Cisco - Huntsville, AL - 14 Years & 9 Months
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 11/1/24 to 10/31/25
Salary Average
$158,018
Experience Requirement
14 Years and 9 Months
Raise +1 Year
$13,451 at 8.51%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 14 Years & 9 Months: $158,018 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $139,296 & $176,739; and, 5% of Jobs top $203,905.
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.
$348,843 = 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $212,836 |
| 5% | $203,905 |
| 10% | $193,685 |
| 25% | $176,739 |
| 33% | $169,839 |
| 50% | $158,018 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 14 Years and 9 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% | $154,533 | $161,502 |
| 25% | $149,180 | $166,855 |
| 33% | $146,196 | $169,839 |
| 50% | $139,296 | $176,739 |
| 67% | $130,949 | $185,086 |
| 95% | $103,199 | $212,836 |
Salary Average =
$158,018
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 14 Years and 9 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Years and 9 Months | $145,089 | $12,928 at 8.91% |
| 14 Years and 9 Months | $158,018 | $13,451 at 8.51% |
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: $32,338 at the low experience of 1 Year and 5 Months; $81,953 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $158,018 at the top experience of 14 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years and 2 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 11/1/24 to 10/31/25.
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 | 1 Year and 5 Months | $32,338 | $5,215 at 16.13% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $81,953 | $9,863 at 12.03% |
| Top | 14 Years and 9 Months | $158,018 | $13,451 at 8.51% |
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,
- 20% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 37.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.7% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 2.6% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 11.3% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 10.4% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 8.7% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 84.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 20% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.2% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 8.7% 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).