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 (3677) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (496) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , 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 2856 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2706 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2135 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1224 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1106 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 1939 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 892 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 648 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 200 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 179 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

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,670 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 33,670 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

Apr 22, 2019

Really good culture, slow growth and very slow learning

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Really nice people - Great leadership - Awesome campus in Bangalore - Good for people of 40+ age, who would like to retire after this job OR people too engrossed in their families. - Really nice managers

Cons

- Slow lethargic - Lethargic approach to work - Less compensation, ones who want to enjoy stay very long. Good ones leave soon. - Friday WFH is understood in many teams. - Bad HR policies, salary comparison done with Service Companies. - Most of the software work is for internal teams.

4.0

Feb 7, 2019

LIFT Program - finance rotation program - could be better

Financial analyst - lift

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Cisco provides incredible benefits (Vacation, 4.5% 401k match, ESPP, etc) - Salary is competitive -In the Leaders in Finance & Technology rotation program, you get 4 different roles in finance over 2 years. This gives you good exposure to finance leadership and provides 4 different experiences. Good relationships with your LIFT class, some leadership opportunities within the program like leading meetings etc

Cons

All the downsides are for LIFT, not necessarily Cisco -Short rotations of 6 months don't let you get a deep dive into some roles, the managers don't want to train you a lot if you're leaving in a couple months, so you take on trivial tasks. This makes you pretty much a glorified intern for each team you're on, not a true financial analyst. -The manager for LIFT controls your bonuses, rotations in the program etc. and you rarely ever get contact with her. There is a big communication disconnect. -Morale is low in the program. A lot of the people dread all the LIFT meetings and are not that excited for things. -A lot of the roles only provide you with about 15-20 hours of real work each week. A lot of downtime in most roles.

1.0

Nov 19, 2018

Constant turnover and confusion

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco has a great sales force and great partners.

Cons

Culture has become even more political and people are focused on survival rather than customers and doing the right thing by the company. Significant turnover at all levels creates confusion and limits career growth difficult.

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