Salary Report

Information Technology Job

Cisco
Networking

United States Location

United States of America

Competitive Position® Salary Report

Data Observed 12/1/23 to 11/29/24

Salary Average

$59,021

Experience Requirement

1 Year

Raise +1 Year

$13,770 at 23.33%

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Salary and Number of Jobs

Graph of succeeding salary information

About Salary and Jobs

Salary Range :

At required Experience of 1 Year: $59,021 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $41,510 & $76,532; and, 5% of Jobs top $102,094.

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.

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Top Salaries

Top Percentile of Job market Top Salary
2.5% $110,570
5% $102,094
10% $92,444
25% $76,532
33% $70,073
50% $59,021
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% $55,764 $62,278
25% $50,760 $67,283
33% $47,969 $70,073
50% $41,510 $76,532
67% $33,683 $84,359
Salary Average =

$59,021

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.

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Salary and Experience

Graph of succeeding salary information

Salary ±1 Year

Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
1 Year $59,021 $13,770 at 23.33%
2 Years $72,791 $9,770 at 13.42%

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: $59,021 at the low experience of 1 Year; $110,413 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $129,816 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.

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Salary and Experience Range

95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience Salary Average Raise +1 Year
Low 1 Year $59,021 $13,770 at 23.33%
Average 8 Years and 1 Month $110,413 $3,547 at 3.21%
Top 15 Years and 1 Month $129,816 $2,048 at 1.58%

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,
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

United States of America