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 (3670) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (604) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (418) , Business Analyst (413) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

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

(33,633 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 33,633 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

Aug 6, 2019

Working at Cisco is a politician's dream

Technical marketing engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

If you want to be a politician in future then start working here because you need to play politics here to survive and thrive.

Cons

If you are not good at playing politics, you will have hard time working at Cisco unless you are working in a very low profile kind of a role.

1.0

Jul 31, 2019

Old school, lacks growth strategy

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive compensation at higher grades

Cons

Frequent layoffs. Outdated/not technical senior engineers, clueless management, engineer always has to worry about keeping his/her job safe rather then focusing on product growth

2.0

Jun 25, 2019

All Smoke nd Mirrors

It engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Cafeteria plenty of parking

Cons

Loyalty to employees not there all smoke and mirrors. They layoff yearly and quarterly regardless of performance. Unless your indian there is no inclusion or diversity Low compensation vs the industry and competitors

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