Cisco - San Jose, CA - 1 Year
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
San Jose -
- San Francisco - Oakland
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24
Salary Average
$76,245
Experience Requirement
1 Year
Raise +1 Year
$12,790 at 16.77%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 1 Year: $76,245 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $53,624 & $98,866; and, 5% of Jobs top $131,888.
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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $142,838 |
| 5% | $131,888 |
| 10% | $119,422 |
| 25% | $98,866 |
| 33% | $90,522 |
| 50% | $76,245 |
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% | $72,038 | $80,452 |
| 25% | $65,573 | $86,917 |
| 33% | $61,968 | $90,522 |
| 50% | $53,624 | $98,866 |
| 67% | $43,513 | $108,977 |
Salary Average =
$76,245
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.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $76,245 | $12,790 at 16.77% |
| 2 Years | $89,035 | $8,902 at 10.00% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises moderately with greater experience and approaches a ceiling with 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: $76,245 at the low experience of 1 Year; $122,851 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $139,961 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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $76,245 | $12,790 at 16.77% |
| 2 Years | $89,035 | $8,901 at 10.00% |
| 3 Years | $97,936 | $6,836 at 6.98% |
| 4 Years | $104,772 | $5,549 at 5.30% |
| 5 Years | $110,321 | $4,671 at 4.23% |
| 6 Years | $114,992 | $4,033 at 3.51% |
| 7 Years | $119,025 | $3,548 at 2.98% |
| 8 Years | $122,573 | $3,167 at 2.58% |
| 9 Years | $125,740 | $2,861 at 2.28% |
| 10 Years | $128,601 | $2,607 at 2.03% |
| 11 Years | $131,208 | $2,396 at 1.83% |
| 12 Years | $133,604 | $2,215 at 1.66% |
| 13 Years | $135,819 | $2,061 at 1.52% |
| 14 Years | $137,880 | $1,926 at 1.40% |
| 15 Years | $139,806 | $1,808 at 1.29% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $76,245 | $12,790 at 16.77% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $122,851 | $3,139 at 2.56% |
| Top | 15 Years and 1 Month | $139,961 | $1,799 at 1.29% |
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
San Jose - San Francisco, CA
- California,
- Alameda, Alameda County, Alamo, Albany, Alum Rock, Alviso, Antioch, Ashland, Atherton, Bay Area, Bay Point, Belmont, Benicia, Berkeley, Boyes Hot Springs, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Capitola, Castre Valley, Concord, Contra Costa, Contra Costa County, Corte Madea, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Dixon, Dublin, East Palo Alto, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Fairfax, Fairfield, Foster City, Fremont, Gilroy, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Healdsburg, Hercules, Hillsborough, Julian, Kensington, Lafayette, Larkspur, Livermore, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Marin, Marin County, Martinez, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Milpitas, Moraga, Mountain View, Napa, Napa County, Newark, North Fair Oaks, Novato, Oakland, Orinda, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Redwood Shores, Richmond, Rodeo, Rohnert Park, San Anselmo, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Francisco County, San Jose, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Mateo, San Mateo County, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, San Raphael, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Santa Rosa, Saratoga, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Silicon Valley, Solano, Solano County, Sonoma, Sonoma County, Soquel, South San Francisco, Stanford, Sunnyvale, Tara Hills, Tiburon, Timalpais Valley, Union City, Vacaville, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek West, Watsonville and Woodside.
These locations are all included in the San Jose - San Francisco, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).