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 (496) , 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 2856 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2706 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2135 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1224 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1106 reviews))

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

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1939 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 892 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 648 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 179 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

(33,669 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,669 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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3.0

Jan 11, 2011

A lot of hard work

Applications engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Challenging environment interesting challenges and opportunity to learn if your not overwhelmed within your sphere of responsibilities. Benefits are good.

Cons

Brutal performance practices, every quarter you are evaluated and based on manager the people in his her group are categorized by performance top core bottom if you get bottom 10 percent your out. This evaluation is 4 times per year every year.

3.0

Jan 6, 2011

Cisco is a big place, but the top management team is great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of collaboration between different teams, there is good internal networking, although perhaps not as good as Microsoft. There is good communication with top level leadership and they are really trying to make career growth a priority for people.

Cons

It depends on the group, but some groups are better than others at communication, and those on the main campus (in Cali) are more respected and given more important roles than similarly qualified individuals offsite.

3.0

Dec 30, 2010

High expectations

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supports virtual environment. Tools are excellent

Cons

Opportunities are limited given the poor HR process

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