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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26
Salary Average
$43,981
Experience Requirement
2 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,350 at 12.16%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 2 Years: $43,981 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $35,579 & $52,382; and, 5% of Jobs top $64,625.
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.
$451,269 = 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $68,674 |
| 5% | $64,625 |
| 10% | $60,008 |
| 25% | $52,382 |
| 33% | $49,284 |
| 50% | $43,981 |
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% | $42,418 | $45,544 |
| 25% | $40,016 | $47,945 |
| 33% | $38,678 | $49,284 |
| 50% | $35,579 | $52,382 |
| 67% | $31,827 | $56,135 |
Salary Average =
$43,981
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $39,852 | $4,129 at 10.36% |
| 2 Years | $43,981 | $5,350 at 12.16% |
| 3 Years | $49,331 | $6,093 at 12.35% |
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: $38,981 at the low experience of 8 Months; $84,909 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $156,009 at the top experience of 15 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 11 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $39,852 | $4,129 at 10.36% |
| 2 Years | $43,981 | $5,350 at 12.16% |
| 3 Years | $49,331 | $6,092 at 12.35% |
| 4 Years | $55,423 | $6,666 at 12.03% |
| 5 Years | $62,089 | $7,161 at 11.53% |
| 6 Years | $69,250 | $7,615 at 11.00% |
| 7 Years | $76,865 | $8,044 at 10.47% |
| 8 Years | $84,909 | $8,457 at 9.96% |
| 9 Years | $93,366 | $8,860 at 9.49% |
| 10 Years | $102,226 | $9,254 at 9.05% |
| 11 Years | $111,480 | $9,643 at 8.65% |
| 12 Years | $121,123 | $10,025 at 8.28% |
| 13 Years | $131,148 | $10,405 at 7.93% |
| 14 Years | $141,553 | $10,780 at 7.62% |
| 15 Years | $152,333 | $11,153 at 7.32% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 8 Months | $38,981 | $3,445 at 8.84% |
| Average | 8 Years | $84,909 | $8,457 at 9.96% |
| Top | 15 Years and 4 Months | $156,009 | $11,277 at 7.23% |
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,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.8% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 17.7% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 10.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 77.2% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.1% 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).