 & $177,265; and, 5% of Jobs top $210,929.
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% | $222,079 |
| 5% | $210,929 |
| 10% | $198,226 |
| 25% | $177,265 |
| 33% | $168,752 |
| 50% | $154,184 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 10 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% | $149,891 | $158,477 |
| 25% | $143,294 | $165,074 |
| 33% | $139,616 | $168,752 |
| 50% | $131,103 | $177,265 |
| 67% | $120,791 | $187,577 |
| 95% | $86,289 | $222,079 |
Salary Average =
$154,184
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 10 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Years | $145,660 | $8,524 at 5.85% |
| 10 Years | $154,184 | $8,481 at 5.50% |
| 11 Years | $162,665 | $8,450 at 5.19% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly 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: $78,973 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $137,078 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $188,651 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 | $80,931 | $10,738 at 13.27% |
| 3 Years | $91,669 | $9,750 at 10.64% |
| 4 Years | $101,419 | $9,250 at 9.12% |
| 5 Years | $110,669 | $8,962 at 8.10% |
| 6 Years | $119,631 | $8,783 at 7.34% |
| 7 Years | $128,414 | $8,664 at 6.75% |
| 8 Years | $137,078 | $8,582 at 6.26% |
| 9 Years | $145,660 | $8,524 at 5.85% |
| 10 Years | $154,184 | $8,481 at 5.50% |
| 11 Years | $162,665 | $8,450 at 5.19% |
| 12 Years | $171,115 | $8,427 at 4.92% |
| 13 Years | $179,542 | $8,409 at 4.68% |
| 14 Years | $187,951 | $8,396 at 4.47% |
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 | $78,973 | $10,996 at 13.92% |
| Average | 8 Years | $137,078 | $8,582 at 6.26% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $188,651 | $8,395 at 4.45% |
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
Hartford, CT
- Connecticut,
- Andover, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Haddam, Hartford, Harwinton, Hebron, Lebanon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middlefield, Middlesex, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willington, Winchester, Windsor and Windsor Locks.
These locations are all included in the Hartford, CT metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).