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?

82% 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 (3667) , Senior Software Engineer (1003) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (493) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (324)

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 2880 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2727 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2140 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1234 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1133 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 1942 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 876 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 642 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 198 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.

Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,605 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 33,605 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

4.0

Jun 19, 2008

good

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

to be on top of technologies

Cons

no time for personal life/family.. life for company only

4.0

Jun 18, 2008

Need more hands-on management

Distinguished engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, very fair with family time off above and beyond the contractual obligations Good opportunities if you know how to manage up, relatively straightforward to move around between groups, if you're competent

Cons

Expect long hours, there are peaks and troughs, but it can be very long cycles. Currently working on a 3-4 year project with six monthly release cycles, and the trough is one month out of six. IT is very disorganized, disproportionate ratio of program and projects managers, yet very little real planning happening. Lots of powerpoint slides, very little execution. Too much time in meetings.

4.0

Jun 18, 2008

great place to work...do something about the colors.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco has great compensation. I second what others say about how in Cisco, there are always opportunities for you to prove yourself. There is always enough work for you if you want to try new projects and and work harder, in order to get your name out and move move upwards. Another major plus is the lower management. They tend to hire people from within the current ranks, and therefore they hire people who have gone through the motions and know what its like to be a lower level employee. Compensation is also good, including bonuses and monetary rewards. yeah.

Cons

One thing that always makes me annoyed by cisco is the cubicles that are pale-puke green and sick-of-my-life grey. This seems to also be the theme with the exterior of the buildings. Also lining the walls of the interior of the buildings are really old pictures to -i guess- spice things up visually, but they are faded out now so are kind of depressing to look at. sometimes I find myself just not wanting to be inside those buildings, so work from home. Honestly, all they have to do is every once in a blue moon add a new picture to the wall, and it would make a world of difference. I saw the other day they were painting one of the walls orange. That made a HUGE difference in that area.

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