Cisco - USA - 2 Years
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
$72,791
Experience Requirement
2 Years
Raise +1 Year
$9,770 at 13.42%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 2 Years: $72,791 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $55,280 & $90,302; and, 5% of Jobs top $115,864.
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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $124,340 |
| 5% | $115,864 |
| 10% | $106,214 |
| 25% | $90,302 |
| 33% | $83,843 |
| 50% | $72,791 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 2 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% | $69,534 | $76,048 |
| 25% | $64,529 | $81,052 |
| 33% | $61,739 | $83,843 |
| 50% | $55,280 | $90,302 |
| 67% | $47,453 | $98,128 |
Salary Average =
$72,791
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 2 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
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% |
| 3 Years | $82,560 | $7,578 at 9.18% |
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.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $59,021 | $13,770 at 23.33% |
| 2 Years | $72,791 | $9,769 at 13.42% |
| 3 Years | $82,560 | $7,578 at 9.18% |
| 4 Years | $90,138 | $6,192 at 6.87% |
| 5 Years | $96,330 | $5,235 at 5.43% |
| 6 Years | $101,565 | $4,535 at 4.47% |
| 7 Years | $106,100 | $4,000 at 3.77% |
| 8 Years | $110,100 | $3,578 at 3.25% |
| 9 Years | $113,678 | $3,237 at 2.85% |
| 10 Years | $116,915 | $2,954 at 2.53% |
| 11 Years | $119,869 | $2,719 at 2.27% |
| 12 Years | $122,588 | $2,516 at 2.05% |
| 13 Years | $125,104 | $2,343 at 1.87% |
| 14 Years | $127,447 | $2,192 at 1.72% |
| 15 Years | $129,639 | $2,059 at 1.59% |
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;
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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:
- 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