Cisco - St. Louis, MO - 13 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
St. Louis
MO - IL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$215,862
Experience Requirement
13 Years
Raise +1 Year
$19,049 at 8.82%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 13 Years: $215,862 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $187,632 & $244,092; and, 5% of Jobs top $285,267.
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% | $298,904 |
| 5% | $285,267 |
| 10% | $269,730 |
| 25% | $244,092 |
| 33% | $233,681 |
| 50% | $215,862 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 13 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% | $210,611 | $221,113 |
| 25% | $202,542 | $229,182 |
| 33% | $198,043 | $233,681 |
| 50% | $187,632 | $244,092 |
| 67% | $175,019 | $256,705 |
| 95% | $132,820 | $298,904 |
Salary Average =
$215,862
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 13 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Years | $197,558 | $18,304 at 9.27% |
| 13 Years | $215,862 | $19,049 at 8.82% |
| 14 Years | $234,911 | $19,787 at 8.42% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases rapidly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly 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: $57,972 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $131,974 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $236,532 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 | $59,359 | $9,370 at 15.79% |
| 3 Years | $68,729 | $10,723 at 15.60% |
| 4 Years | $79,452 | $11,785 at 14.83% |
| 5 Years | $91,237 | $12,722 at 13.94% |
| 6 Years | $103,959 | $13,592 at 13.07% |
| 7 Years | $117,551 | $14,423 at 12.27% |
| 8 Years | $131,974 | $15,229 at 11.54% |
| 9 Years | $147,203 | $16,015 at 10.88% |
| 10 Years | $163,218 | $16,789 at 10.29% |
| 11 Years | $180,007 | $17,551 at 9.75% |
| 12 Years | $197,558 | $18,304 at 9.27% |
| 13 Years | $215,862 | $19,049 at 8.82% |
| 14 Years | $234,911 | $19,787 at 8.42% |
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 | $57,972 | $9,089 at 15.68% |
| Average | 8 Years | $131,974 | $15,229 at 11.54% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $236,532 | $19,849 at 8.39% |
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,
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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:
- 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
St. Louis, MO
- Illinois,
- Alton, Belleville, Bethalto, Cahokie, Centreville, Clinton, Collinsville, East Alton, East St Louis, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Highland, Jersey, Jerseyville, Madison, Monroe, O'Fallon, St. Clair, Swansea, Troy, Washington Park, Waterloo and Wood River;
- Missouri,
- Afton, Ballwin, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Berkeley, Black Jack, Breckeridge Hills, Brentwood, Bridgeton, Chesterfield, Clayton, Concord, Crawford, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Dellwood, Des Peres, Ellisville, Ferguson, Florisant, Franklin, Glasgow Village, Glendale, Hazelwood, Hermann, Jefferson, Jennings, Kirkwood, Ladue, Lemay, Lincoln, Louis, Manchester, Maplewood, Maryland Heights, Mehlville, Murphy, Northwoods, O'Fallon, Oakville, Olivette, Overland, Pine Lawn, Richmond Heights, Richmond Hts, Rock Hill, Saint, Sappington, Shrewsbury, Spanish Lake, St Ann, St Charles, St John, St Louis, St Peters, Sullivan, Town Country, Union, University City, Warren, Washington, Webster Groves, Wildwood and Winfield.
These locations are all included in the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).