
Cisco - Houston, TX - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Houston - Galveston - Brazoria
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/21 to 4/30/22
Salary Average
$83,401
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 7 Months
Raise +1 Year
$9,235 at 11.07%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 7 Months: $83,401 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $63,905 & $102,897; and, 5% of Jobs top $131,038.
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.
$365,834 = 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $140,219 |
5% | $131,038 |
10% | $120,482 |
25% | $102,897 |
33% | $95,716 |
50% | $83,401 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 7 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $79,770 | $87,032 |
25% | $74,194 | $92,608 |
33% | $71,086 | $95,716 |
50% | $63,905 | $102,897 |
67% | $55,233 | $111,569 |
95% | $26,583 | $140,219 |
Salary Average =
$83,401
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 4 Years and 7 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 7 Months | $74,171 | $9,231 at 12.44% |
4 Years and 7 Months | $83,401 | $9,235 at 11.07% |
5 Years and 7 Months | $92,636 | $9,237 at 9.97% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level and increases at a fixed rate with experience.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $41,437 at the low experience of Entry Level; $83,401 at the average experience of 4 Years and 7 Months; and, $131,131 at the top experience of 9 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 4 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | Entry Level | $41,437 | $8,976 at 21.66% |
Average | 4 Years and 7 Months | $83,401 | $9,235 at 11.07% |
Top | 9 Years and 9 Months | $131,131 | $9,239 at 7.05% |
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:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 7.5% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 42.1% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 53.1% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 12% of job descriptions;
- CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Palo Alto Networks firewall,
- 14.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Houston, TX
- Texas,
- Aldine, Baytown, Beaumont Place, Bellaire, Brazoria, Chambers, Chnnelview, Cloverleaf, Conroe, Deer Park, Fort Bend, Freeport, Friendswood, Galena Park, Galveston, Harris, Houston, Jacinto City, Kingwood, La Porte, Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Missouri City, Montgomery, Pasadena, Spring, South Houston, Texas City, Waller, West Unversity Place and Woodlands.
These locations are all included in the Houston, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).