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 (3678) , 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 2847 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2718 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2127 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1234 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1118 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1946 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 896 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 646 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 204 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 151 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.

Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,676 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 33,676 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

4.0

May 25, 2012

Great company overall

Senior account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bouhemouth in the industry, great sales partnerships...good company

Cons

Comp plan structure could of been better

3.0

May 12, 2012

A decent experience

Choice intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a very huge company . Their pay scale is good

Cons

I could not find challenging work

5.0

May 11, 2012

Early Career Training Can't be beat!

Associate systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The ASE program is all encompassing for someone coming straight out of college. You'll learn everything necessary from a sales and technical standpoint. The program is challenging, but not overwhelming. Very much recommended.

Cons

Information is unnecessarily difficult to find- poor internal organization of sales presentation, licensing, tech specs, you name it. Instead of developing google-like searching for internal queries, Cisco is employing ppl to be full time search engines. This is a good training environment, but questionable in terms of efficiency.

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