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?

82% 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 (3661) , Senior Software Engineer (1002) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (493) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Senior Manager (328) , Product Manager (327) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (324)

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 2880 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2670 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2152 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1219 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1112 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1917 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 889 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 646 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 152 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

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,586 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 33,586 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

Jun 12, 2008

Great place to work if you are middle of the pack...

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco has lot of great people and there are always opportunities to learn about different products and technologies given the breath of the company's portfolio. The company does a great job looking after it's core employees (middle 50%) and has a great benefits package.

Cons

Because the company does a great job of looking after it's core employees, it has a tendency to reward mediocracy as opposed to driving for/promoting excellence. The company has not done a good job at staying young over the past 5 years and there is a little too much bureaucracy in the organization to be nimble and effective.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

Cisco is the place to work!!!

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was hired by Cisco in a program called Cisco choice program. For those of you who have never heard of Cisco choice program, let me tell you what it is. When I signed my offer letter, I had to choose one of the five given start dates. When I came on the first day, I saw many other new hires like me who were hired as chooice hires. For the next one month, we were bombarded with information about the company and different Business Units within the company. After a month once we have all that information, all the choice new hires get to choose the BU, the team, the manager they want to work for. Isn't this awesome??? Cisco gives you an opportunity to work with so many different technologies, roles and flexibility to move around. The compensation is also good which adds to the reasons to work for Cisco.

Cons

The recognition and feedback system could be better. I would like to see some healthy feedback about my job from the upper management and a recoginition for the goals accomplished. I have also heard ( haven't experienced yet) that there is always some politics involved when it comes to promotions, passing projects and things like that. There is no customer interaction between the engineer who actually build a product and the customers who use the product. Cisco should also try to focus on the overall development of its employees rather than just the area he is currently working on.. -

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

Great work life balance and good place to work if you just want a paycheck

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Prestige and company with solid growth path

Cons

Behemoth of a company, hard to navigate.

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