Cisco - USA - 3 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/25 to 4/28/26
Salary Average
$106,349
Experience Requirement
3 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,088 at 4.78%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 3 Years: $106,349 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $89,214 & $123,484; and, 5% of Jobs top $148,497.
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.
$439,140 = 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $156,791 |
| 5% | $148,497 |
| 10% | $139,054 |
| 25% | $123,484 |
| 33% | $117,164 |
| 50% | $106,349 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 3 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% | $103,162 | $109,536 |
| 25% | $98,265 | $114,433 |
| 33% | $95,534 | $117,164 |
| 50% | $89,214 | $123,484 |
| 67% | $81,555 | $131,143 |
| 95% | $55,906 | $156,791 |
Salary Average =
$106,349
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 3 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $101,261 | $5,088 at 5.02% |
| 3 Years | $106,349 | $5,088 at 4.78% |
| 4 Years | $111,436 | $5,088 at 4.57% |
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: $96,174 at the low experience of 1 Year; $133,483 at the average experience of 8 Years and 4 Months; and, $170,792 at the top experience of 15 Years and 8 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 5/1/25 to 4/28/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $96,174 | $5,087 at 5.29% |
| 2 Years | $101,261 | $5,088 at 5.02% |
| 3 Years | $106,349 | $5,087 at 4.78% |
| 4 Years | $111,436 | $5,088 at 4.57% |
| 5 Years | $116,524 | $5,088 at 4.37% |
| 6 Years | $121,612 | $5,087 at 4.18% |
| 7 Years | $126,699 | $5,088 at 4.02% |
| 8 Years | $131,787 | $5,087 at 3.86% |
| 9 Years | $136,874 | $5,088 at 3.72% |
| 10 Years | $141,962 | $5,088 at 3.58% |
| 11 Years | $147,050 | $5,087 at 3.46% |
| 12 Years | $152,137 | $5,088 at 3.34% |
| 13 Years | $157,225 | $5,087 at 3.24% |
| 14 Years | $162,312 | $5,088 at 3.13% |
| 15 Years | $167,400 | $5,088 at 3.04% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year | $96,174 | $5,087 at 5.29% |
| Average | 8 Years and 4 Months | $133,483 | $5,087 at 3.81% |
| Top | 15 Years and 8 Months | $170,792 | $5,087 at 2.98% |
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,
- 5.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 82.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 27.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 13% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 20.3% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 78.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 34.8% of job descriptions;
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional),
- 7.2% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 4.3% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America