Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Cisco
Networking

United States Location

Houston - Galveston - Brazoria
TX
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23

Salary Average

$106,477

Experience Requirement

5 Years and 6 Months

Raise +1 Year

$6,748 at 6.34%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 5 Years & 6 Months: $106,477 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $84,034 & $128,921; and, 5% of Jobs top $161,283.

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.

$412,827 = 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $171,827
5% $161,283
10% $149,151
25% $128,921
33% $120,655
50% $106,477
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 6 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% $102,297 $110,658
25% $95,877 $117,078
33% $92,300 $120,655
50% $84,034 $128,921
67% $74,054 $138,900
95% $41,128 $171,827
Salary Average =

$106,477

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 5 Years and 6 Months Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
4 Years and 6 Months $98,588 $7,889 at 8.00%
5 Years and 6 Months $106,477 $6,748 at 6.34%
6 Years and 6 Months $113,225 $5,895 at 5.21%

About Salary and Experience

Salary by Year :

Salary increases extremely rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with 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: $16,159 at the low experience of 3 Months; $106,477 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $137,873 at the top experience of 11 Years and 8 Months.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

15 Years and 6 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low 3 Months $16,159 $39,867 at 246.72%
Average 5 Years and 6 Months $106,477 $6,748 at 6.34%
Top 11 Years and 8 Months $137,873 $3,567 at 2.59%

Qualifications

Description

Design, install, optimize, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot, Cisco network, are primary position responsibilities.

Skills

The qualifications of this information technology Job:
  • Cisco;
  • System-Network Administrator,
    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,
7.4% of job descriptions;
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
15.2% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
57.5% of job descriptions;
Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
3.3% of job descriptions;
Health Care, Medical or Pharmaceutical Sector,
3.1% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
11.6% of job descriptions;
Cisco IOS,
10.5% of job descriptions;
Cisco ACI,
7.1% of job descriptions;
CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
10% of job descriptions;
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
5.2% of job descriptions;
Palo Alto Networks firewall,
17.6% of job descriptions;
Agile software methodology,
5.2% 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).