Cisco Systems, Inc. salaries

Median $140,000 across 2,438 filings for IT roles, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.

Median

$140,000

Middle 50%

$126,300–$166,500

Filings

2,438

Salaries by role

Role	Filings	Median	25th–75th
Software Developers	1,170	$151,500	$132,100–$180,700
Computer Occupations, All Other	518	$135,800	$123,200–$167,000
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	287	$115,900	$108,100–$133,300
Data Scientists	152	$138,100	$117,700–$153,200
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	138	$137,000	$123,800–$164,200
Computer Network Architects	127	$155,300	$134,200–$176,100
Information Security Analysts	29	$164,100	$141,000–$174,200
Database Administrators	10	$122,700	$115,600–$136,800
Database Architects	6	$164,400	$135,500–$182,800
Computer Systems Analysts	1	$165,400	—

Metro	Filings	Median
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	637	$168,800
Raleigh-Cary, NC	265	$128,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	213	$126,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	178	$165,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	108	$155,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	105	$130,900
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	97	$132,400
Stockton-Lodi, CA	88	$138,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	72	$151,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	55	$127,500

Level I 1%

Level II 22%

Level III 53%

Level IV 8%

Not stated 16%

Annual salary (USD)

State

Gross	$140,000
Federal income tax	$22,300
Social Security	$8,700
Medicare	$2,000
State income tax	$8,900
Health insurance (employee share)	$1,400
Take-home per year	$96,600
Take-home per month	$8,000

Tax year 2026, single filer.

Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.

Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.

This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.

LCA filings are not hires.

Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.

We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.