Cisco - Huntsville, AL - 3 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Huntsville
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$70,501
Experience Requirement
3 Years
Raise +1 Year
$4,910 at 6.96%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 3 Years: $70,501 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $54,570 & $86,431; and, 5% of Jobs top $109,666.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $117,362 |
| 5% | $109,666 |
| 10% | $100,899 |
| 25% | $86,431 |
| 33% | $80,556 |
| 50% | $70,501 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 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% | $67,537 | $73,464 |
| 25% | $62,984 | $78,017 |
| 33% | $60,445 | $80,556 |
| 50% | $54,570 | $86,431 |
| 67% | $47,452 | $93,549 |
Salary Average =
$70,501
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 3 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $67,129 | $3,371 at 5.02% |
| 3 Years | $70,501 | $4,910 at 6.96% |
| 4 Years | $75,411 | $5,862 at 7.77% |
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 more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $66,804 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $102,577 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $157,712 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $67,129 | $3,372 at 5.02% |
| 3 Years | $70,501 | $4,910 at 6.96% |
| 4 Years | $75,411 | $5,862 at 7.77% |
| 5 Years | $81,273 | $6,559 at 8.07% |
| 6 Years | $87,832 | $7,126 at 8.11% |
| 7 Years | $94,958 | $7,619 at 8.02% |
| 8 Years | $102,577 | $8,066 at 7.86% |
| 9 Years | $110,643 | $8,481 at 7.67% |
| 10 Years | $119,124 | $8,877 at 7.45% |
| 11 Years | $128,001 | $9,256 at 7.23% |
| 12 Years | $137,257 | $9,624 at 7.01% |
| 13 Years | $146,881 | $9,984 at 6.80% |
| 14 Years | $156,865 | $10,335 at 6.59% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 10 Months | $66,804 | $3,003 at 4.50% |
| Average | 8 Years | $102,577 | $8,066 at 7.86% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $157,712 | $10,365 at 6.57% |
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,
- 30.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 16.4% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 15.1% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 86.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.7% 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).