Cisco - USA - 7 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 6/1/24 to 5/30/25
Salary Average
$108,944
Experience Requirement
7 Years
Raise +1 Year
$8,190 at 7.52%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 7 Years: $108,944 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $89,010 & $128,877; and, 5% of Jobs top $157,855.
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.
$425,267 = 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 6/1/24 to 5/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $167,407 |
| 5% | $157,855 |
| 10% | $146,941 |
| 25% | $128,877 |
| 33% | $121,528 |
| 50% | $108,944 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 7 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% | $105,234 | $112,653 |
| 25% | $99,536 | $118,351 |
| 33% | $96,359 | $121,528 |
| 50% | $89,010 | $128,877 |
| 67% | $80,117 | $137,771 |
| 95% | $50,480 | $167,407 |
Salary Average =
$108,944
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 7 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Years | $100,754 | $8,190 at 8.13% |
| 7 Years | $108,944 | $8,190 at 7.52% |
| 8 Years | $117,134 | $8,190 at 6.99% |
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: $63,216 at the low experience of 1 Year and 5 Months; $120,546 at the average experience of 8 Years and 5 Months; and, $177,876 at the top experience of 15 Years and 5 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 9 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 6/1/24 to 5/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $67,994 | $8,190 at 12.05% |
| 3 Years | $76,184 | $8,190 at 10.75% |
| 4 Years | $84,374 | $8,190 at 9.71% |
| 5 Years | $92,564 | $8,190 at 8.85% |
| 6 Years | $100,754 | $8,190 at 8.13% |
| 7 Years | $108,944 | $8,190 at 7.52% |
| 8 Years | $117,134 | $8,190 at 6.99% |
| 9 Years | $125,324 | $8,190 at 6.54% |
| 10 Years | $133,514 | $8,190 at 6.13% |
| 11 Years | $141,704 | $8,190 at 5.78% |
| 12 Years | $149,894 | $8,190 at 5.46% |
| 13 Years | $158,084 | $8,190 at 5.18% |
| 14 Years | $166,274 | $8,190 at 4.93% |
| 15 Years | $174,464 | $8,190 at 4.69% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 5 Months | $63,216 | $8,190 at 12.96% |
| Average | 8 Years and 5 Months | $120,546 | $8,190 at 6.79% |
| Top | 15 Years and 5 Months | $177,876 | $8,190 at 4.60% |
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,
- 22.1% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 69.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 30.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.2% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 14.7% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 11.6% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 4.2% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 87.4% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 21.1% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.1% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 11.6% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America