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 (3677) , 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 2848 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2674 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2133 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1222 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1137 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1937 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 880 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 652 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 200 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 174 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

(33,672 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 33,672 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

Aug 20, 2011

it is a good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

competitive carrier opportunity, bright carrier development chances. good learning, fast progress, is possible here.management is also very good. worthy.

Cons

it is a very big company, cisco systems.like every big company here too we are expected to work fast.

4.0

Aug 13, 2011

A great place to work.

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for advancement. Competitive salary.

Cons

Oursourcing of jobs previously performed by dedicated, hard working Americans..

4.0

Aug 5, 2011

Stressful but financially rewarding

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent pay (includes bonus), good benefits, flexible hours, lots of different things going on in the company if you want to switch. Company is the leader in the core of the internet, which is a huge plus as the world revolves ever more around the internet.

Cons

Cisco's upper management has grandiose hopes to lead the world in anything related to the internet, and frankly we don't have the expertise in things like tablets, social networking, etc. That is stretching the company thin and putting undo pressure on developers. Job security has not been good over the past decade, with layoffs every couple of years. Morale is currently very bad. Stock is at trading at 1998 levels.

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