Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Cisco
Networking

United States Location

Phoenix - Mesa
AZ
USA Metropolitan Area

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24

Salary Average

$56,048

Experience Requirement

1 Year

Raise +1 Year

$7,836 at 13.98%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 1 Year: $56,048 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $39,419 & $72,677; and, 5% of Jobs top $96,951.

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.

$436,225 = 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $105,001
5% $96,951
10% $87,787
25% $72,677
33% $66,543
50% $56,048
Top Percentile of Job Market =

Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 1 Year Experience.

Salary Range and Jobs

Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market Salary Range
Low Salary High Salary
10% $52,955 $59,141
25% $48,203 $63,893
33% $45,553 $66,543
50% $39,419 $72,677
67% $31,987 $80,109
Salary Average =

$56,048

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 1 Year Experience.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
1 Year $56,048 $7,836 at 13.98%
2 Years $63,884 $7,052 at 11.04%

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: $56,048 at the low experience of 1 Year; $104,176 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $148,693 at the top experience of 15 Years and 1 Month.

Experience End Points :

0 = Entry Level.

15 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 12/1/23 to 11/29/24.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low 1 Year $56,048 $7,836 at 13.98%
Average 8 Years and 1 Month $104,176 $6,390 at 6.13%
Top 15 Years and 1 Month $148,693 $6,338 at 4.26%

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,
2.9% of job descriptions;
Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
13.2% of job descriptions;
Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
64.7% of job descriptions;
Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
5.9% of job descriptions;
Security Clearance,
16.2% of job descriptions;
Cisco IOS,
13.2% of job descriptions;
Cisco ACI,
16.2% of job descriptions;
ServiceNow,
7.4% of job descriptions;
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
75% of job descriptions;
CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
22.1% of job descriptions;
CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
7.4% of job descriptions;
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification),
2.9% of job descriptions.

Location

Phoenix, AZ

Arizona,
Apache Junction, Avondale, Buckeye, Casa Grande, Cashion, Cave Creek, Chandler, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Guadalupe, Maricopa, Mesa, Oracle, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Pinal, San Manuel, Scottsdale, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Superior, Surprise, Tempe, Tolleson, Wickenburg and Youngtown.

These locations are all included in the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).