Cisco - Knoxville, TN - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Knoxville
TN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 3/1/22 to 2/28/23
Salary Average
$88,582
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$8,407 at 9.49%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 6 Months: $88,582 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $70,004 & $107,159; and, 5% of Jobs top $133,965.
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.
$418,376 = 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 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $142,707 |
| 5% | $133,965 |
| 10% | $123,912 |
| 25% | $107,159 |
| 33% | $100,316 |
| 50% | $88,582 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 6 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% | $85,122 | $92,041 |
| 25% | $79,808 | $97,355 |
| 33% | $76,847 | $100,316 |
| 50% | $70,004 | $107,159 |
| 67% | $61,742 | $115,422 |
| 95% | $34,456 | $142,707 |
Salary Average =
$88,582
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 5 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 6 Months | $80,067 | $8,515 at 10.63% |
| 5 Years and 6 Months | $88,582 | $8,407 at 9.49% |
| 6 Years and 6 Months | $96,988 | $8,340 at 8.60% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly 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: $29,720 at the low experience of Entry Level; $88,582 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $141,821 at the top experience of 11 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 1 Month = 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 3/1/22 to 2/28/23.
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 | Entry Level | $29,720 | $17,026 at 57.29% |
| Average | 5 Years and 6 Months | $88,582 | $8,406 at 9.49% |
| Top | 11 Years and 11 Months | $141,821 | $8,230 at 5.80% |
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,
-
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,
- 8.3% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 18.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 59.6% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- Health Care, Medical or Pharmaceutical Sector,
- 3.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 10.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 9.3% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 9.3% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 5.9% of job descriptions;
- Palo Alto Networks firewall,
- 15.1% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 6.2% of job descriptions.
Location
Knoxville, TN
- Tennessee,
- Anderson, Blount, Farragut, Knox, Knoxville, Loudon, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Powell, Sevier, Sevierville and Union.
These locations are all included in the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).