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 (3672) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (605) , 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 the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2834 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2705 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2149 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1221 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1088 reviews))

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

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1938 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 885 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 644 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 199 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 179 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.

What are the top reviewed Cisco locations?

Buenos Aires , Republica Argentina

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,639 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 33,639 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

3.0

Dec 30, 2015

Less and less attractive company

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Average working environment. work/life balance lots of nice products good reputation

Cons

Replacing cubicle with poor openspace design. did not try to retain talents no team spirit many layoffs

1.0

Nov 14, 2015

No integrity - resistant to change

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

as per usual - wfh! and compensation

Cons

VPs/Execs bullying, getting their own way, silos, politics, resistant to change. Recruit in bright talent then stifle it because the company won't change. They recently launched the people deal - Fran Katsoudas should be ashamed of the way they allow awful management to behave as they do - goes completely against the people deal . ZERO opportunities to move inside the company

2.0

Oct 26, 2015

Pretty on the outside, not so much on the inside

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great cultural diversity, company perks in terms of dental cover and stock plans, etc.

Cons

Cisco is still built on the 'progression is based on time served, not merit' model, where the longer you've been here, the more you'll get. For young people starting out, out-performing their colleagues, not the greatest motivation to have. Also, for new fields, it's harder to define your career. Avoid if you're young.

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