2004 Salary Survey
CCIE Numbers
TCPmag.com's 2004 Cisco Professional Salary Survey
The Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer designation is the highest Cisco certification
you can achieve. It requires passing both a written exam as well as a proctored
lab. Cisco considers this its “master level” certification. Currently, about
10,800 individuals worldwide have earned the title of CCIE, 95 percent of those
specializing in Routing and Switching. The next most popular CCIE is Security,
with five percent, according to our results.
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| Salaries by region: |
| |
Average |
West |
Midwest |
South |
Northeast |
| CCIE |
$102,000 |
$123,777 |
$95,590 |
$85,000 |
$95,918 |
| Salaries by experience: |
| 3 years up to 5 |
$82,000 |
| 5 years up to 10 |
$90,731 |
| 10 or more years |
$126,193 |
Average amount of monetary bonus expected this year, as reported by the 73 percent
of CCIE respondents who said they will probably receive a bonus: $17,109
Salaries decreased for 8 percent of respondents by an average of $11,666.
Salaries increased for 57 percent of respondents by an average of $9,480.
35 percent of respondents reported no change in salary in the last 12 months.
The average CCIE has been certified for 3.6 years. He or she has an average of
9.4 years of experience in networking and/or internetworking.
| The most common job titles held by CCIEs include
these: |
| Network (support) engineer |
29.7% |
| Network architect/design consultant |
21.6% |
| Consulting systems engineer |
10.8% |
| Senior network engineer |
8.1% |
Aside from the Cisco title, here are the typical top credentials CCIEs also hold:
| Microsoft certifications: |
| MCSE (All others) |
49% |
| MCP (All others) |
32% |
| MCP (Windows 2000) |
22% |
| Other certifications: |
| Novell CNA |
22% |
| CompTIA A+ |
14% |
| Novell CNE |
14% |
| CompTIA Network+ |
11% |
| Novell Master CNE |
11% |
These are the certifications that CCIEs report they expect to attain in the next
12 months:
| Cisco certifications: |
| CCIE, Security |
32% |
| CCIE, Communications & Services |
22% |
| CCIE, Voice |
19% |
| Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist |
14% |
| Cisco IP Telephony Operations Specialist |
14% |
| Microsoft certifications: |
| MCSE (Windows Server 2003) |
14% |
| MCP (Windows Server 2003) |
11% |
| MCP (Windows 2003) |
8% |
| Other certifications: |
| ISC(2) CISSP |
16% |
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 |
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