Cisco salary: $160K median
The median advertised Cisco salary is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $206K: counted from 103 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $232K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
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$160Kmedian advertised salary
$122K – $206Kmiddle half of roles
$165Kaverage advertised salary
103roles counted
Cisco salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $187K | 27 |
| 🇺🇸California | $172K | 52 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $156K | 100 |
Skills that pay more for Cisco roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| REST APIs | $218K | +$58K | 12 |
| High-performance computing | $215K | +$55K | 14 |
| Zero trust | $214K | +$54K | 14 |
| GIAC | $210K | +$50K | 11 |
| CISSP | $210K | +$50K | 11 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda | $310K | 3 |
| Netskope | $233K | 6 |
| SpaceX | $215K | 13 |
| xAI | $205K | 3 |
| Captivation Software | $200K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 7 |
| Pico | $140K | 3 |
| MongoDB | $122K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $120K | 4 |
| CoreWeave | $75K | 9 |
Highest-paying open Cisco roles
All Cisco jobs- Network EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $510KHybridGoPythonTerraform
- Senior Software Development EngineerLambda · Bellevue Office$284K - $378KHybridSeniorTerraformMachine LearningLinux
- Senior Network EngineerLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$250K - $370KHybridSeniorPythonTerraformGCP
- Sr. Network EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$180K - $330KSeniorPythonTerraformAnsible
- Network Operations Engineer, AI NetworkingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$157K - $302KPythonTerraformGCP
- Solutions EngineerNetskope · 🇺🇸Texas, United States$185K - $293KPythonGCPAzure
- Sr. Sales EngineerNetskope · 🇺🇸California, United States$178K - $290KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Principal Network Engineer (Starlink Ground Network)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $285KLead and abovePythonLinuxBash
- Senior Network EngineerTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$190K - $280KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Senior Staff Network Architect, IT InfrastructureSoFi Tech Solutions · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$163K - $280KLead and abovePythonTerraformAWS
- Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$165K - $270KSeniorAISecurity clearanceNetwork engineering
- Network Engineer 2 - Cisco/AristaCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KSecurity clearanceNetwork engineeringCisco
- Network Engineer 2 (Travel Required) - Cisco/Jira/LatteArt/STE/STN/SSP/CiscoCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KJiraSecurity clearanceNetwork engineering
- Sr. Network Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$152K - $258KSeniorPythonTerraformGCP
- Network EngineerQube Research & Technologies · 🇺🇸Chicago$180K - $250KAgileLoad balancingNetwork engineering
- Senior Network EngineerMongoDB · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$126K - $248KSeniorGCPAzureAWS
- Network & Infrastructure EngineerRigetti · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CA$190K - $240KDockerTerraformLinux
- Senior Network EngineerCloudflare · Hybrid$168K - $231KHybridSeniorPythonTypeScriptLLM
- Senior Manager, IT Ops & Corporate SecurityZip · 🇺🇸San Francisco$212K - $230KHybridSeniorLLMGoogle WorkspaceWindows
- Senior IT Systems EngineerEverlaw · 🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States$184K - $229KSeniorPythonTerraformLinux
Questions about Cisco pay
- What is the average Cisco salary?
- $165K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 103 open Cisco postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $122K to $206K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Cisco pay?
- Lambda ($310K), Netskope ($233K), SpaceX ($215K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a cisco a high-paying job?
- The median Cisco posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a cisco?
- A tenth of the postings offer $232K a year or more; the highest open Cisco role advertises up to $510K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Cisco salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $59 to $99 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Cisco roles?
- Postings that ask for REST APIs (+$58K, 12 postings), High-performance computing (+$55K, 14 postings), Zero trust (+$54K, 14 postings) advertise more than the $160K median of all Cisco postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Cisco roles at companies is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $122K to $206K. Counted from 103 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/cisco/
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