Cisco - St. Louis, MO - 7 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
St. Louis
MO - IL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 8/3/25 to 7/30/26
Salary Average
$116,185
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,999 at 6.02%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $116,185 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $102,336 & $130,034; and, 5% of Jobs top $150,485.
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.
$406,431 = 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 8/3/25 to 7/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $157,379 |
| 5% | $150,485 |
| 10% | $142,714 |
| 25% | $130,034 |
| 33% | $124,919 |
| 50% | $116,185 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 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% | $113,613 | $118,758 |
| 25% | $109,659 | $122,712 |
| 33% | $107,452 | $124,919 |
| 50% | $102,336 | $130,034 |
| 67% | $96,117 | $136,254 |
| 95% | $74,991 | $157,379 |
Salary Average =
$116,185
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 7 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Years | $109,103 | $7,082 at 6.49% |
| 7 Years | $116,185 | $6,999 at 6.02% |
| 8 Years | $123,184 | $6,941 at 5.63% |
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 equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $66,739 at the low experience of 10 Months; $122,022 at the average experience of 7 Years and 10 Months; and, $170,049 at the top experience of 14 Years and 10 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 3 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 8/3/25 to 7/30/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $68,656 | $9,775 at 14.24% |
| 2 Years | $78,431 | $8,343 at 10.64% |
| 3 Years | $86,774 | $7,725 at 8.90% |
| 4 Years | $94,499 | $7,399 at 7.83% |
| 5 Years | $101,898 | $7,205 at 7.07% |
| 6 Years | $109,103 | $7,082 at 6.49% |
| 7 Years | $116,185 | $6,999 at 6.02% |
| 8 Years | $123,184 | $6,941 at 5.63% |
| 9 Years | $130,125 | $6,898 at 5.30% |
| 10 Years | $137,023 | $6,868 at 5.01% |
| 11 Years | $143,891 | $6,845 at 4.76% |
| 12 Years | $150,736 | $6,828 at 4.53% |
| 13 Years | $157,564 | $6,814 at 4.32% |
| 14 Years | $164,378 | $6,804 at 4.14% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 10 Months | $66,739 | $10,200 at 15.28% |
| Average | 7 Years and 10 Months | $122,022 | $6,949 at 5.69% |
| Top | 14 Years and 10 Months | $170,049 | $6,798 at 4.00% |
Qualifications
Description
Design, install, optimize, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot, Cisco network, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- Cisco;
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- 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:
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 84.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 12.8% of job descriptions;
- Telecommunication Industry,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 10.3% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 46.2% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 46.2% of job descriptions;
- CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) or CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional),
- 17.9% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 15.4% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 12.8% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.1% 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).