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 (3661) , Senior Software Engineer (1002) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (603) , Account Manager (593) , Network Consulting Engineer (492) , Systems Engineer (463) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (417) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Senior Manager (328) , Product Manager (327) , Director (325) , Technical Lead (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 2827 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2662 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2135 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1214 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1103 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 1927 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 647 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews)); "Senior Management is in favor of some employees in the team and really do not get into to the depth of any issues." ((in 147 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

(33,579 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% 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 33,579 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

Jun 12, 2008

Cisco is the best place to work for techies who still want a personal life

Technical leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Access to the best technical resources and people to do your job and learn. You get the opportunity to work hard and be rewarded for your efforts but there isn't so much pressure that you can't enjoy your family life. There is so much information and training on the internal cisco web that the thought of losing access once I leave cisco is quite upsetting. Anyone interested in computer networking much aim to work for cisco system.

Cons

The HR department is a bit of a monster. I sometimes wonder if the marketing team is pitching something that is a bit fluffy and touchy feely to be appreciated by the people who actually buy and use our equipment.

5.0

Jun 12, 2008

Writing software that gets used. A lot.

Software technical lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Your software gets used by lots of people. They've got the marketting and sales machine so if you write good software it will get used. I worked for a LOT of startups and Cisco's major competitors and developed good code which never succeeded in the market. (One bridge won prizes as the fastest in the world at the time, but that company only sold a few hundred, while Cisco sold hundreds of thousands of switches in their Catalyst line.) At the end of the day you really want your work to matter.

Cons

IOS is supported on dozens of platforms so often bugs have to be ported to dozens or (for rare critical and pervasive bugs) even hundreds of software branches. While there are tools to help, you can feel like a drone when you have to work on maintenance.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

Teflon company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great bonus and stock appreciation

Cons

very political and lots of internal conflicts

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