Cisco - Pittsburgh, PA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Pittsburgh
PA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/22 to 5/31/23
Salary Average
$97,388
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$6,166 at 6.33%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 6 Months: $97,388 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $76,861 & $117,916; and, 5% of Jobs top $147,516.
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.
$412,827 = 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $157,160 |
| 5% | $147,516 |
| 10% | $136,419 |
| 25% | $117,916 |
| 33% | $110,356 |
| 50% | $97,388 |
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% | $93,565 | $101,212 |
| 25% | $87,693 | $107,084 |
| 33% | $84,421 | $110,356 |
| 50% | $76,861 | $117,916 |
| 67% | $67,733 | $127,044 |
| 95% | $37,617 | $157,160 |
Salary Average =
$97,388
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 | $90,179 | $7,209 at 7.99% |
| 5 Years and 6 Months | $97,388 | $6,166 at 6.33% |
| 6 Years and 6 Months | $103,554 | $5,386 at 5.20% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases extremely rapidly in the first years, rises slightly with greater experience and quickly approaches a ceiling with 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: $14,807 at the low experience of 3 Months; $97,388 at the average experience of 5 Years and 6 Months; and, $126,074 at the top experience of 11 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 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 6/1/22 to 5/31/23.
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 | 3 Months | $14,807 | $36,471 at 246.31% |
| Average | 5 Years and 6 Months | $97,388 | $6,166 at 6.33% |
| Top | 11 Years and 8 Months | $126,074 | $3,259 at 2.58% |
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,
- 7.4% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 15.2% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 57.5% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 3.3% of job descriptions;
- Health Care, Medical or Pharmaceutical Sector,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 11.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 10.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 7.1% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 10% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 5.2% of job descriptions;
- Palo Alto Networks firewall,
- 17.6% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 5.2% of job descriptions.
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
- Pennsylvania,
- Allegheny, Avalon, Baldwin, Beaver, Bellevue, Bethel Park, Brentwood, Butler, Canonsburg, Carnegie, Castle Shannon, Clairton, Connelsville, Corapolis, Dormant, Duquesne, Fayette, Forest Hills, Fox Chapel, Glassport, Greensburg, Harrison City, Harrison, Jefferson, Latrobe, McCandless, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, Monroeville, Mount Lebanon, Munhall, New Kensington, North Braddock, Oakmont, Peasant Hills, Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, Plum, Swissvale, Turtle Creek, Uniontown, Washington, West Mifflin, West View, Westmoreland, Wexford, White Oak, Whotehall and Wilkensburg.
These locations are all included in the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).