
Cisco - Indianapolis, IN - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Indianapolis
IN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/21 to 4/30/22
Salary Average
$67,110
Experience Requirement
4 Years and 7 Months
Raise +1 Year
$8,605 at 12.82%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 4 Years & 7 Months: $67,110 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $51,422 & $82,797; and, 5% of Jobs top $105,441.
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.
$365,834 = 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $112,829 |
5% | $105,441 |
10% | $96,947 |
25% | $82,797 |
33% | $77,019 |
50% | $67,110 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 4 Years and 7 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% | $64,188 | $70,031 |
25% | $59,701 | $74,518 |
33% | $57,200 | $77,019 |
50% | $51,422 | $82,797 |
67% | $44,444 | $89,775 |
Salary Average =
$67,110
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 4 Years and 7 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
3 Years and 7 Months | $58,434 | $8,675 at 14.85% |
4 Years and 7 Months | $67,110 | $8,605 at 12.82% |
5 Years and 7 Months | $75,715 | $8,570 at 11.32% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level and increases at a fixed rate with experience.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $27,126 at the low experience of 4 Months; $67,110 at the average experience of 4 Years and 7 Months; and, $111,353 at the top experience of 9 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 4 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
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 | 4 Months | $27,126 | $10,911 at 40.22% |
Average | 4 Years and 7 Months | $67,110 | $8,605 at 12.82% |
Top | 9 Years and 9 Months | $111,353 | $8,547 at 7.68% |
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:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 7.5% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 42.1% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 53.1% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 12% of job descriptions;
- CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Palo Alto Networks firewall,
- 14.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Indianapolis, IN
- Indiana,
- Anderson, Boone, Brownsburg, Carmel, Central, Elwood, Franklin, Greenfield, Greenwood, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Indianaplois, Indianapolis, Johnson, Lawrence, Lebanon, Madison, Marion, Martinsville, Morgan, Noblesville, Plainfield, Shelby, Shelbyville and Speedway.
These locations are all included in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).