Cisco - USA - 15 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/25 to 3/31/26
Salary Average
$170,484
Experience Requirement
15 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,867 at 3.44%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 15 Years: $170,484 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $152,486 & $188,482; and, 5% of Jobs top $214,708.
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.
$451,269 = 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $223,383 |
| 5% | $214,708 |
| 10% | $204,817 |
| 25% | $188,482 |
| 33% | $181,845 |
| 50% | $170,484 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 15 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% | $167,136 | $173,832 |
| 25% | $161,991 | $178,976 |
| 33% | $159,123 | $181,845 |
| 50% | $152,486 | $188,482 |
| 67% | $144,448 | $196,520 |
| 95% | $117,585 | $223,383 |
Salary Average =
$170,484
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 15 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Years | $164,617 | $5,867 at 3.56% |
| 15 Years | $170,484 | $5,867 at 3.44% |
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: $86,394 at the low experience of 8 Months; $129,417 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $172,439 at the top experience of 15 Years and 4 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 11 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 4/1/25 to 3/31/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $88,350 | $5,867 at 6.64% |
| 2 Years | $94,217 | $5,866 at 6.23% |
| 3 Years | $100,083 | $5,867 at 5.86% |
| 4 Years | $105,950 | $5,867 at 5.54% |
| 5 Years | $111,817 | $5,866 at 5.25% |
| 6 Years | $117,683 | $5,867 at 4.99% |
| 7 Years | $123,550 | $5,867 at 4.75% |
| 8 Years | $129,417 | $5,867 at 4.53% |
| 9 Years | $135,284 | $5,866 at 4.34% |
| 10 Years | $141,150 | $5,867 at 4.16% |
| 11 Years | $147,017 | $5,867 at 3.99% |
| 12 Years | $152,884 | $5,866 at 3.84% |
| 13 Years | $158,750 | $5,867 at 3.70% |
| 14 Years | $164,617 | $5,867 at 3.56% |
| 15 Years | $170,484 | $5,866 at 3.44% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 8 Months | $86,394 | $5,867 at 6.79% |
| Average | 8 Years | $129,417 | $5,867 at 4.53% |
| Top | 15 Years and 4 Months | $172,439 | $5,867 at 3.40% |
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,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.4% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.8% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 5.1% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 17.7% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 10.1% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 77.2% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 31.6% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.1% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America