Cisco - Huntsville, AL - 10 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$116,382
Experience Requirement
10 Years
Raise +1 Year
$12,122 at 10.42%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 10 Years: $116,382 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $101,826 & $130,938; and, 5% of Jobs top $152,069.
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.
$451,447 = 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $159,021 |
| 5% | $152,069 |
| 10% | $144,117 |
| 25% | $130,938 |
| 33% | $125,573 |
| 50% | $116,382 |
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% | $113,673 | $119,091 |
| 25% | $109,512 | $123,253 |
| 33% | $107,192 | $125,573 |
| 50% | $101,826 | $130,938 |
| 67% | $95,336 | $137,429 |
| 95% | $73,743 | $159,021 |
Salary Average =
$116,382
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 | $104,859 | $11,524 at 10.99% |
| 10 Years | $116,382 | $12,122 at 10.42% |
| 11 Years | $128,504 | $12,711 at 9.89% |
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: $39,409 at the low experience of 1 Year and 4 Months; $93,944 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $177,942 at the top experience of 14 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $42,904 | $6,436 at 15.00% |
| 3 Years | $49,340 | $7,441 at 15.08% |
| 4 Years | $56,781 | $8,252 at 14.53% |
| 5 Years | $65,033 | $8,973 at 13.80% |
| 6 Years | $74,006 | $9,647 at 13.04% |
| 7 Years | $83,653 | $10,291 at 12.30% |
| 8 Years | $93,944 | $10,915 at 11.62% |
| 9 Years | $104,859 | $11,523 at 10.99% |
| 10 Years | $116,382 | $12,122 at 10.42% |
| 11 Years | $128,504 | $12,712 at 9.89% |
| 12 Years | $141,216 | $13,293 at 9.41% |
| 13 Years | $154,509 | $13,870 at 8.98% |
| 14 Years | $168,379 | $14,439 at 8.58% |
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 | $39,409 | $5,507 at 13.97% |
| Average | 8 Years | $93,944 | $10,915 at 11.62% |
| Top | 14 Years and 8 Months | $177,942 | $14,817 at 8.33% |
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,
- 19.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 38.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 82.7% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 20.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 9.1% of job descriptions.
Location
Huntsville, AL
- Alabama,
- Athens, Hunstville, Limestone and Madison.
These locations are all included in the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).