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Cisco

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$148,800

▲ +9.59% YoY

Average salary

$152,930

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

1,076

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I00% of LCAs

Level II25023.2% of LCAs

Level III62758.3% of LCAs

Level IV514.7% of LCAs

148 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Computer Occupations, All Other
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Sales Engineers
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Top worksite metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Raleigh-Cary, NC
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

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Cisco H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 1,076 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$112,923

P25$128,253

Median$148,800

P75$169,770

P90$195,716

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Cisco salaries by job title

Cisco's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Cisco median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	140	$137,000	$142,864	-4.1%
Cisco · Software Engineer (140 LCAs) P10$121,630 P25$126,500 Median$137,000 P75$152,500 P90$167,105 Wage levels: I 0 · II 56 · III 50 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $114,399 · median $142,864 · P75 $182,002 (37,090 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Google $194,000 (3,054) Meta $214,032 (2,657) Wal Mart Associates $130,000 (1,162) Paypal $150,957 (600) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Software Engineering Technical Leader SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	53	$180,710	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Software Engineering Technical Leader (53 LCAs) P10$149,100 P25$163,600 Median$180,710 P75$197,162 P90$210,600 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 42 · IV 1 Software Engineering Technical Leader at all sponsors →
Engineering Product Manager SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	32	$139,443	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Engineering Product Manager (32 LCAs) P10$122,000 P25$130,600 Median$139,443 P75$168,800 P90$181,293 Wage levels: I 0 · II 11 · III 20 · IV 0
Solutions Engineer SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	28	$124,062	$129,595	-4.3%
Cisco · Solutions Engineer (28 LCAs) P10$103,058 P25$110,427 Median$124,062 P75$155,522 P90$169,202 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 23 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $114,752 · median $129,595 · P75 $158,906 (70 LCAs) Solutions Engineer at all sponsors →
Software QA Engineer SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	26	$137,750	$108,680	+26.8%
Cisco · Software QA Engineer (26 LCAs) P10$115,800 P25$129,944 Median$137,750 P75$161,240 P90$165,422 Wage levels: I 0 · II 15 · III 11 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $87,031 · median $108,680 · P75 $140,276 (211 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software QA Engineer Tesla $160,000 (17) Keysight $128,308 (8) Fortinet $129,792 (7) Gen Digital $125,000 (5) Software QA Engineer at all sponsors →
Technical Consulting Engineer SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators	23	$114,100	$113,050	+0.9%
Cisco · Technical Consulting Engineer (23 LCAs) P10$88,023 P25$94,200 Median$114,100 P75$114,100 P90$128,100 Wage levels: I 0 · II 8 · III 15 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $93,775 · median $113,050 · P75 $114,100 (24 LCAs)
Leader, Software Engineering SOC 1/2 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	18	$169,850	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Leader, Software Engineering (18 LCAs) P10$146,721 P25$156,400 Median$169,850 P75$187,574 P90$215,261 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 18 · IV 0
Engineering Technical Leader SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	17	$168,800	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Engineering Technical Leader (17 LCAs) P10$135,800 P25$158,500 Median$168,800 P75$192,724 P90$199,534 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 12 · IV 0
Product Designer SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers	17	$134,300	$135,800	-1.1%
Cisco · Product Designer (17 LCAs) P10$113,900 P25$130,600 Median$134,300 P75$135,800 P90$152,400 Wage levels: I 0 · II 8 · III 9 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $120,165 · median $135,800 · P75 $167,552 (59 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Product Designer Meta $199,430 (8) Product Designer at all sponsors →
ASIC Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	15	$151,091	$196,000	-22.9%
Cisco · ASIC Engineer (15 LCAs) P10$118,077 P25$132,990 Median$151,091 P75$156,853 P90$183,086 Wage levels: I 0 · II 8 · III 6 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $167,636 · median $196,000 · P75 $216,091 (189 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for ASIC Engineer Nvidia $196,679 (150) Meta $208,936 (23) ASIC Engineer at all sponsors →
Customer Delivery Architect SOC 15-1241 · Computer Network Architects	15	$166,500	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Customer Delivery Architect (15 LCAs) P10$142,960 P25$162,500 Median$166,500 P75$176,100 P90$188,440 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 15 · IV 0
Hardware Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	14	$152,485	$166,195	-8.2%
Cisco · Hardware Engineer (14 LCAs) P10$127,171 P25$130,022 Median$152,485 P75$156,853 P90$177,586 Wage levels: I 0 · II 7 · III 4 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $135,602 · median $166,195 · P75 $192,494 (188 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Hardware Engineer Nvidia $178,006 (129) Qualcomm $119,434 (13) Hardware Engineer at all sponsors →
Consulting Engineer SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators	14	$114,100	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Consulting Engineer (14 LCAs) P10$89,370 P25$105,325 Median$114,100 P75$127,500 P90$136,040 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 10 · IV 0
Data Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	13	$165,000	$120,000	+37.5%
Cisco · Data Engineer (13 LCAs) P10$133,064 P25$137,000 Median$165,000 P75$173,763 P90$180,910 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 7 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $105,997 · median $120,000 · P75 $140,000 (2,367 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Engineer Wal Mart Associates $127,169 (79) Expedia $149,240 (57) Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments $116,709 (54) Caremark $136,478 (52) Data Engineer at all sponsors →
Data Scientist SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	13	$161,400	$133,952	+20.5%
Cisco · Data Scientist (13 LCAs) P10$134,600 P25$143,000 Median$161,400 P75$177,600 P90$193,920 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 6 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $103,500 · median $133,952 · P75 $170,000 (4,831 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Scientist Amazon $162,400 (263) Meta $207,370 (231) Wal Mart Associates $150,750 (165) Google $198,500 (114) Data Scientist at all sponsors →
Site Reliability Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	12	$137,000	$140,445	-2.4%
Cisco · Site Reliability Engineer (12 LCAs) P10$121,830 P25$123,188 Median$137,000 P75$162,193 P90$164,886 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 5 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $117,400 · median $140,445 · P75 $175,000 (501 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Site Reliability Engineer Tiktok U S Data Security $208,500 (32) Equifax $132,338 (26) Bytedance $215,486 (24) Google $200,000 (14) Site Reliability Engineer at all sponsors →
Machine Learning Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	12	$169,900	$185,000	-8.2%
Cisco · Machine Learning Engineer (12 LCAs) P10$151,090 P25$160,346 Median$169,900 P75$186,069 P90$199,683 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 4 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $151,819 · median $185,000 · P75 $215,000 (949 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Machine Learning Engineer Snap $180,710 (75) Pinterest $180,710 (69) Apple $193,978 (63) Adobe $192,370 (54) Machine Learning Engineer at all sponsors →
Project Manager SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	11	$128,182	$111,384	+15.1%
Cisco · Project Manager (11 LCAs) P10$92,581 P25$102,126 Median$128,182 P75$140,122 P90$163,080 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 3 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $91,000 · median $111,384 · P75 $132,300 (1,441 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Project Manager HCL $109,886 (124) Wipro $97,920 (111) Capgemini $140,196 (104) IBM $116,251 (55) Project Manager at all sponsors →
Software Consulting Engineering Technical Leader SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	10	$148,826	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Software Consulting Engineering Technical Leader (10 LCAs) P10$135,800 P25$135,800 Median$148,826 P75$180,882 P90$192,724 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 0
Leader, Software Engineering SOC 2/2 SOC 11-3021 · Computer and Information Systems Managers	9	$232,662	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Leader, Software Engineering (9 LCAs) P10$182,280 P25$218,740 Median$232,662 P75$233,920 P90$256,920 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 1 · IV 0
AI Researcher SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	9	$181,000	$181,000	+0%
Cisco · AI Researcher (9 LCAs) P10$157,320 P25$161,637 Median$181,000 P75$207,700 P90$250,200 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 3 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $160,868 · median $181,000 · P75 $228,950 (11 LCAs)
Leader, Solutions Engineer SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	9	$168,958	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Leader, Solutions Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$135,978 P25$155,522 Median$168,958 P75$168,958 P90$170,398 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 1
Software Development Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	9	$131,760	$154,400	-14.7%
Cisco · Software Development Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$115,461 P25$122,699 Median$131,760 P75$139,840 P90$145,815 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 4 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $131,082 · median $154,400 · P75 $180,710 (10,659 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Development Engineer Amazon $155,000 (7,743) Adobe $187,741 (415) Apple $181,532 (321) Expedia $149,240 (180) Software Development Engineer at all sponsors →
Solutions Architect SOC 15-1241 · Computer Network Architects	9	$157,248	$154,315	+1.9%
Cisco · Solutions Architect (9 LCAs) P10$137,833 P25$152,984 Median$157,248 P75$186,056 P90$189,720 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 8 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $132,585 · median $154,315 · P75 $164,000 (49 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Solutions Architect Akamai $141,500 (7) Solutions Architect at all sponsors →
Software Consulting Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	9	$148,221	$148,221	+0%
Cisco · Software Consulting Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$135,093 P25$135,800 Median$148,221 P75$160,805 P90$161,346 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 7 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $135,800 · median $148,221 · P75 $160,748 (11 LCAs)
Director, Software Engineering SOC 11-3021 · Computer and Information Systems Managers	9	$264,715	$220,054	+20.3%
Cisco · Director, Software Engineering (9 LCAs) P10$250,300 P25$262,800 Median$264,715 P75$274,497 P90$283,580 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 6 \| All sponsors: P25 $199,565 · median $220,054 · P75 $273,370 (173 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Director, Software Engineering Salesforce $300,510 (23) Wal Mart Associates $221,314 (11) American Express Travel Related $208,033 (11) Manhattan Associates $210,055 (6) Director, Software Engineering at all sponsors →
Security Engineer SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	9	$137,000	$155,000	-11.6%
Cisco · Security Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$130,900 P25$137,000 Median$137,000 P75$152,500 P90$158,259 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 6 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $131,376 · median $155,000 · P75 $178,400 (339 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Security Engineer Amazon $159,910 (117) Google $196,000 (23) Meta $182,000 (10) Netflix $201,323 (5) Security Engineer at all sponsors →
Strategy & Planning Manager SOC 13-1111 · Management Analysts	8	$165,229	$156,458	+5.6%
Cisco · Strategy & Planning Manager (8 LCAs) P10$138,870 P25$147,825 Median$165,229 P75$174,000 P90$174,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 7 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $143,400 · median $156,458 · P75 $174,000 (9 LCAs)
Business Systems Analysis Manager SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	8	$121,400	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Business Systems Analysis Manager (8 LCAs) P10$112,466 P25$112,668 Median$121,400 P75$144,380 P90$145,155 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 5 · IV 0
Hardware Engineering Technical Leader SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	8	$164,303	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (8 LCAs) P10$135,875 P25$145,577 Median$164,303 P75$184,618 P90$186,472 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 0
Account Executive SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	8	$126,172	$134,238	-6%
Cisco · Account Executive (8 LCAs) P10$118,608 P25$119,334 Median$126,172 P75$145,611 P90$153,641 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 5 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $122,366 · median $134,238 · P75 $153,356 (20 LCAs) Account Executive at all sponsors →
Technical Systems Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$141,907	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Technical Systems Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$134,385 P25$135,408 Median$141,907 P75$147,800 P90$159,732 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 4 · IV 0
Data Analyst SOC 15-2031 · Operations Research Analysts	8	$96,100	$92,400	+4%
Cisco · Data Analyst (8 LCAs) P10$83,050 P25$88,878 Median$96,100 P75$104,598 P90$107,453 Wage levels: I 0 · II 8 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $77,750 · median $92,400 · P75 $115,000 (147 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Analyst Chime Financial $180,000 (5) Data Analyst at all sponsors →
Cloud Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$156,602	$117,749	+33%
Cisco · Cloud Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$113,360 P25$123,262 Median$156,602 P75$167,235 P90$175,157 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $107,411 · median $117,749 · P75 $140,000 (363 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Cloud Engineer Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments $112,923 (46) Cvs Shared Resources $150,000 (8) Caremark $132,080 (5) Cloud Engineer at all sponsors →
ASIC Engineering Technical Leader SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	8	$186,472	only sponsor	—
Cisco · ASIC Engineering Technical Leader (8 LCAs) P10$144,900 P25$175,200 Median$186,472 P75$191,400 P90$191,400 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 0
Customer Experience Customer Success Specialist SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8	$115,400	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Customer Experience Customer Success Specialist (8 LCAs) P10$96,600 P25$109,875 Median$115,400 P75$124,250 P90$141,110 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 5 · IV 0
Cloud Engineering Technical Leader SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$149,100	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Cloud Engineering Technical Leader (8 LCAs) P10$146,490 P25$149,100 Median$149,100 P75$166,375 P90$185,144 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 7 · IV 0
Technical Program Manager SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	7	$118,700	$159,000	-25.3%
Cisco · Technical Program Manager (7 LCAs) P10$98,701 P25$110,588 Median$118,700 P75$130,828 P90$148,025 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 5 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $136,843 · median $159,000 · P75 $186,000 (589 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Technical Program Manager Amazon $148,700 (194) Meta $224,000 (49) Google $196,000 (35) Lucid $150,405 (9) Technical Program Manager at all sponsors →
Data Analysis Manager SOC 15-2031 · Operations Research Analysts	7	$124,600	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Data Analysis Manager (7 LCAs) P10$108,500 P25$112,200 Median$124,600 P75$131,050 P90$143,860 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 6 · IV 0 Data Analysis Manager at all sponsors →
Customer Escalations Engineer SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7	$114,300	only sponsor	—
Cisco · Customer Escalations Engineer (7 LCAs) P10$114,100 P25$114,100 Median$114,300 P75$130,564 P90$133,997 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 5 · IV 0

Titles need 5+ filings at Cisco. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Cisco; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Cisco salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Cisco sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Cisco median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	382	$154,000	$135,980	+13.3%
Cisco pay range · Software Developers P10$126,500 P25$136,100 Median$154,000 P75$180,710 P90$207,700 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$126,50081 LCAs · 21% Level III$154,000200 LCAs · 52% Level IV$231,40017 LCAs · 4% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer140 LCAs · median $137,000 · -4.1% vs all sponsors Software Engineering Technical Leader53 LCAs · median $180,710 · only sponsor Leader, Software Engineering18 LCAs · median $169,850 · only sponsor Engineering Technical Leader17 LCAs · median $168,800 · only sponsor Data Engineer13 LCAs · median $165,000 · +37.5% vs all sponsors Site Reliability Engineer12 LCAs · median $137,000 · -2.4% vs all sponsors Machine Learning Engineer12 LCAs · median $169,900 · -8.2% vs all sponsors Software Consulting Engineering Technical Leader10 LCAs · median $148,826 · only sponsor AI Researcher9 LCAs · median $181,000 · +0% vs all sponsors Software Development Engineer9 LCAs · median $131,760 · -14.7% vs all sponsors Software Consulting Engineer9 LCAs · median $148,221 · +0% vs all sponsors Technical Systems Engineer8 LCAs · median $141,907 · only sponsor Cloud Engineer8 LCAs · median $156,602 · +33% vs all sponsors Cloud Engineering Technical Leader8 LCAs · median $149,100 · only sponsor Machine Learning Engineering Technical Leader7 LCAs · median $212,300 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Cisco $144,873 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.13× Cisco $154,000 vs BLS $135,980 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	162	$139,443	$116,580	+19.6%
Cisco pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$113,900 P25$128,120 Median$139,443 P75$166,962 P90$181,293 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$122,00036 LCAs · 22% Level III$150,552104 LCAs · 64% Level IV—7 LCAs · 4% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineering Product Manager32 LCAs · median $139,443 · only sponsor Project Manager11 LCAs · median $128,182 · +15.1% vs all sponsors Security Engineer9 LCAs · median $137,000 · -11.6% vs all sponsors Technical Program Manager7 LCAs · median $118,700 · -25.3% vs all sponsors Leader, Product Management6 LCAs · median $183,750 · only sponsor Leader, Customer Delivery6 LCAs · median $148,700 · only sponsor Customer Experience Product Manager5 LCAs · median $148,800 · only sponsor Engineering Program Manager5 LCAs · median $166,962 · -7.9% vs all sponsors Engineering Project Manager5 LCAs · median $113,900 · -17.2% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Cisco $120,326 Cognizant $111,384 (7,461) Infosys $92,217 (5,202) Tata Consultancy Services $86,445 (3,415) HCL $118,310 (1,525) Pay vs BLS national median 1.2× Cisco $139,443 vs BLS $116,580 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →
Network and Computer Systems Administrators SOC 15-1244	95	$120,200	$99,130	+21.3%
Cisco pay range · Network and Computer Systems Administrators P10$93,060 P25$112,000 Median$120,200 P75$138,000 P90$150,700 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$94,20030 LCAs · 32% Level III$128,10065 LCAs · 68% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Technical Consulting Engineer23 LCAs · median $114,100 · +0.9% vs all sponsors Consulting Engineer14 LCAs · median $114,100 · only sponsor Customer Experience Customer Success Specialist8 LCAs · median $115,400 · only sponsor Customer Escalations Engineer7 LCAs · median $114,300 · only sponsor Customer Delivery Engineering Technical Leader6 LCAs · median $144,650 · only sponsor Meraki Network Support Engineer5 LCAs · median $104,083 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Network and Computer Systems Administrators All-sponsor median $95,000 · average excluding Cisco $102,999 Tata Consultancy Services $86,455 (316) Infosys $85,218 (282) Cognizant $101,171 (261) Amazon $117,100 (148) Pay vs BLS national median 1.21× Cisco $120,200 vs BLS $99,130 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Network and Computer Systems Administrators occupation profile →
Sales Engineers SOC 41-9031	73	$140,700	$124,900	+12.7%
Cisco pay range · Sales Engineers P10$107,456 P25$118,911 Median$140,700 P75$168,958 P90$169,608 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$112,36212 LCAs · 16% Level III$155,52255 LCAs · 75% Level IV—2 LCAs · 3% Job titles filed under this SOC Solutions Engineer28 LCAs · median $124,062 · -4.3% vs all sponsors Leader, Solutions Engineer9 LCAs · median $168,958 · only sponsor Account Executive8 LCAs · median $126,172 · -6% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Sales Engineers All-sponsor median $147,826 · average excluding Cisco $149,694 Google $171,000 (163) Microsoft $178,110 (89) Cadence Design $154,835 (63) Nvidia $198,702 (57) Pay vs BLS national median 1.13× Cisco $140,700 vs BLS $124,900 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Sales Engineers occupation profile →
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer SOC 17-2072	50	$156,436	$130,220	+20.1%
Cisco pay range · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer P10$127,171 P25$135,827 Median$156,436 P75$186,472 P90$186,965 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$151,09116 LCAs · 32% Level III$184,00030 LCAs · 60% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC ASIC Engineer15 LCAs · median $151,091 · -22.9% vs all sponsors Hardware Engineer14 LCAs · median $152,485 · -8.2% vs all sponsors Hardware Engineering Technical Leader8 LCAs · median $164,303 · only sponsor ASIC Engineering Technical Leader8 LCAs · median $186,472 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer All-sponsor median $153,402 · average excluding Cisco $155,013 Apple $169,022 (1,024) Qualcomm $152,506 (685) Nvidia $187,937 (652) Intel $133,050 (646) Pay vs BLS national median 1.2× Cisco $156,436 vs BLS $130,220 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Electronics Engineers, Except Computer occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	46	$146,700	$104,300	+40.7%
Cisco pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$124,100 P25$130,675 Median$146,700 P75$165,422 P90$167,111 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$130,40019 LCAs · 41% Level III$165,00027 LCAs · 59% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Software QA Engineer26 LCAs · median $137,750 · +26.8% vs all sponsors Software QA Technical Leader6 LCAs · median $161,100 · only sponsor Software Development Test Engineer6 LCAs · median $144,750 · +21.2% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Cisco $111,589 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.41× Cisco $146,700 vs BLS $104,300 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →
Computer Network Architects SOC 15-1241	46	$166,500	$134,050	+24.2%
Cisco pay range · Computer Network Architects P10$134,550 P25$150,446 Median$166,500 P75$185,542 P90$191,400 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 9% Level III$166,50039 LCAs · 85% Level IV—3 LCAs · 7% Job titles filed under this SOC Customer Delivery Architect15 LCAs · median $166,500 · only sponsor Solutions Architect9 LCAs · median $157,248 · +1.9% vs all sponsors Software Engineering Architect6 LCAs · median $149,773 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Computer Network Architects All-sponsor median $140,000 · average excluding Cisco $144,534 Amazon $162,100 (123) Meta $192,668 (59) Microsoft $184,800 (57) Charter Communications $119,607 (53) Pay vs BLS national median 1.24× Cisco $166,500 vs BLS $134,050 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Network Architects occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	45	$131,600	$120,230	+9.5%
Cisco pay range · Data Scientists P10$105,547 P25$118,893 Median$131,600 P75$145,900 P90$177,292 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$127,79914 LCAs · 31% Level III$125,50020 LCAs · 44% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Data Scientist13 LCAs · median $161,400 · +20.5% vs all sponsors Business Systems Analysis Manager8 LCAs · median $121,400 · only sponsor Business Analysis Manager5 LCAs · median $128,606 · -14.4% vs all sponsors Business Intelligence Manager5 LCAs · median $128,253 · -4.8% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Cisco $130,950 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1.09× Cisco $131,600 vs BLS $120,230 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Industrial Engineers SOC 17-2112	30	$135,800	$102,440	+32.6%
Cisco pay range · Industrial Engineers P10$117,270 P25$130,900 Median$135,800 P75$149,600 P90$168,800 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$135,80011 LCAs · 37% Level III$138,30018 LCAs · 60% Level IV—1 LCAs · 3% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Designer17 LCAs · median $134,300 · -1.1% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Industrial Engineers All-sponsor median $107,938 · average excluding Cisco $113,857 Tesla $130,650 (841) Amazon $133,632 (316) Apple $166,962 (247) Rivian Automotive $126,641 (129) Pay vs BLS national median 1.33× Cisco $135,800 vs BLS $102,440 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Industrial Engineers occupation profile →
Computer and Information Systems Managers SOC 11-3021	26	$248,272	$175,140	+41.8%
Cisco pay range · Computer and Information Systems Managers P10$187,324 P25$231,224 Median$248,272 P75$262,800 P90$274,497 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 4% Level III—4 LCAs · 15% Level IV—8 LCAs · 31% Job titles filed under this SOC Leader, Software Engineering9 LCAs · median $232,662 · only sponsor Director, Software Engineering9 LCAs · median $264,715 · +20.3% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Systems Managers All-sponsor median $200,907 · average excluding Cisco $208,888 Amazon $198,390 (1,417) Deloitte $200,300 (797) Ernst & Young U S $238,818 (785) Pricewaterhousecoopers $191,000 (385) Pay vs BLS national median 1.42× Cisco $248,272 vs BLS $175,140 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Systems Managers occupation profile →
Operations Research Analysts SOC 15-2031	26	$109,300	$88,940	+22.9%
Cisco pay range · Operations Research Analysts P10$87,800 P25$103,646 Median$109,300 P75$131,675 P90$158,250 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$103,64613 LCAs · 50% Level III$129,80013 LCAs · 50% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Data Analyst8 LCAs · median $96,100 · +4% vs all sponsors Data Analysis Manager7 LCAs · median $124,600 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Operations Research Analysts All-sponsor median $120,936 · average excluding Cisco $129,750 Amazon $131,900 (476) Deloitte $111,811 (464) Ernst & Young U S $176,750 (235) Pricewaterhousecoopers $180,000 (205) Pay vs BLS national median 1.23× Cisco $109,300 vs BLS $88,940 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Operations Research Analysts occupation profile →
Management Analysts SOC 13-1111	15	$163,405	$101,860	+60.4%
Cisco pay range · Management Analysts P10$129,055 P25$146,350 Median$163,405 P75$174,000 P90$174,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 7% Level III$163,40511 LCAs · 73% Level IV—3 LCAs · 20% Job titles filed under this SOC Strategy & Planning Manager8 LCAs · median $165,229 · +5.6% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Management Analysts All-sponsor median $122,352 · average excluding Cisco $136,050 Infosys $101,816 (495) Boston Consulting $190,000 (433) Mckinsey & United States $192,000 (330) Ernst & Young U S $175,000 (321) Pay vs BLS national median 1.6× Cisco $163,405 vs BLS $101,860 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Management Analysts occupation profile →
Marketing Managers SOC 11-2021	14	$201,022	$166,790	+20.5%
Cisco pay range · Marketing Managers P10$124,876 P25$151,382 Median$201,022 P75$233,968 P90$263,255 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—6 LCAs · 43% Level IV—3 LCAs · 21% What competing sponsors pay for Marketing Managers All-sponsor median $176,400 · average excluding Cisco $185,264 Amazon $152,332 (190) Tt Commerce & Global $216,706 (84) Bytedance $231,000 (74) Tiktok $230,000 (47) Pay vs BLS national median 1.21× Cisco $201,022 vs BLS $166,790 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Marketing Managers occupation profile →
General and Operations Managers SOC 11-1021	8	$188,207	$105,770	+77.9%
Cisco pay range · General and Operations Managers P10$139,724 P25$148,750 Median$188,207 P75$196,096 P90$197,810 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—5 LCAs · 63% Level IV—3 LCAs · 38% What competing sponsors pay for General and Operations Managers All-sponsor median $130,042 · average excluding Cisco $142,438 Amazon $171,206 (30) Wipro $129,924 (18) American Airlines $118,000 (15) Uber $179,000 (12) Pay vs BLS national median 1.78× Cisco $188,207 vs BLS $105,770 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… General and Operations Managers occupation profile →
Information Security Analysts SOC 15-1212	7	$165,797	$129,180	+28.3%
Cisco pay range · Information Security Analysts P10$126,233 P25$143,186 Median$165,797 P75$182,370 P90$193,067 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—5 LCAs · 71% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Information Security Analysts All-sponsor median $135,000 · average excluding Cisco $141,632 Ernst & Young U S $151,115 (502) Deloitte $144,997 (296) Amazon $170,000 (146) Pricewaterhousecoopers $168,000 (87) Pay vs BLS national median 1.28× Cisco $165,797 vs BLS $129,180 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Information Security Analysts occupation profile →
Financial Managers SOC 11-3031	7	$136,095	$166,570	-18.3%
Cisco pay range · Financial Managers P10$109,500 P25$121,272 Median$136,095 P75$157,959 P90$176,862 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—2 LCAs · 29% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Financial Managers All-sponsor median $193,076 · average excluding Cisco $206,457 Goldman Sachs & $192,000 (39) Deloitte $185,446 (38) Jpmorgan Chase $225,000 (35) Amazon $155,926 (32) Pay vs BLS national median 0.82× Cisco $136,095 vs BLS $166,570 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Financial Managers occupation profile →
Mechanical Engineers SOC 17-2141	5	$158,995	$104,110	+52.7%
Cisco pay range · Mechanical Engineers P10$132,605 P25$133,300 Median$158,995 P75$165,700 P90$167,560 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—2 LCAs · 40% Level III—3 LCAs · 60% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers All-sponsor median $106,730 · average excluding Cisco $114,748 Tesla $150,000 (388) Cummins $95,847 (273) Apple $158,995 (242) Rivian Automotive $154,410 (196) Pay vs BLS national median 1.53× Cisco $158,995 vs BLS $104,110 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Mechanical Engineers occupation profile →
Logisticians SOC 13-1081	5	$159,800	$82,320	+94.1%
Cisco pay range · Logisticians P10$92,460 P25$106,200 Median$159,800 P75$170,100 P90$172,980 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 20% Level III—2 LCAs · 40% Level IV—2 LCAs · 40% What competing sponsors pay for Logisticians All-sponsor median $91,770 · average excluding Cisco $101,561 Amazon $101,000 (282) Tesla $119,600 (143) Apple $141,300 (111) Ernst & Young U S $178,062 (86) Pay vs BLS national median 1.94× Cisco $159,800 vs BLS $82,320 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Logisticians occupation profile →
Financial and Investment Analysts SOC 13-2051	5	$105,400	$102,740	+2.6%
Cisco pay range · Financial and Investment Analysts P10$98,300 P25$98,300 Median$105,400 P75$111,400 P90$124,386 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 80% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Financial and Investment Analysts All-sponsor median $140,000 · average excluding Cisco $150,032 Ernst & Young U S $184,204 (670) Jpmorgan Chase $150,000 (400) Bofa Securities $175,000 (189) Goldman Sachs & $125,000 (179) Pay vs BLS national median 1.03× Cisco $105,400 vs BLS $102,740 Where Cisco's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Financial and Investment Analysts occupation profile →