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 (3675) , 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 (419) , 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 2842 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2698 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2128 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1241 reviews)); "Very Competitive Pay and Good for the Resume." ((in 1090 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1925 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 881 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 204 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 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

(33,658 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 33,658 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

1.0

Feb 14, 2018

Bad for freshers

It engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, talented freshers, High compensation, work life balance

Cons

Managers from service company. Some teams are worse than the service company. The vendors from capgemini are more empowered to take decision on cisco matters than the cisco managers.

1.0

Feb 7, 2018

Getting worse day by day - Especially scapa project

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I do not see any pros in scapa project

Cons

1. Existing employees are not taken care 2. Salary is not on par with market. New joinees with half of experience are getting equal to existing employees. 3. Employees are being killed in the name of war room. No trust on employees. 4. Engineers are getting moved to different areas every week. 5. Very very poor management.

1.0

Oct 13, 2017

Going down the drain

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a great work from home policy which I really appreciate. Work life balance is also fairly good.

Cons

Ancient tools, slowing moving giant. They love to talk about the buzzwords in technology but have no clue how to proceed. Management is filled with layers and layers of yes-men who are caught up in a cycle of incrementally modernizing their bloated products. To "innovate", they purchase other companies - often started by Cisco employees themselves frustrated at the rate of change within Cisco. Then they layoffs start, and people are told they don't have the skills Cisco is looking for, when in reality it's the management which doesn't have the skills to lead.

Cisco Response

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Thank you for the your review and more than three years with Cisco. Rest assured your feedback has been heard. We have a team dedicated to internal and external listening. I hope you see a difference in management as we continue to hold Leader Days (a day when leaders stop their day jobs to sync around the topic of leadership). Thank you for the value you provide!

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