Cisco - Los Angeles, CA - 7 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Los Angeles -
- Riverside - Orange County
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$130,972
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,619 at 6.58%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $130,972 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $108,050 & $153,894; and, 5% of Jobs top $187,326.
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% | $198,399 |
| 5% | $187,326 |
| 10% | $174,711 |
| 25% | $153,894 |
| 33% | $145,440 |
| 50% | $130,972 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 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% | $126,709 | $135,236 |
| 25% | $120,157 | $141,787 |
| 33% | $116,504 | $145,440 |
| 50% | $108,050 | $153,894 |
| 67% | $97,809 | $164,135 |
| 95% | $63,546 | $198,399 |
Salary Average =
$130,972
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 7 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Years | $122,250 | $8,722 at 7.13% |
| 7 Years | $130,972 | $8,619 at 6.58% |
| 8 Years | $139,591 | $8,548 at 6.12% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $82,387 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $139,591 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $191,039 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 | $84,269 | $10,417 at 12.36% |
| 3 Years | $94,686 | $9,560 at 10.10% |
| 4 Years | $104,246 | $9,127 at 8.76% |
| 5 Years | $113,373 | $8,877 at 7.83% |
| 6 Years | $122,250 | $8,722 at 7.13% |
| 7 Years | $130,972 | $8,619 at 6.58% |
| 8 Years | $139,591 | $8,548 at 6.12% |
| 9 Years | $148,139 | $8,497 at 5.74% |
| 10 Years | $156,636 | $8,460 at 5.40% |
| 11 Years | $165,096 | $8,433 at 5.11% |
| 12 Years | $173,529 | $8,413 at 4.85% |
| 13 Years | $181,942 | $8,398 at 4.62% |
| 14 Years | $190,340 | $8,386 at 4.41% |
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 | $82,387 | $10,640 at 12.91% |
| Average | 8 Years | $139,591 | $8,548 at 6.12% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $191,039 | $8,385 at 4.39% |
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:
- 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
Los Angeles, CA
- California,
- Adelanto, Agoura, Agoura Hills, Alhambra, Aliso Viejo, Altadena, Anaheim, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Beverly Hills, Blythe, Brea, Buena Park, Burbank, Calabasas, Calimesa, Camarillo, Canoga Park, Canyon Lake, Capistrano, Carson, Cathedral City, Century City, Cerritos, Chatsworth, Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Coachella, Colton, Commerce, Compton, Corona, Costa Mesa, Covina, Culver City, Cypress, Dana Point, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, East Los Angeles, El Monte, El Segundo, Encino, Fillmore, Florence, Fontana, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Gardena, Glendale, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, Hawthorne, Hemet, Hesperia, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Huntington Park, Indio, Industry, Inglewood, Irvine, La Habra, La Mirada, La Puente, La Quinta, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Lake Elsinore, Lake Forest, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Maywood, Mission Viejo, Monrovia, Montclair, Montebello, Monterey Park, Moorpark, Moreno Valley, Needles, Newbury Park, Newport Beach, Northridge, Norwalk, Ojai, Ontario, Orange County, Oxnard, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Paramount, Pasadena, Perris, Pico Rivera, Placentia, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Redondo Beach, Reseda, Rialto, Riverside, Riverside County, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, San Clemente, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Santa Paula, Sherman Oaks, Simi Valley, South Gate, Sun City, Sylmar, Temecula, Temple City, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Tustin, Twentynine Palms, Universal City, Upland, Valencia, Valle Vista, Van Nuys, Veijo, Venice, Ventura, Ventura County, Victorville, Walnut, West Covina, West Hills, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, Westminster, Westmont, Whittier, Willow Brook, Woodland Hills, Yorba Linda, Yucaipa and Yucca Valley.
These locations are all included in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).