Cisco - USA - 13 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 1/2/25 to 12/31/25
Salary Average
$168,477
Experience Requirement
13 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,435 at 5.01%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 13 Years: $168,477 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $150,571 & $186,384; and, 5% of Jobs top $212,379.
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.
$451,447 = 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $220,931 |
| 5% | $212,379 |
| 10% | $202,596 |
| 25% | $186,384 |
| 33% | $179,783 |
| 50% | $168,477 |
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% | $165,144 | $171,810 |
| 25% | $160,025 | $176,929 |
| 33% | $157,171 | $179,783 |
| 50% | $150,571 | $186,384 |
| 67% | $142,586 | $194,369 |
| 95% | $116,023 | $220,931 |
Salary Average =
$168,477
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 | $160,042 | $8,435 at 5.27% |
| 13 Years | $168,477 | $8,435 at 5.01% |
| 14 Years | $176,912 | $8,435 at 4.77% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently 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: $70,070 at the low experience of 1 Year and 4 Months; $126,303 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $182,535 at the top experience of 14 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 1/2/25 to 12/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $75,693 | $8,435 at 11.14% |
| 3 Years | $84,128 | $8,435 at 10.03% |
| 4 Years | $92,563 | $8,435 at 9.11% |
| 5 Years | $100,998 | $8,435 at 8.35% |
| 6 Years | $109,433 | $8,435 at 7.71% |
| 7 Years | $117,868 | $8,435 at 7.16% |
| 8 Years | $126,303 | $8,435 at 6.68% |
| 9 Years | $134,738 | $8,434 at 6.26% |
| 10 Years | $143,172 | $8,435 at 5.89% |
| 11 Years | $151,607 | $8,435 at 5.56% |
| 12 Years | $160,042 | $8,435 at 5.27% |
| 13 Years | $168,477 | $8,435 at 5.01% |
| 14 Years | $176,912 | $8,435 at 4.77% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 4 Months | $70,070 | $8,435 at 12.04% |
| Average | 8 Years | $126,303 | $8,435 at 6.68% |
| Top | 14 Years and 8 Months | $182,535 | $8,435 at 4.62% |
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:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 19.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 38.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.2% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Dynamics,
- 4.5% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 9.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 82.7% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 20.9% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.5% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 9.1% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America