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?

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2859 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 2096 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1221 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1102 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 1921 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 897 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 650 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 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.

What are the top reviewed Cisco locations?

Buenos Aires , Republica Argentina

Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,644 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 33,644 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

5.0

May 18, 2012

A reasonable company to work for

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not too busy work schedule load, flexibility and not too bad pay, acceptable working environment and employee facilities, equipment and labs.

Cons

compensation is relatively low compared with peer companies, coffee, tea, snack offered are amongst the cheapest, tech is not new and lack of innovations.

5.0

May 14, 2012

Great people, Great CEO, but mid- to senior-level management needs overhaul

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always on cutting edge of technology; culture driven by vision of "Changing the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns;" global, diverse, intelligent workforce; excellent benefits; philanthropic mindset

Cons

Growing pains; mid-level management too broad, not always selected for people management ability; long-overdue for a refresh of senior-level management (below CEO)

5.0

May 14, 2012

one of the best to start up.

Customer support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good environment to work in. very supportive environment

Cons

Please try to maintain the mix of culture that makes it a really a great place to work .

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