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 (3676) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (606) , Account Manager (594) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , 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 2828 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2688 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2119 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1230 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1119 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1920 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 635 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 196 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cisco layoffs in 2026?

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Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,664 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 33,664 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

Jul 31, 2009

Above Average Experience...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Cisco's vision as communicated by John and the rest of senior leadership is one that engenders hard work and loyalty "Change the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns." There are plenty of smart people and plenty of long hours...rewards are good, not great. Interesting work most of the time.

Cons

Lots of smart people and long hours make the competition for jobs and promotions fierce, especially if you're gunning for Director or above. Typical fast pace and lots of ambiguity to deal with.

5.0

Jul 20, 2009

For those who wants stable and structural environment

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable and structural environment. Good training boot camp to gain experience. Free access to many of the Cisco documentation and training material.

Cons

Too many people share the same functionality. Could be do the same work over and over again. Many politics involved.

4.0

Mar 19, 2009

cisco is a good cocmpany to work for.

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

good place to work, lot of opportunities.A positive company that makes sure that their employees are apprecitated in an apporpriate way. Driving goals from top down to make sure all employees know what direction they are headed in. Cisco is a leader across many different sub-industries within IT: routing, switching, storage, VoIP, wireless, optical, application acceleration, etc. which allows sales engineers to gain a wide breadth of knowledge and exposure across many different technologies and products. Working with Cisco is very fast paced and you get to play with cutting edge technology that has not been released to the mainstream public yet. Cisco sales managers do no micromanage; they give their employees all the freedom and resources needed to get their job done.

Cons

nothing other then the fact that it is a hugeg company.

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