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 (3680) , 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 2876 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2679 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2134 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1233 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1093 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1936 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 897 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 639 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 203 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 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

(33,681 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,681 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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1.0

Feb 25, 2016

unethical company

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* infrastructure is good enough * internet reimbursement every month

Cons

* Cisco is a type of company where a potentially healthy guy can try to physically dominate a girl & misbehave in front of 100+ people, but asking for apology via mail will demotivate him!! * no actual use of brain to solve the problems, only copy pasting of code * does not care for employees * no improvement in knowledge of employee * lot of dirty politics for promotions & appreciation

3.0

Feb 18, 2016

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base salary; large campus

Cons

They hire too many people that can do nothing, which extremely harm the team and their products. Management is in chaos. They just hire lots of so-called experienced guys but cannot write code.

3.0

Feb 4, 2016

Rotting from the inside

Network consulting engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours , chance to grow in the industry , good name on your resume

Cons

A toxic work environment built on perceived visibility and contributions rather than recognising individuals for what they really are contributing. This promotes a culture of pretending to work rather than really working. Too many mid level manager , most have nothing to do and abuse corporate travel and expensess.

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