Cisco - Seattle, WA - 1 Year
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
Seattle - Tacoma - Bremerton
WA
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24
Salary Average
$79,908
Experience Requirement
1 Year
Raise +1 Year
$9,910 at 12.40%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 1 Year: $79,908 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $56,200 & $103,616; and, 5% of Jobs top $138,223.
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% | $149,699 |
| 5% | $138,223 |
| 10% | $125,158 |
| 25% | $103,616 |
| 33% | $94,871 |
| 50% | $79,908 |
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% | $75,498 | $84,317 |
| 25% | $68,723 | $91,093 |
| 33% | $64,944 | $94,871 |
| 50% | $56,200 | $103,616 |
| 67% | $45,603 | $114,212 |
Salary Average =
$79,908
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 | $79,908 | $9,910 at 12.40% |
| 2 Years | $89,817 | $8,741 at 9.73% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly 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 more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $79,908 at the low experience of 1 Year; $139,044 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $192,809 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 | $79,908 | $9,909 at 12.40% |
| 2 Years | $89,817 | $8,741 at 9.73% |
| 3 Years | $98,558 | $8,278 at 8.40% |
| 4 Years | $106,836 | $8,046 at 7.53% |
| 5 Years | $114,882 | $7,913 at 6.89% |
| 6 Years | $122,795 | $7,829 at 6.38% |
| 7 Years | $130,624 | $7,774 at 5.95% |
| 8 Years | $138,398 | $7,736 at 5.59% |
| 9 Years | $146,134 | $7,709 at 5.28% |
| 10 Years | $153,843 | $7,689 at 5.00% |
| 11 Years | $161,532 | $7,674 at 4.75% |
| 12 Years | $169,206 | $7,663 at 4.53% |
| 13 Years | $176,869 | $7,655 at 4.33% |
| 14 Years | $184,524 | $7,648 at 4.14% |
| 15 Years | $192,172 | $7,642 at 3.98% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $79,908 | $9,909 at 12.40% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $139,044 | $7,734 at 5.56% |
| Top | 15 Years and 1 Month | $192,809 | $7,642 at 3.96% |
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,
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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
Seattle, WA
- Washington,
- Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bonney Lake, Bothell, Bremerton, Burien, Des Moines, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Fircrest, Inglewood, Island County, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, King County, Kirkland, Kitsap County, Lacy, Lakewood, Langley, Lynnwood, Mercer Island, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukiteo, Newcastle, Normandy Park, Normandy Pk, Oak Harbor, Olympia, Parkland, Pierce County, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, Riverton Heights, Sea Tac, Seattle, Sheridan Beach, Shoreline, Skyway, Snohomish County, Sumner, Tacoma, Thurston County, Tukwila, Tumwater, University Place, White Center and Woodinville.
These locations are all included in the Seattle, WA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).