Cisco - Huntsville, AL - 2 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/24 to 4/30/25
Salary Average
$65,896
Experience Requirement
2 Years
Raise +1 Year
$2,663 at 4.04%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 2 Years: $65,896 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $48,652 & $83,140; and, 5% of Jobs top $108,250.
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.
$454,034 = 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $116,548 |
| 5% | $108,250 |
| 10% | $98,784 |
| 25% | $83,140 |
| 33% | $76,781 |
| 50% | $65,896 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 2 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% | $62,688 | $69,104 |
| 25% | $57,759 | $74,033 |
| 33% | $55,011 | $76,781 |
| 50% | $48,652 | $83,140 |
| 67% | $40,953 | $90,839 |
Salary Average =
$65,896
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 2 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $65,896 | $2,663 at 4.04% |
| 3 Years | $68,559 | $4,215 at 6.15% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows briskly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $65,672 at the low experience of 1 Year and 5 Months; $94,578 at the average experience of 7 Years and 8 Months; and, $144,676 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $65,896 | $2,663 at 4.04% |
| 3 Years | $68,559 | $4,215 at 6.15% |
| 4 Years | $72,774 | $5,149 at 7.08% |
| 5 Years | $77,923 | $5,817 at 7.47% |
| 6 Years | $83,740 | $6,349 at 7.58% |
| 7 Years | $90,089 | $6,804 at 7.55% |
| 8 Years | $96,893 | $7,210 at 7.44% |
| 9 Years | $104,103 | $7,586 at 7.29% |
| 10 Years | $111,689 | $7,939 at 7.11% |
| 11 Years | $119,628 | $8,278 at 6.92% |
| 12 Years | $127,906 | $8,604 at 6.73% |
| 13 Years | $136,510 | $8,922 at 6.54% |
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 | $65,672 | $1,075 at 1.64% |
| Average | 7 Years and 8 Months | $94,578 | $7,078 at 7.48% |
| Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $144,676 | $9,207 at 6.36% |
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,
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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,
- 26.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 64.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 17.1% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 13.4% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 85.4% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.4% 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).