Cisco - USA - 9 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Cisco
Networking
United States Location
United States of America
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 3/1/25 to 2/27/26
Salary Average
$131,596
Experience Requirement
9 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,934 at 6.03%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years: $131,596 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $110,537 & $152,655; and, 5% of Jobs top $183,251.
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.
$502,166 = 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 3/1/25 to 2/27/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $193,327 |
| 5% | $183,251 |
| 10% | $171,732 |
| 25% | $152,655 |
| 33% | $144,892 |
| 50% | $131,596 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 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% | $127,677 | $135,515 |
| 25% | $121,656 | $141,536 |
| 33% | $118,300 | $144,892 |
| 50% | $110,537 | $152,655 |
| 67% | $101,143 | $162,049 |
| 95% | $69,865 | $193,327 |
Salary Average =
$131,596
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 9 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | $123,662 | $7,934 at 6.42% |
| 9 Years | $131,596 | $7,934 at 6.03% |
| 10 Years | $139,530 | $7,934 at 5.69% |
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: $69,449 at the low experience of 1 Year and 2 Months; $124,323 at the average experience of 8 Years and 1 Month; and, $179,198 at the top experience of 15 Years.
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 3/1/25 to 2/27/26.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Years | $76,060 | $7,934 at 10.43% |
| 3 Years | $83,994 | $7,934 at 9.45% |
| 4 Years | $91,928 | $7,933 at 8.63% |
| 5 Years | $99,861 | $7,934 at 7.95% |
| 6 Years | $107,795 | $7,934 at 7.36% |
| 7 Years | $115,729 | $7,933 at 6.85% |
| 8 Years | $123,662 | $7,934 at 6.42% |
| 9 Years | $131,596 | $7,934 at 6.03% |
| 10 Years | $139,530 | $7,933 at 5.69% |
| 11 Years | $147,463 | $7,934 at 5.38% |
| 12 Years | $155,397 | $7,934 at 5.11% |
| 13 Years | $163,331 | $7,934 at 4.86% |
| 14 Years | $171,265 | $7,933 at 4.63% |
| 15 Years | $179,198 | $7,934 at 4.43% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Year and 2 Months | $69,449 | $7,933 at 11.42% |
| Average | 8 Years and 1 Month | $124,323 | $7,934 at 6.38% |
| Top | 15 Years | $179,198 | $7,934 at 4.43% |
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,
- 10.9% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 73.3% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 30.7% of job descriptions;
- Cisco IOS,
- 8.9% of job descriptions;
- Cisco Video,
- 6.9% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 9.9% of job descriptions;
- Splunk,
- 13.9% of job descriptions;
- BackboneJS,
- 7.9% of job descriptions;
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) or CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional),
- 78.2% of job descriptions;
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert),
- 25.7% of job descriptions;
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
- 5.9% of job descriptions.
Location
United States of America