What are the main factors that influence a Cisco Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cisco Engineer's salary?

A Cisco Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Network Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $81,090, a Network Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $96,744, a Cisco Engineer (4-7 years)earns $117,030, a Network Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $137,526, a Network Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $157,466,

What are the highest paying states for a Cisco Engineer?

Cisco Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cisco Engineer roles are District of Columbia $130,304, California $129,810, Massachusetts $128,080. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cisco Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Cisco Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Cisco Product Manager: $115,298; Cisco Software Engineer: $114,967; Cisco Systems Engineer: $85,201; Cisco Meraki Network Support Engineer: $83,685; Cisco Network Engineer: $81,104.

How do different companies affect a Cisco Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cisco Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cisco Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Cisco Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cisco Engineer in the United States is $117,688 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $57.

However, a Cisco Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $134,781
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $109,347 to $126,635
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,753

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Cisco Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,635	$10,553	$2,435	$61
Average	$117,688	$9,807	$2,263	$57
25th Percentile	$109,347	$9,112	$2,103	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Cisco Engineer Salaries

A Cisco Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cisco Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cisco Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,090
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,744
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $117,030
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,526
Expert (over 8 years): $157,466

Levels	Salary
Network E... Level Cisco Engineer	$81,090
Network E... Level Cisco Engineer	$96,744
Cisco Eng... Level Cisco Engineer	$117,030
Network E... Level Cisco Engineer	$137,526
Network E... Level Cisco Engineer	$157,466

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How Do Cisco Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cisco Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $130,304.
California: $129,810.
Massachusetts: $128,080.

District of Columbia $130,304 California $129,810 Massachusetts $128,080 Washington $127,609 New Jersey $127,562 Alaska $127,397 Connecticut $125,773 New York $125,114

Hawaii $123,007 Rhode Island $122,019 Maryland $121,348 Minnesota $120,430 Colorado $120,077 Illinois $119,959 Oregon $119,512 Delaware $119,183

New Hampshire $118,976 Virginia $118,512 Pennsylvania $117,158 Nevada $116,476 North Dakota $116,252 Michigan $115,899 Wisconsin $115,770 Vermont $115,511

Texas $114,793 Maine $114,746 Arizona $114,675 Ohio $114,593 Georgia $113,510 Indiana $112,969 Wyoming $112,863 Utah $112,698

Iowa $112,627 Kansas $112,063 Louisiana $111,898 North Carolina $111,839 Missouri $111,815 Florida $111,356 Montana $111,109 Nebraska $110,874

Kentucky $110,744 South Carolina $110,274 Tennessee $109,979 Idaho $109,862 New Mexico $109,003 Oklahoma $108,814 Alabama $108,120 South Dakota $106,955

Arkansas $106,319 West Virginia $105,978 Mississippi $104,954

Top Paying Cities for Cisco Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $148,440
San Francisco: $146,981
Oakland: $143,721

San Jose, CA $148,440

San Francisco, CA $146,981

Oakland, CA $143,721

New York, NY $136,389

Queens Village, NY $135,506

Paramus, NJ $134,564

Passaic, NJ $134,447

Bergenfield, NJ $134,329

Stamford, CT $134,153

Huntington, NY $134,035

Newark, NJ $133,270

Bridgeport, CT $133,035

New Brunswick, NJ $132,646

Vallejo, CA $132,399

Middlesex, NJ $132,328

Somerset, NJ $132,222

Petaluma, CA $131,952

Santa Cruz, CA $131,493

Boston, MA $131,257

Monterey, CA $130,669

Fairbanks, AK $130,587

Los Angeles, CA $130,363

Washington, DC $130,304

Seattle, WA $130,092

Santa Rosa, CA $130,069

Juneau, AK $129,727

Orange, CA $129,339

Anchorage, AK $129,127

Anaheim, CA $129,045

Santa Ana, CA $128,868

Nassau, NY $128,798

Long Beach, CA $128,751

Danbury, CT $128,715

Santa Maria, CA $128,315

Everett, WA $128,292

Bremerton, WA $127,715

Trenton, NJ $127,491

Sacramento, CA $127,444

San Diego, CA $127,385

Brockton, MA $127,338

Tacoma, WA $127,291

Santa Barbara, CA $127,127

Lowell, MA $126,656

New Suffolk, NY $126,609

Nashua, NH $126,468

Lompoc, CA $126,279

Ventura, CA $126,162

Stockton, CA $126,126

New Haven, CT $125,891

Atlantic City, NJ $125,585

Hartford, CT $125,326

Modesto, CA $125,267

Poughkeepsie, NY $125,008

New Britain, CT $124,949

Olympia, WA $124,785

Kennewick, WA $124,785

New London, CT $124,761

Norwich, CT $124,726

Lawrence, MA $124,667

Bakersfield, CA $124,337

Riverside, CA $124,173

New Bedford, MA $124,173

Richland, WA $124,055

Portsmouth, NH $123,961

Vineland, NJ $123,937

San Bernardino, CA $123,843

Boulder, CO $123,514

Worcester, MA $123,419

Portland, OR $123,313

Saint Paul, MN $123,172

Minneapolis, MN $123,172

Philadelphia, PA $123,007

Honolulu, HI $122,384

Springfield, MA $121,972

Providence, RI $121,960

Chicago, IL $121,619

Bellingham, WA $121,478

Baltimore, MD $121,348

Chico, CA $121,054

Wilmington, DE $120,854

Pittsfield, MA $120,736

Manchester, NH $120,513

Spokane, WA $119,995

Denver, CO $119,983

Albany, NY $119,430

Troy, NY $119,383

Schenectady, NY $119,136

Burlington, VT $118,877

Portland, ME $118,465

Salem, OR $118,371

Yakima, WA $118,347

Ann Arbor, MI $118,312

Rochester, MN $117,982

Fresno, CA $117,923

Reno, NV $117,923

Milwaukee, WI $117,817

Detroit, MI $117,700

Allentown, PA $117,664

Carson City, NV $117,653

Houston, TX $117,476

Colorado Springs, CO $117,464

Syracuse, NY $117,406

Eugene, OR $117,182

Bismarck, ND $117,041

Gary, IN $117,041

Galveston, TX $117,041

Springfield, OR $116,947

Medford, OR $116,664

Fort Collins, CO $116,617

Austin, TX $116,523

Mesa, AZ $116,276

Phoenix, AZ $116,252

Dallas, TX $116,217

Reading, PA $116,146

Saint Cloud, MN $116,099

Concord, NH $115,993

Madison, WI $115,946

Utica, NY $115,628

Raleigh, NC $115,534

Las Vegas, NV $115,523

Rochester, NY $115,440

Des Moines, IA $115,428

Atlanta, GA $115,240

Battle Creek, MI $115,205

Salt Lake City, UT $115,169

Lancaster, PA $114,993

Champaign, IL $114,969

Harrisburg, PA $114,828

Durham, NC $114,722

Kansas City, MO $114,710

Kansas City, KS $114,687

Fort Worth, TX $114,675

Boca Raton, FL $114,628

Cleveland, OH $114,616

Columbus, OH $114,593

Pittsburgh, PA $114,581

Richmond, VA $114,534

Indianapolis, IN $114,510

Cincinnati, OH $114,357

Petersburg, VA $114,181

Billings, MT $113,922

Lansing, MI $113,922

Huntsville, AL $113,922

Lebanon, PA $113,910

Dayton, OH $113,898

Pueblo, CO $113,898

Appleton, WI $113,863

Buffalo, NY $113,816

Racine, WI $113,757

Charlotte, NC $113,745

Saint Louis, MO $113,710

Springfield, IL $113,663

Elkhart, IN $113,640

York, PA $113,640

Gastonia, NC $113,628

Benton Harbor, MI $113,628

Beaumont, TX $113,557

Lorain, OH $113,534

Toledo, OH $113,487

Binghamton, NY $113,428

Rock Hill, SC $113,416

Rockford, IL $113,357

Fargo, ND $113,298

Elyria, OH $113,298

Flagstaff, AZ $113,216

Fort Lauderdale, FL $113,145

Miami, FL $113,075

Duluth, MN $112,886

Bangor, ME $112,733

Cedar Rapids, IA $112,604

Louisville, KY $112,545

Grand Rapids, MI $112,521

Hialeah, FL $112,510

Casper, WY $112,345

Scranton, PA $112,204

New Orleans, LA $112,168

Virginia Beach, VA $112,157

Akron, OH $112,098

Peoria, IL $111,945

Sarasota, FL $111,921

Green Bay, WI $111,839

Baton Rouge, LA $111,780

Charleston, SC $111,757

Nashville, TN $111,721

Jamestown, NY $111,698

Davenport, IA $111,698

Tucson, AZ $111,639

Cheyenne, WY $111,604

Saint Petersburg, FL $111,568

Tampa, FL $111,545

Omaha, NE $111,521

Port Arthur, TX $111,474

Evansville, IN $111,474

Bradenton, FL $111,427

Santa Fe, NM $111,215

Orlando, FL $111,097

Clearwater, FL $110,968

Canton, OH $110,721

La Crosse, WI $110,721

Grand Forks, ND $110,686

Albuquerque, NM $110,650

Tulsa, OK $110,650

Newport News, VA $110,638

High Point, NC $110,603

Ogden, UT $110,556

Corpus Christi, TX $110,462

Laramie, WY $110,391

Norfolk, VA $110,391

Rock Island, IL $110,321

Saginaw, MI $110,297

Jacksonville, FL $110,285

Salisbury, NC $110,262

Memphis, TN $110,238

Moline, IL $110,180

Fort Myers, FL $110,144

Waterloo, IA $109,991

Spartanburg, SC $109,874

Lincoln, NE $109,815

Fort Wayne, IN $109,791

Birmingham, AL $109,662

Cedar Falls, IA $109,638

Provo, UT $109,626

Springfield, OH $109,615

San Antonio, TX $109,591

Greensboro, NC $109,544

South Bend, IN $109,532

Winston Salem, NC $109,520

Boise, ID $109,485

Savannah, GA $109,403

Muskegon, MI $109,191

Lima, OH $109,050

Lake Charles, LA $109,003

Anderson, IN $108,979

Lexington, KY $108,944

Augusta, GA $108,908

Greenville, SC $108,908

Wichita, KS $108,803

Tuscaloosa, AL $108,803

Columbia, SC $108,697

Bloomington, IN $108,402

Roanoke, VA $108,332

Asheville, NC $108,179

Knoxville, TN $107,979

Shreveport, LA $107,967

Wilmington, NC $107,814

Frankfort, KY $107,590

Oklahoma City, OK $107,508

Chillicothe, OH $107,461

Longview, TX $107,449

Topeka, KS $107,414

Mobile, AL $107,237

Terre Haute, IN $107,190

Erie, PA $107,178

Altoona, PA $107,120

Melbourne, FL $107,084

Amarillo, TX $107,037

Killeen, TX $107,002

Fayetteville, AR $106,908

Sioux Falls, SD $106,825

Chattanooga, TN $106,755

Idaho Falls, ID $106,743

Gainesville, FL $106,496

Portsmouth, OH $106,437

Little Rock, AR $106,413

Lynchburg, VA $106,413

Lafayette, LA $106,366

Youngstown, OH $106,366

Temple, TX $106,319

Daytona Beach, FL $106,296

Clarksville, TN $106,284

Pensacola, FL $106,272

Hopkinsville, KY $105,919

Charleston, WV $105,907

Florence, SC $105,849

Sioux City, IA $105,778

Macon, GA $105,437

Tallahassee, FL $105,425

Fayetteville, NC $105,401

Waco, TX $105,378

Wichita Falls, TX $105,378

Pine Bluff, AR $105,331

Vincennes, IN $105,107

Lubbock, TX $105,060

Great Falls, MT $104,989

Alamogordo, NM $104,978

Abilene, TX $104,884

Rapid City, SD $104,731

Monroe, LA $104,731

Albany, GA $104,660

Huntington, WV $104,648

Jackson, MS $104,636

Greenville, MS $104,625

Parkersburg, WV $104,507

Montgomery, AL $104,483

Johnstown, PA $104,460

Springfield, MO $104,366

Biloxi, MS $104,307

Sumter, SC $104,060

Columbus, GA $104,048

Twin Falls, ID $103,977

Pascagoula, MS $103,824

Kingsport, TN $103,518

Gulfport, MS $103,483

Alexandria, LA $103,095

Fort Smith, AR $102,800

El Paso, TX $102,483

Helena, MT $102,330

Las Cruces, NM $101,953

Harlingen, TX $101,624

Pocatello, ID $101,518

Florence, AL $101,482

Brownsville, TX $101,459

Dothan, AL $101,271

Mcallen, TX $101,212

Columbus, MS $100,341

Altus, OK $99,799

Lawton, OK $99,576

Pierre, SD $99,152

What Skills Can Increase a Cisco Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 8.34% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.67% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Telecommunications (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio or optical. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Networking	8.34%
Computer Science	2.67%
Telecommunications	1.77%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cisco Engineer's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
OSPF: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$122,396	4%
Flexibility	$121,219	3%
OSPF	$121,219	3%
AWS	$121,219	3%
Presentation	$121,219	3%
Network Design	$120,042	2%

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How Education impacts a Cisco Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cisco Engineers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cisco Engineer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $108,674 and $114,176).

Cisco Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cisco Engineer

No Diploma 1.5%

High School 22.5%

Associates 13.8%

Bachelors 45.3%

Masters 15.7%

Doctorate 1.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.5%
High School	22.5%
Associates	13.8%
Bachelors	45.3%
Masters	15.7%
Doctorate	1.0%

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Cisco Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cisco Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$109,347

Average $117,688/year

$126,635

$9,112

Average $9,807/month

$10,553

$2,103

Average $2,263/week

$2,435

$53

Average $57/hour

$61

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$126,635	$10,553	$2,435	$61
Average	$117,688	$9,807	$2,263	$57
25th Percentile	$109,347	$9,112	$2,103	$53

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Salary Trends for Cisco Engineer

Salaries for a Cisco Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $109,315 in 2023 to around $107,285 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cisco Engineer salary trends, .

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