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 (497) , 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

(33,672 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 33,672 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

2.0

Nov 23, 2017

HR Manager

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand name although still wonder why

Cons

Political, if you are part of an inner circle you are good safe

1.0

Oct 17, 2017

no work life balance, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

brand name maybe, compensation and benefits

Cons

1. no person takes the pain of explaining the team procedures, what is the development and testing timeline 2. there is no life in the mention of work-life balance 3. poor communication 4. dead workplace, poor pantry facilities.

1.0

Oct 13, 2017

No Diversity in Engineering

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, great set of products and services. Compensation is ok, could be improved in some of the engineering roles. Can’t think of many other pros, trying to hit the 20 word minimum limit to be honest.

Cons

No diversity in engineering. It’s operated as a compete sweatshop. Nights and weekends are normal working hours for some BUs. No advancement if you are not part of the same ethnic group.. You are replaced by someone who can work the extra hours and has the yes sir attitude. Contractors are flown in over a span of two days and stuffed into apartments with others to do sub par work for sub par pay.

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