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 2883 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2671 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2154 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1229 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1125 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1946 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 891 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 643 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 195 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 183 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

(33,665 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 33,665 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

Aug 5, 2013

Cisco is loosing its Technical edge

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good Business, Marketing, and Sales experience

Cons

crowded place (Cisco sold 8 buildings on Tasman), and moved all the people to other buildings, separation of classes between full time and contractors (over 20% of employee are actually contractors to 14 vendors). Contractors are chosen base on their acceptance of the lowest hourly rate not their experience. Technologically the company is basically counting on buyout of other companies, and they are mostly counting on good marketing and sells strategy, instead of technological advances.

1.0

Jun 24, 2013

Executive leadership (top 3-4 tiers) are indecisive, inconsistent and self-serving

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart people, and very cool technology. If the culture were better, they could make a significant difference in the world.

Cons

Unwelcoming to leaders who join from the outside (unless you're from HP or IBM). Not OK to disagree with leadership - especially in front of others. Company pays lip service to caring about employees day-to-day - yes, they will help if your family gets sick, but they won't make it an easy, caring place to work. Hyper political culture, where if you aren't long time friends with (or related to) the main exec's, you will have a hard time building support for doing the job the company asked you to do. Don't trust what the managers tell you. They don't generally have the power to do what they say they will.

1.0

Mar 5, 2013

No US growth, driving out its best people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We used to have free drinks. Now they have free out-placing service when they offshore your job to China or India. I guess it is a plus that you get to spend a lot of time training your offshore replacement before they let you go.

Cons

Too many to name. They are so big, they move like a dinosaur. Chambers says we are family. I would hate to be one of his kids.

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