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 2848 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2674 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2133 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1222 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1137 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1937 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 880 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 652 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 174 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

(33,671 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 33,671 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

May 2, 2018

No Appraisal from 2 years

Customer support engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life Balance Benifits like perks Food option Purses Medical insurance

Cons

No Pay hike from 2 years company is doing good ,but profits are shared with employees No matter how much hard work you do, management always say they donot have receive budget Only 34 % of employees recieved hike and that also 4 to 6 percent after 2 years. I would highly discourage anyone to join this organization , they not at all care about there employees. All the upper management reap the profit

1.0

Apr 17, 2018

User Experience Design - Security Products

User experience designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open Layout, Work life balance

Cons

Bad Manager, Bad Director, Animosity between designers, no direction of the UX team/

3.0

Apr 12, 2018

Used to be a great company, no longer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Tremendous resources -Good bonuses -Good legacy software (IOS)

Cons

-Very hierarchical company. Higher up you are, the more arrogant you become -Very political. You have to associate with right group -Despite being in Silicon Valley, Indian culture dominates the company to the extent that I wouldn't call it an American company. I was in a business unit where even SVP spoke Indian language to his Indian subordinates (VPs and Directors) to discuss official matters in presence of those who didn't understand their language.

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