Cisco - USA - 6 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 4/1/24 to 3/31/25
Salary Average
$108,831
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$6,501 at 5.97%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $108,831 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $88,647 & $129,016; and, 5% of Jobs top $158,456.
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.
$446,167 = 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $168,206 |
| 5% | $158,456 |
| 10% | $147,347 |
| 25% | $129,016 |
| 33% | $121,572 |
| 50% | $108,831 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 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% | $105,077 | $112,586 |
| 25% | $99,308 | $118,355 |
| 33% | $96,091 | $121,572 |
| 50% | $88,647 | $129,016 |
| 67% | $79,628 | $138,034 |
| 95% | $49,456 | $168,206 |
Salary Average =
$108,831
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 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years | $102,330 | $6,501 at 6.35% |
| 6 Years | $108,831 | $6,501 at 5.97% |
| 7 Years | $115,333 | $6,501 at 5.64% |
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: $81,742 at the low experience of 1 Year and 10 Months; $121,834 at the average experience of 8 Years; and, $161,384 at the top experience of 14 Years and 1 Month.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 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 4/1/24 to 3/31/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $82,826 | $6,501 at 7.85% |
| 3 Years | $89,327 | $6,501 at 7.28% |
| 4 Years | $95,828 | $6,502 at 6.79% |
| 5 Years | $102,330 | $6,501 at 6.35% |
| 6 Years | $108,831 | $6,502 at 5.97% |
| 7 Years | $115,333 | $6,501 at 5.64% |
| 8 Years | $121,834 | $6,501 at 5.34% |
| 9 Years | $128,335 | $6,502 at 5.07% |
| 10 Years | $134,837 | $6,501 at 4.82% |
| 11 Years | $141,338 | $6,502 at 4.60% |
| 12 Years | $147,840 | $6,501 at 4.40% |
| 13 Years | $154,341 | $6,501 at 4.21% |
| 14 Years | $160,842 | $6,502 at 4.04% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 10 Months | $81,742 | $6,501 at 7.95% |
| Average | 8 Years | $121,834 | $6,501 at 5.34% |
| Top | 14 Years and 1 Month | $161,384 | $6,502 at 4.03% |
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,
- 30.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 72.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.6% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 11% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 16.4% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 15.1% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 86.3% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.7% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America