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across the board for those of you holding Cisco certification titles, with both starting salaries and top-tier credentials bringing in significantly more than ever before.
IT INFLUENCER SERIES
2006-2007
CONTENTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Cisco Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Average Salary by Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Experience Is Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Other Base Salary Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 More from Our Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Additional Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
TCPMag.com
Internetworking Salary Survey
Salaries are upway up!across the board for those of you holding Cisco certification titles, with both starting salaries and top-tier credentials bringing in significantly more than ever before.
By TCPmag.com Editors
2006-2007
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ts been more than two years since we last conducted the last TCPmag.com Internetworking Salary Survey. In that time, if youre an IT professional working with Cisco technology and you havent seen your salary rise, then youre in a small minorityat least compared to TCPmag.coms readership. Across the board, averages for all Cisco certifications are upand not just by a few thousand. For example, the average salary in 2004 for those of you who held a CCNA was $60,000now, that number has jumped to a little more than $76,000. Higher-end Cisco certifications are also doing well, with, for example, the average CCIE reporting a salary of a little more than $116,000, up from $102,000 a few years ago. In fact, based on our history of doing this survey (since 2001), if youre a professional working with Cisco technologies and holding a Cisco certification, on average youre earning more than you ever did before. Of course, many factors go into these figures, including other certifications held, where one lives, technical specialties andwith more than 50 percent of readers taking this survey having worked more than 10 years in IT (you all are a seasoned bunch!)experience. Well break it all down for you below, showing you the averages based on a number of different factors to help you best determine where you should fall.
CCNP
CCDP
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Methodology
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Still, many factors play into these averages, so lets delve deeper into those.
Experience Is Key
As mentioned earlier, your experience in the IT field is going to have a major impact on your salary. Chart #2 on page 4 breaks out the average salary by years of experience in the IT field of all readers who participated in this survey. This chart shows that those with 10 or more years of experience earn an average of $78,755significantly more than those with less than five years of experience, who rest in the $40K to mid-$50K range. With more than $20,000 splitting those last five years, you can see the difference experience brings. Notice that those with less than one year of experience are reporting a higher average than those in the range of one to three years. This could be yet another indication of the rise of average Cisco-related salaries overall during the past few surveysafter the downturn a few years ago (see our
29.9%
4.8%
65.3%
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2004 Salary Survey), employers appear to now be willing to pay more for Cisco-related skillssomething that may be reflected in the salary of those hired within the last 12 months versus those who were hired when salaries didnt average as high Still, experience is probably the most significant factor in any salary. (For further breakdowns of average base salary by experience per certification, see the breakdown charts later in this PDF.)
chart 6: If There Was a Change in Your Salary, Was It Due to a Change in Employers?
17.5%
82.5%
Yes
No
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NOTE: For some titles, we did not have enough respondents to produce statistically valid results. Those titles are not shown in the chart above.
the average for those holding only the CCNA, that average drops to $68,332a figure more in line with what one would expect for someone holding only the first level of Cisco certification. Another factor is that salaries themselves appear to be going up across the board, with or without certification. Most readers65.3 percentsaw their base salary rise during the past 12 months, with an average increase of $5,939, or approximately 8 percent of the average salary, as shown in Chart #4 on page 5. While certification is never the be-all, end-all of any salary, almost 40 percent of you said that gaining a new Cisco certification would be the biggest factor in improving your current salary, as shown in Chart #5 on page 6.
51 percent of you said that your company would be hiring more IT professionals in the next 12 months
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* = Not enough respondents to compile information for this data field. Where Is Your Region? West includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Midwest includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. Northeast includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
chart 9: Why Did You Pursue Your Most Recent Cisco Certification?
Personal goal Distinguish my skills from others To get a better job Promotion/raise from current employer To obtain employment Required for job Recommended by friend/boss, etc. For a project I'm working on Required to attain Cisco Partner status Other Peer pressure To access priority support
30.7% 17.8% 15.5% 9.5% 6.5% 5.4% 4.1% 3.8% 3.3% 1.6% 1% 1%
Compare this to answers to the same question in our 2004 salary survey. Back then, 37 percent of you said that working for a different company would have the biggest impact, and only 19 percent of you said that obtaining a new Cisco certification would have the biggest impact. In fact, only 17.5 percent of you who saw an increase in the past year said it was due to a change in employers (see Chart #6 on page 6). The exact job you hold is, of course, another factor. Chart #7 on page 7 shows average salaries by title. Location can (and will) play a major part in what you earn. Chart #8 above shows the averages per certification by region. (A breakdown of the region followscheck this if youre not sure where you fall.)
chart 10: Who Paid for the Last Training and/or Certification Program You Attended?
3.2% 1.7% 6% 28.8%
60.3%
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Chart 13: Will Your Company Hire More IT Professionals in the Next 12 Months?
19.2% 37.2%
23.3%
51.4% 25.3%
43.6%
chart 12: If Above Average, Do You Believe That It Is a Result of Your Certification(s) in Any Way?
27.8%
26.1%
Final Thoughts
Even though those with Cisco certifications appear to be riding high right now, it's important to remember all the other factors that go into the average salaries and that they are averages. Experience, job skills (Cisco-related and others), your employer, your locationall of these will play heavily into what you earn. Also remember that the job marketin your area and overallcan turn on a dime. So if youre new to IT (especially if youre new to IT), dont think youll be able to jump in and earn exactly what people in this survey are; the next 12 months may bring something complete different. TCP
19.8%
23.5%
29.3%
27.5%
46.1%
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* = Unfortunately, because more TCPmag.com readers then ever now have 10 or more years of experience, we were not able to get enough results to provide statistically valid information for certain areas of this chart, particularly the lower experience levels
* = Unfortunately, because more TCPmag.com readers then ever now have 10 or more years of experience, we were not able to get enough results to provide statistically valid information for certain areas of this chart, particularly the lower experience levels
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$103,333 $98,470 $98,100 $94,875 $93,875 $93,027 $92,000 $87,778 $87,247 $86,520 $81,917
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chart 19: Average Bonuses by Certification (For Those Who Received Bonuses
CCIE (all) Cisco Qualified Specialist (all) CCNA CCNP CCDP CCSP $20,800 $16,658 $14,373 $13,167 $11,496 $11,286
83.70% 49.60% 45.50% 41.60% 35.60% 33.40% 32.70% 24.30% 20.70% 19.60% 17.60% 17.20% 15.50% 11% 10.10% 8.80% 8.20% 5.90%
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$93,855 $92,024 $91,340 $90,753 $85,387 $85,091 $84,690 $82,558 $81,606 $80,593 $79,998 $79,977 $79,766 $78,839 $78,595 $78,196 $77,736 $77,019 $76,443 $74,190 $74,143 $73,862 $73,841 $73,594 $72,930 $72,818 $72,733 $72,678 $70,938
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State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Yes Cert $67,333 $71,667 $67,721 $59,000 $76,238 $99,040 $60,000 $74,375 $78,758 $67,000 $52,500 $50,000 $64,680 $54,444 $77,167 $61,400 $46,850 $77,410 $48,000 $92,214 $62,696 $75,824 $48,000 $56,707 $69,773 $75,500 $74,000 $50,000 $86,292 $72,986 $83,790 $62,395 $30,000 $60,108 $71,229 $63,930 $66,696 $95,000 $52,900 * $79,160 $74,020 $69,900 $44,500 $90,671 $73,618 $79,800 $82,267 $75,875 $45,554
No Cert $69,289 $91,000 $73,000 $38,000 $71,845 $108,000 $94,000 $50,000 $64,041 $76,750 * * $67,754 $71,250 $55,800 $59,083 $65,000 $68,250 * $87,750 $79,267 $65,714 $48,417 $25,000 $56,500 $81,000 $73,333 * $65,500 * $71,750 $60,880 * $74,667 $70,500 $79,200 $68,144 $95,000 $68,500 * $88,250 $80,238 * * $73,314 $40,811 $102,668 * $54,159 $48,264
CCNA * * * * $76,498 * * * $80,364 $72,444 * * $71,885 * * * * * * $95,900 * $77,125 * * $75,167 * * * $90,208 * $84,059 $65,750 * $72,929 * * $76,909 * * * * $82,552 * * $84,827 $79,386 * * * *
CCDP * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * $103,267 * * * * * * * *
CCSP * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CCIE (all) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* = not enough data to produce results Figures in gray indicate results may not be statistically valid due to insufficient data.
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