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 (3674) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (605) , Account Manager (594) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (464) , 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 2809 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2738 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2108 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1226 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1103 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 1933 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 896 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 649 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 181 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

(33,651 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 33,651 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

5.0

Jan 10, 2011

Fun but hard and long workdays/nights

Network consulting engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work network consulting, not software dev, so we see much more support based and customer driven interactions. - Challenging Problem Sets - New customer environments and topologies - New hardware and software deployments - Opportunities to develop both soft and hard skills - Opportunities to work with top-of-the-line hardware - Rarely have to work weekends Been lucky with my managers at Cisco for the last 5 years - the two I have had are excellent.

Cons

- Long Long hours - Sometimes two or three days of all-nighters for maintenance windows - Lots of red-tape - Everything has a system or a form - Lots of corporate directives - but no real explanation of the larger picture - I'm not sure what the direction of the company is.

2.0

Jan 9, 2011

My overall experience at Cisco is satisfying.

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, good work-life balance, culture of open communications, internal job opportunities.

Cons

Very limited growth prospect in the U.S; the work schedule is such that learning outside the office is almost impossible; Getting reimbursed for educational courses can be challenging and often requires approval of the VP.

4.0

Jan 4, 2011

Great company to work on.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Cisco is a great company to work on and develop your carreer further. You will learn from many qualified colleagues and Senior Managment in this very competitive and fast pace company.

Cons

The flexible working makes you fail in your work-life balance. You will end up working 70-80 hours per week without having a personal/family life. Do not join the company as a contractor because you will be working like a fixed employee without having any benefits and neither management support or training.

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