Cisco - USA - 8 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/24 to 4/30/25
Salary Average
$115,664
Experience Requirement
8 Years
Raise +1 Year
$5,764 at 4.98%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 8 Years: $115,664 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $94,447 & $136,881; and, 5% of Jobs top $167,777.
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.
$454,034 = 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $177,987 |
| 5% | $167,777 |
| 10% | $156,129 |
| 25% | $136,881 |
| 33% | $129,057 |
| 50% | $115,664 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 8 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% | $111,717 | $119,611 |
| 25% | $105,652 | $125,676 |
| 33% | $102,271 | $129,057 |
| 50% | $94,447 | $136,881 |
| 67% | $84,974 | $146,354 |
| 95% | $53,341 | $177,987 |
Salary Average =
$115,664
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 8 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Years | $109,900 | $5,764 at 5.25% |
| 8 Years | $115,664 | $5,764 at 4.98% |
| 9 Years | $121,428 | $5,764 at 4.75% |
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: $77,716 at the low experience of 1 Year and 5 Months; $113,743 at the average experience of 7 Years and 8 Months; and, $149,769 at the top experience of 13 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
16 Years and 5 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 5/1/24 to 4/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $81,078 | $5,765 at 7.11% |
| 3 Years | $86,843 | $5,764 at 6.64% |
| 4 Years | $92,607 | $5,764 at 6.22% |
| 5 Years | $98,371 | $5,764 at 5.86% |
| 6 Years | $104,135 | $5,765 at 5.54% |
| 7 Years | $109,900 | $5,764 at 5.24% |
| 8 Years | $115,664 | $5,764 at 4.98% |
| 9 Years | $121,428 | $5,765 at 4.75% |
| 10 Years | $127,193 | $5,764 at 4.53% |
| 11 Years | $132,957 | $5,764 at 4.34% |
| 12 Years | $138,721 | $5,765 at 4.16% |
| 13 Years | $144,486 | $5,764 at 3.99% |
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 | $77,716 | $5,764 at 7.42% |
| Average | 7 Years and 8 Months | $113,743 | $5,764 at 5.07% |
| Top | 13 Years and 11 Months | $149,769 | $5,765 at 3.85% |
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,
- 26.8% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 64.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 35.4% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.5% of job descriptions;
- Cisco ACI,
- 3.7% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 17.1% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 13.4% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 4.9% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 85.4% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 7.3% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 2.4% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 13.4% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America