Does Cisco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cisco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cisco. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cisco?

81% of Cisco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cisco 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3680) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (497) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2876 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2679 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2134 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1233 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1093 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1936 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 897 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 639 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 203 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cisco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cisco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cisco in 2026.

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,681 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,681 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cisco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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34K reviews

5.0

Jul 9, 2012

Company to learn how to work and enjoy

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of opportunities to learn how to work, in methodology, at the different level of the role. Most of the projects are on top of the technology. Work is in contact with multidisciplinary teams placed locally and oversea. I always pleased to go to work and enjoyed while working.

Cons

There wasn't opportunity to change position or function to a different team. I had the impression that if you excel in a certain domain then you are stuck in there.

5.0

Jul 8, 2012

Cisco

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very employee friendly Great work ethics Organized procedures Healthy conditions for work and great engineering support

Cons

Very large campus Cafeteria may not be the best Company headquarters is very far from city Suits aged men in particular

5.0

Jul 8, 2012

Good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company, pays well for high performance engineers

Cons

stock options not worth much :-(

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