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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3.0

Nov 23, 2015

Great "School"

Sales support advisor

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Pros

One of the best ''schools'' in the world for new technologies. It was like a river of knowledge that just kept on flowing and flowing, and would never run dry.

Cons

Some people feel frustrated when they see you succeed and get better results than them. So they will do all they can do make your life miserable, including bullying you and say all sorts of lies to get others to dislike you as well. It takes a lot of strength of character to handle that and come away with your Dignity intact, but it's possible, because I did it.

4.0

Nov 5, 2015

Senior Product Manager

Senior product manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Employee and customer focused company. Great experience working with multiple highly talented teams.

Cons

Became too large and too bureaucratic with many many layers of management. Manager reports to manager reports to senior manager reports to director reports to one more director reports to ....

2.0

Nov 4, 2015

INSBU makes you work like a dog!! Personal life be damned!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent health benefits!! Can be easy going if working in 1 of the easy paced BUs.

Cons

Some BUs, in particular INSBU run you ragged. They don't care if its a weeekend or PTO. You need to be online all the time. Promotions are easy, but very little pay raises and RSUs. Only key people get all the benefits!!

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