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 (3672) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (605) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (418) , Business Analyst (413) , Technical Leader (353) , 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 2859 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2705 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2096 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1221 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1102 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 1921 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 897 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 650 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 199 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

(33,639 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 33,639 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

Sep 25, 2008

Cisco is a good place to work if you want work-life balance

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexibility. Work life balance. The flexible schedule at Cisco allows one to balance family, extra cirriculars and higher eductation. Cisco is very supportive of ongoing training and higher education

Cons

Compensation. Hard to get promotions and salary raises. Even when one receives a promotions, the salary compensation for that promotion may not come until 1-2 quarters after. Bonuses are very fair though.

4.0

Sep 24, 2008

Good place to start,

Technical leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco Systems is a stable company with lot of resources. It is a large company, so work experiment widely vary base on which group you work with and where you work. Since Cisco uses variable pay method, if you work for the “right” group, you will make very good living. It is also a very good place for young people to learn and grow.

Cons

Cisco is a very bureaucratic organization with layer of management. Most of the works are done by a small group of people and the rests just show up to collect pay checks. Most managers only care about growing head count and justify their existence. And if you are not in San Jose, you are pretty missing out on most of benefit of working at Cisco.

3.0

Sep 23, 2008

It is a good "job" and an OK place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good job with good benefits and for a big company - relatively low BS.

Cons

It's not as fun as a smaller company or startup. They don't practice what they preach - work from anywhere in the world. You can work from anywhere in the world - as long as it's San Jose. The caliber of employee has gone steadily. Senior management and Directors are WELL taken care of while the people who actually do the work are not.

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